Quiz 4 Linsey's Portion Endocrine

Question 1

What are endocrine glands?

Answer 1

Secretes hormones directly into blood

Question 2

What is difference to remember between steriod and non steriod hormones

Answer 2

Steriod- fat
Non steriod- protiens ;
acts on target cells only has to knock to enter

Question 3

What happens to hormones after they react with the target cell

Answer 3

Gets bbroken down by the liver

Question 4

Why is the hypothalamus in this picture

Answer 4

Its how the nervous system and endocrine system interact… also controls ion levels, hormone and nutrient levels

Question 5

what is the difference between releasing hormone and stimulating hormone

Answer 5

Releasing- hypothalmus tells pituatary to send out hormone.

Stimulating- pituatary tells what glands to release

Question 6

What is the main role of the endrocrine System

Answer 6

REMAIN HOMEOSTASIS

Question 7

What are the 2 main manisfestation of endocrine dysfunction

Answer 7

hypofaction

Hyerfaction

Question 8

What is imperative for survival in cases of endocrine hypofunction

Answer 8

take a hormone replacement

Question 9

what is crucial for hyperfunction

Answer 9

take out gland
meds
omit whats causing it… something primary

Question 10

What is the main regulatory process of the endocrine system

Answer 10

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

Question 11

Main causes of gland dysfunction?

Answer 11

Tumors
trauma/sx
Genetic
infarction (bleeding)

Question 12

Hypothalmus not a glad its just part of the brain T/F

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Why is the pituitary gland known as the MASTER gland

Answer 13

Regulates many other glands the top of the line

Question 14

What are three main causes of pituitary dysfunction

Answer 14

1. Tumor
2. Trauma
3. Genetic Dissorder

Question 15

what hormones are affected by pituitary disorders?

Answer 15

Symptoms depend on which gland is being affected.

Question 16

What are the treatment option for disorders of the pituitary

Answer 16

Hypo: Lifelong hormone replacement treat cancer if applicable.
Hyper Sx/ radiation chemo even if no cancer shrink gland.

Question 17

What are the primary functions of the thyroid gland?

Answer 17

REGULATES METABOLISM, growth and development

Question 18

What are the main causes of thyroid hypofunction

Answer 18

Slow metabolism, decreased cell renewal, decrease muscles, fatigue, depressed.

Question 19

What are the main causes of hyperthyroidism

Answer 19

GRAVES DISEASE (big neck, swelling of the eyes) Tumor

Question 20

Describe the signs and symptoms of hyperthoidism

Answer 20

Diarhea, Fatigue, fast heartbeat, Goiter (swallowing and breathing)

Question 21

What is special about thyroid hormones?

Answer 21

Made with iodine, needs it to make thyroid hormones, malnurished ppl decrease iodine.

Question 22

What is goiter?

Answer 22

Thyroid tries to compensate for lack of iodine by increase in size.

Question 23

What are 2 main ways to treat thyroid dysfunction

Answer 23

Meds, Surgery

Question 24

Which part of the adrenal gland does the hypothalamus regulat through hormones

Answer 24

Adrenal Cortex

Question 25

Which is the main glucorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex

Answer 25

Cortisol (stress hormone)

Question 26

What does cortisol do

Answer 26

Gets body ready for another stressful moment

Regulation and utilization of blood glucose\will make soe cells insulin resistent

Question 27

How might a body have hypocortisolism what is this called

Answer 27

Addisons Disease- autoimmune disease, tumour, ideopathic.

Question 28

If the adrenal cortex underproduces (hypofunction), what are the effects

Answer 28

skinny

diarhea

Question 29

How might a body have hypercortisolism what is this called

Answer 29

Cushings syndrome, too much cortisol, medication (hypocortisone)

Question 30

If the adrenal cortex overproduces (hyperfunction) what are the effects

Answer 30

viscul fat will store unused glucose, limbs and everything else is hungry.