Quiz 10

Question 1

Diabetes that begins in childhood or adolescence with little or no insulin production is:

Answer 1

type 1

Question 2

Abnormal protrusion of eyeballs that may be due to thyrotoxicosis, tumor, or aneurysm

Answer 2

exophthalmos

Question 3

Hyperthyroidism that involves growth of the thyroid gland associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine

Answer 3

Graves disease

Question 4

Advanced hypothyroidism in adults causing edema and weight gain

Answer 4

myxedema

Question 5

Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of cortisol or ACTH

Answer 5

Cushing syndrome

Question 6

Enlargement of the thyroid gland

Answer 6

goiter

Question 7

Tumor of the pancreas

Answer 7

insulinoma

Question 8

Group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia (high blood glucose)

Answer 8

diabetes mellitus

Question 9

Rare adrenal tumor that causes excessive release of epinephrine or norepinephrine and induces high blood pressure

Answer 9

pheochromocytoma

Question 10

Uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency of cortical hormones that results when adrenal cortex is damaged or atrophied

Answer 10

Addison disease

Question 11

Total pituitary impairment that brings about progressive and general loss of hormone activity

Answer 11

panhypopituitarism

Question 12

Thyroid hormone deficiency is known as

Answer 12

hypothyroidism

Question 13

Diabetes associated with resistance to insulin and/or a gradual decrease in insulin production is:

Answer 13

type 2

Question 14

Inflammation of the pancreas is called:

Answer 14

pancreatitis

Question 15

blood test that measures calcium to detect parathyroid and bone disorders

Answer 15

total calcium

Question 16

excision of the thymus gland

Answer 16

thymectomy

Question 17

removal of one lobe in treatment of endocrine diseases such as hyperthyroidism

Answer 17

lobectomy

Question 18

test in which a patient fasts for 8-12 hours and then ingests glucose, followed by blood samples taken to determine the rate of glucose clearance; used to diagnose diabetes with high accuracy

Answer 18

glucose tolerance test

Question 19

measures glucose levels after fasting for 8 hours

Answer 19

fasting blood glucose

Question 20

blood test that measures thyroid hormone levels to detect an increase or decrease in thyroid function

Answer 20

thyroid function test

Question 21

endoscopic surgery to remove pituitary tumors through the nasal cavity via the sphenoid sinus without affecting the brain

Answer 21

transsphenoidal hypophysectomy

Question 22

measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid after administration of radioactive iodine to determine thyroid function

Answer 22

radioactive iodine uptake test

Question 23

Drugs used to stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin or lower glucose levels in the blood are called:

Answer 23

oral antidiabetics

Question 24

A deficiency or absence of growth hormone during childhood results in:

Answer 24

pituitary dwarfism

Question 25

Hypersecretion of growth hormone after puberty results in a disorder called

Answer 25

acromegaly