Q3 Science Long Test 1: Common Endocrine Diseases

Question 1

What is Dwarfism

Answer 1

Not enough growth homrones, smaller body structure/height.

Question 2

Give some causes of dwarfism.

Answer 2

Brain tumors, head trauma, diseases of the pituitary gland/hypothalamus, radiation therapy, lymphocytic hypophysitis (autoimmune condition)

Question 3

How is dwarfism treated?

Answer 3

By synthetic growth hormones

Question 4

What is type 1 diabetes, and how is it treated?

Answer 4

Insulin is not being produced, which causes the patient to use insulin shots to treat themselves.

Question 5

What is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 5

Produces insulin or cells dont react to insulin.

Question 6

I am overproducting hormones of the thyroid gland, what disease is this?

Answer 6

Hyperthyroidism

Question 7

Adrenal glands are no longer working, what disease is this?

Answer 7

Addision Disease

Question 8

Too many male hormones in a females boduy, what disease?

Answer 8

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)