endocrinology

Question 1

acr/o

Answer 1

extremities

Question 2

aden/o

Answer 2

gland

Question 3

adren/o

Answer 3

adrenal glands

Question 4

adrenal/o

Answer 4

adrenal glands

Question 5

crin/o

Answer 5

secrete

Question 6

glyc/o

Answer 6

sugar

Question 7

glycos/o

Answer 7

sugar

Question 8

ophthalam/o

Answer 8

eye

Question 9

pancreat/o

Answer 9

pancreas

Question 10

parathyroid/o

Answer 10

parathyroid gland

Question 11

pineal/o

Answer 11

pineal gland

Question 12

pituitar/o

Answer 12

pituitary gland

Question 13

thry/o

Answer 13

thyroid gland

Question 14

thym/o

Answer 14

thymus gland

Question 15

toxic/o

Answer 15

poison

Question 16

acromegaly

Answer 16

chronic condition developing in adults with excessive growth hormone; results in elongation and enlargement of bones of head and extremities

Question 17

cretinism

Answer 17

congenital condition causing lack of thyroid hormones; results in poor physical and mental development

Question 18

cushing syndrome

Answer 18

condition resulting from hypersecretion of adrenal cortex; symptoms include weakness, edema, excess hair growth, skin discoloration and osteoporosis

Question 19

diabetes mellitus

Answer 19

chronic disorder of sugar metabolism; symptoms include hyperglycemia and glycosuria

Question 20

dwarfism

Answer 20

being excessively short in height; can result form lack of growth hormone

Question 21

exophthalmos

Answer 21

condition in which eyeballs protrude

Question 22

fasting blood sugar

Answer 22

blood test to measure amounts of sugar in blood stream after 12 hour fast

Question 23

gigantism

Answer 23

excessive growth of body due to hypersecretion of growth hormones in a child or teenager

Question 24

glucose tolerance test

Answer 24

test to determine blood sugar level; measured dose of glucose given to patient either orally or intravenously; blood samples drawn at certain intervals to determine ability of patient to use glucose; used for diabetic patients to determine their insulin response to glucose

Question 25

goiter

Answer 25

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 26

graves disease

Answer 26

condition resulting from hyper secretion of thyroid gland; symptoms include rapid heart action, tremors, enlarged thyroid gland, exophthalmos, and weight loss

Question 27

type i diabetes mellitus

Answer 27

pancreas stops producing insulin; can be autoimmune disease, tends to develop early in life

Question 28

type II diabetes mellitus

Answer 28

pancreas produces normal to high levels of insulin but cells fail to respond; tends to develop later in life

Question 29

virilism

Answer 29

male secondary characteristic in the female