Endocrine system assessment terms

Question 1

inflammation of a gland

Answer 1

adenitis

Question 2

glandular tumor

Answer 2

adenoma

Question 3

tumor that secretes insulin (found in the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas)

Answer 3

insulinoma

Question 4

inflammation of the adrenal gland

Answer 4

adrenalitis

Question 5

metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia

Answer 5

diabetes mellitus

Question 6

overproduction by the parathyroid glands

Answer 6

hyperparathyroidism

Question 7

overfunctioning of the pituitary gland

Answer 7

hyperpituitarism

Question 8

overproduction by the thyroid

Answer 8

hyperthyroidism

Question 9

underproduction by the parathyroid

Answer 9

hypoparathyroidism

Question 10

condition caused by the undersecretion of the pituitary gland

Answer 10

hypopituitarism

Question 11

underproduction of the thyroid

Answer 11

hypothyroidism

Question 12

inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 12

pancreatitis

Question 13

defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland

Answer 13

panhypopituitarism

Question 14

inflammation of the thyroid

Answer 14

thyroiditis

Question 15

condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone (an extreme version of this is know as “thyroid storm”)

Answer 15

thyrotoxicosis