Endocrine System Signs and Symptoms (Pituitary Gland)

Question 1

Chronic disease of adults that results in elongation and enlargement of bones of head and extremities; can be mood change; due to excessive amount of growth hormone in adult

Answer 1

Acromegaly

Question 2

Disorder caused by inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone by posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; may be polyuria and polydipsia

Answer 2

Diabetes insipidus (DI)

Question 3

Condition of being abnormally short in height; may be result of hereditary condition or lack of growth hormone

Answer 3

Dwarfism

Question 4

Excessive development of body due to overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland in child or teenager; opposite of dwarfism

Answer 4

Gigantism

Question 5

Hypersecretion of one or more pituitary gland hormones

Answer 5

Hyperpituitarism

Question 6

Hyposecretion of one or more pituitary gland hormones

Answer 6

Hypopituitarism

Question 7

Deficiency in all hormones secreted by the pituitary gland

Answer 7

Panhypopituitarism