CH. 11

Question 1

What is the function of the endocrine system

Answer 1

to control metabolic activities by releasing hormones

Question 2

List the primary endocrine gland

Answer 2

1. Adrenal
2. Pineal
3. Pituitary
4. Thyroid
5. Parathyroid
6. Thymus

Question 3

Name the additional hormone producing organs other than the primary endocrine glands

Answer 3

gonads
hypothatlamus
pancreas

Question 4

_____ is the master endocrine glands

Answer 4

pituitary gland

-located in the sella turcica

Question 5

which pyramid shaped gland is located on the upper kidney poles

Answer 5

adrenal glands

Question 6

Name the inner portion of the adrenal glands

what hormone does it secret

Answer 6

adrenal medulla

-secretes epinephrine

Question 7

Name the outer portion of the adrenal gland

what does it produce

Answer 7

adrenal cortex-

responsible for production of corticosterioids

Question 8

name the 2 hormones secreted by the thyroid gland

Answer 8

thyroid hormone

calcitonin

Question 9

____ is a gland that is vital in maintaining normal blood pressure , tissue growth and development

Answer 9

thyroid gland

Question 10

____ secrets parathyroid hormone

Answer 10

parathyroid gland

Question 11

what is the function of the parathyroid gland

Answer 11

controls blood calcium

Question 12

____promotes breakdown of glycogen to glucose within liver and eventually releases it into the bloodstream

Answer 12

glucagon

Question 13

____ decrease blood sugar levels inhibit breakdown of gylcogen into glucose

Answer 13

insulin

Question 14

Alpha cells of the pancreas produce _____

Answer 14

Glucagon

Question 15

Beta cells of the pancreas produce _____

Answer 15

Insulin

Question 16

____ evaluates bone density for osteoporosis

Answer 16

DEXA

double energy x-ray absorptiometry

Question 17

define osteopenia

Answer 17

visible decrease in bone density on a radiograph

Question 18

visible decrease in bone density on a radiograph

Answer 18

osteopenia

Question 19

destruction of integrity of trabecular bone pattern

Answer 19

osteoporosis

Question 20

define osteoporosis

classification

pathology

Answer 20

destruction of integrity of trabecular bone pattern

or loss of bone mass

degenerative
subtractive

Question 21

what test can diagnose osteoporosis

Answer 21

dexa

Question 22

what is the most common metabolic bone disorder

classification
pathology

Answer 22

osteoporosis

degenerative
subtractive

Question 23

Lack of calcium in tissue and failure of bone tissue to calcify

classification
pathology

Answer 23

osteomalacia
aka rickets

Metabolic
Subtractive

Question 24

what is osteomalacia

Classification
pathology

Answer 24

lack of calcium in tissue and failure of bone tissue to calcify

Metabolic
Subtractive

Question 25

osteomalacia that occurs prior to bone plate closure can lead to ____

Answer 25

rickets

Question 26

another word for osteitis deformans is

Answer 26

paget's disease metabolic both additive and subtractive

Question 27

metabolic disorder of unknown cause , most common in the elderly, characterized by an early, osteolytic stage and a late, osteoblastic stage classification pathology

Answer 27

paget's disease metabolic Both additive and Subtractive

Question 28

what are the 2 stages of destruction with pagets disease

Answer 28

1. osteolytic stage | 2. Osteoblastic stage

Question 29

what is the radiographic apperance of paget's disease classification pathology

Answer 29

wool or fuzzy formation of lateral skull x-ray metabolic Both additive and subtractive

Question 30

Which endocrine disorder is caused by a disturbance in the function of the pituitary gland

Answer 30

acromegaly

Question 31

what is indicated if the radiographic appearance of an enlarged sella turcica

Answer 31

acromegaly

Question 32

decrease level or absence of pituitary hormones

Answer 32

hypopituitarism

Question 33

A syndrome resulting from excessive production of glucocorticoids

Answer 33

cushing's syndrome

Question 34

rare disease of primary adrenal insufficiency

Answer 34

addison's disease

Question 35

which diabetes is insulin resistant

Answer 35

type 2

Question 36

which diabetes is a genetic disorder and is associated with juvenile diabetes

Answer 36

type 1

Question 37

hyperthyroidism is most frequently caused by an autoimmune disorder termed ____

Answer 37

Graves disease

Question 38

common disorder of the thyroid gland and results from a deficiency of TH

Answer 38

Hypothyroidism

Question 39

disturbance in calcium metabolism classification pathology

Answer 39

nephrocalcinosis Metabolic Additive * caused by hyperparathyroidism

Question 40

# Define nephrocaclinosis classification | pathology

Answer 40

disturbance in calcium metabolism in which there is tiny deposits of calcium dispersed within the renal parenchyma caused by hyperparathyroidism metabolic additive

Question 41

: A disease marked by progressive enlargement of the head, hands, and feet caused by abnormal secretion of growth hormone

Answer 41

acromegaly

Question 42

Increased urination and thirst due to inadequate secretion of the antidiuretic hormone

Answer 42

diabetes insipidus

Question 43

A carbohydrate metabolism disorder due to inadequate production or use of insulin

Answer 43

diabetes

Question 44

An autoimmune disorder in which the body creates antibodies that fight the thyroid TSH receptor, causing the thyroid gland to secrete excess amounts of this hormone

Answer 44

graves disease

Question 45

Hormones synthesis and release in response to other hormones secreted in the body

Answer 45

hormonal stimuli

Question 46

___ Regulates metabolic activity in the endocrine system

Answer 46

hormones

Question 47

: Hormones synthesis and released in response to changes in blood chemistry

Answer 47

humoral stimuli

Question 48

Hormones synthesis and released in response to the sympathetic nervous system

Answer 48

neural stimuli

Question 49

Gland located in the mid-abdomen just posterior to the stomach, which functions both as an endocrine and exocrine organ and produces glucagon and insulin

Answer 49

pancreas

Question 50

the pituitary is located in the _____ but it controlled by the ______.

Answer 50

Sella turcica within the sphenoid bone hypothalamus

Question 51

syndrome that is associated with chronic hyperglycemia in combo with glucose intolerance and alterations in matabolism of carbs, fats and protiens.

Answer 51

Diabetes

Question 52

____ applies to any disorder that disrupts the calcium phosphate ratio and results in an elevated level of PTH

Answer 52

hyperparathyroidism