Chapter 16 signs and symptoms

Question 1

euthyroid

Answer 1

normal thyroid gland activity

Question 2

adrenocorticohyperplasia

Answer 2

excessive development of the adrenal cortex

Question 3

glycemia

Answer 3

sugar in the blood

Question 4

euglycemia

Answer 4

normal sugar in the blood

Question 5

polydipsia

Answer 5

abnormal state of much thirst

Question 6

exophthalmos

Answer 6

abnormal protrusion of the eyeball

Question 7

tetany

Answer 7

condition affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low amounts of calcium in the blood caused by a deficiency of the parathyroid hormone

Question 7

goiter

Answer 7

enlargement of the thyroid gland. may be caused by autoimmune diseases of the thyroid, iodine deficiency, or the presence of multiple nodules

Question 8

cortical

Answer 8

pertaining to the cortex

Question 9

syndrome

Answer 9

run together (signs and symptoms occurring together that are the characteristic of a specific disorder)

Question 10

hormone

Answer 10

chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland that is carried in the blood to a target tissue

Question 11

incretins

Answer 11

a group of hormones produced by the gastrointestinal system that stimulate the release of insulin from the pancreas and help preserve the beta cells. incretin mimetics are medications that copy this action and help control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 12

metabolism

Answer 12

sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism