Metabolic disorders of thyroid and adrenal glands

Question 1

Metabolic syndrome

Answer 1

• a cluster of metabolic risk factors

- excessive abdominal fat, high blood pressure, high triglyceride and/or cholesterol levels, high blood sugar.

Question 2

The risk factors or metabolic syndrome can lead to what?

Answer 2

lead in serious disease, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Question 3

Inborn errors of metabolism

Answer 3

Metabolism- rare genetic disorders (hundreds are known):

• carbohydrate, aa, organic acid metabolism’
• urea cycle
• congenital disorders of glycolyation and creatine metabolism

Question 4

Metabolic disorders can occur where (2)?

Answer 4

1. thyroid gland

2. adrenal gland

Question 5

What diseases occurs in thyroid gland?

Answer 5

• goiters
• graves disease
• hasimoto’s disease

Question 6

goiters

Answer 6

abnormal large thyroid

Question 7

graves disease

Answer 7

hyperthroidism

Question 8

hasimoto’s disease

Answer 8

hypothyroidism

Question 9

what are the diseases of the adrenal gland?

Answer 9

• addision’s disease

- cushing’s syndrome

Question 10

addison’s disease

Answer 10

aldosterone and cortisol insufficiency

Question 11

cushing’s syndrome

Answer 11

cortisol excess

Question 12

thyroid gland

Answer 12

• single largest endocrine gland
• produces thyroid hormones and calcitonin
• only tissue in body capable of absorbing iodine

Question 13

structure of thyroid gland

Answer 13

• consists of 2 lobes and a central isthmus, which gives it a bow tie shape
• sits anterior to trachea

Question 14

iodine deficiency

Answer 14

=( iodine deficiency disorders)

• lead to variety of
• health and developmental consequences
• universal salt iodization

Question 15

iodine deficiency occurs in what stages?

Answer 15

• early stages of pregnancy
• early childhood
• cretinism= stillbirth and miscarriage

Question 16

thyroid dysfunction

Answer 16

most common glandular disorders of the endocrine