Module Quiz Answers Flashcards
What does the term the “master gland” refer to?
The pituitary gland
What is hormone releasing hormone released by?
Hypothalamus
What hormone is released by the heart atriums?
Brain natriurectic hormone and atrial natriurectic hormone
Atrial natriurectic hormone is released by the heart to control what?
Blood pressure
What produces melatonin and what does it control?
Produced by the pineal gland, controls circadian rhythm cycles
What is anabolism?
The building up phase of metabolism
In a negative feedback system, what secretes this hormone when our blood sugar falls?
The pancreas secretes glucagon when our blood sugar falls
When making your diagnosis between HHNK and DKA, what is the biggest difference between the two?
Kussmauls respirations are found with DKA
What is the largest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes?
Obesity
What type of skin will the unconscious hypoglycemic patient have?
Wet skin
What mechanism controls the regulation of glucose in the blood?
Negative feedback system
True or false? Hypoglycemia can result from a seizure as well as cause a seizure
True
What disease is characterized by a buffalo hump and moon face?
Cushings disease
If discontinued abruptly, steroid therapy can precipitate what?
An addisonian crisis
Excess cortisol production is associated with what?
Cushings disease
What is the other term to describe HHNC?
HHS/HONK
Describe the skin in a patient suffering from DKA
Warm - DKA is a hyperglycemia state. Hypoglycemia is wet skin
The number one cause of diabetes type 1 is thought to be…
Autoimmune disease
Insulin is produced by what cells in the pancreas?
Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans
What does gluconeogenesis mean?
Conversion of fat to form glucose
The catabolism of fatty acids produces…
Ketones
The condition diabetes insipidus causes polyuria due to…
Lack of ADH function
Where is renin produced and what is its main function?
Produced in the kidneys and its main function is to activate angiotensogen to angiotensin 1
What is the function of the parathyroid glands?
The function of the parathyroid glands is to increase levels of calcium in the blood