Unit 13 Test Flashcards
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- What are ductless glands called?
endocrine glands
- What is the self-regulatory system that helps to balance the amount of hormone secreted?
negative feedback mechanism
- If the thyroid is underactive during infancy, what is the resulting condition called?
cretinism
- An individual who has a goiter may be suffering from what insufficiency?
iodine deficiency
- The parathyroid hormone helps control the body’s use of
calcium
- The endocrine gland that manufactures calcitonin is the
thyroid
- Prolactin is a hormone which deals with
milk and mammary glands in females
- Giantism is a condition that results from an overactive
pituitary gland
- A dwarf who has normal proportions and normal intelligence is the result of a lack of growth hormone, which is produced by the
anterior pituitary
- The endocrine gland that manufactures growth hormone is the
anterior pituitary
- Acromegaly is associated with hypersecretion of a hormone produced by the
pituitary (anterior)
- Insulin is secreted by the
Islets of langerhans (of the pancreas)
- The endocrine gland that manufactures epinephrine is the
adrenal medulla
- If you become very frightened, you will probably secrete more
epinephrine
- An individual who has too little blood sugar is said to have
hypoglycemia
- Diabetes mellitus involves
hyposecretion of insulin (from the pancreas)
- Insulin is usually supplied by injection because
it’s a protein and would be broken down by the stomach if taken orally
- A secretion of the pituitary that stimulates the reproductive organs to produce hormones is the
gonadotropic hormone
- A gland that is large during childhood but gradually becomes smaller after the onset of puberty is the
thymus
- What is the male sex hormone?
testosterone
- What are the gonads?
testes and ovaries
- Puberty is the time at which
the secondary sex characteristics develop
- Human secondary sex characteristics in both sexes include what changes?
- –Men: hair on head becomes coarser, baby fat diminishes,muscular growth is stimulated, voice becomes deeper, skin becomes slightly thicker, acne, reproductive glands enlarge
- –Women: hair becomes coarser, baby fat is retained, muscles grow but less than men, bones grow and pelvis spreads and rotates for pregnancy with child, voice slightly deepens (no voice cracks), skins thickens and looks smoother because of fat, sex organs enlarge
- Retaining the layer of subcutaneous body fat during puberty is a characteristic of
women
- What does maturity include?
- controlling yourself
- recognizing true value
- working for deferred goals
- The will is the function of the
conscious mind
- A normal condition in which the subconscious mind of a person takes control of the person would be
sleep
- Puberty is a time during which the secondary sex characteristics develop and also is a time characterized by emotional instability.
True
- The normal emotional difficulties experienced during puberty are caused by restrictive parents and a permissive society.
False
- On principle, Christians condemn hypnosis because
We are turning the control of our minds to other persons
- Christians condemn transcendental meditation because
They are looking for peace through means other than Christ
- What proper reasons are there for taking a medical drug?
to prevent, treat, or cure a disease or disorder
- Alcohol is a drug that causes what problems and symptoms?
deactivation of central nervous system, psychologically and physically addictive
- Any substance that slows down the nervous system is
a depressant
- Which are the psychotropic drugs and what do they do?
Which of the following psychotropic drugs can be considered a stimulant?
–amphetamines
- Which drug is not one of the major groups of psychotropic drugs?
painkillers
- Which drugs are depressants?
Barbiturates, tranquilizers, alcohol, GHB
- What kind of withdrawal will a person who is addicted to cannabis (marijuana) face when he stops using it?
psychological
- An ingredient included in some cough syrups is
codine
- Drugs sometimes taken by students and truck drivers to keep them awake are
amphetamines