Chp 15 Endocrine System

Question 1

pancreat/o

Answer 1

pancreas

Question 2

crin/o

Answer 2

secrete

Question 3

dips/o

Answer 3

thirst

Question 4

cyst/o

Answer 4

sac

Question 5

hyper-

Answer 5

excessive

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

blood condition

Question 7

poly-

Answer 7

many / much of

Question 8

polyuria

Answer 8

condition of too much urine

Question 9

hypoglycemia

Answer 9

insufficient sugar in the blood

Question 10

ovaries

Answer 10

female gonads

Question 11

pancreas

Answer 11

endocrine and exocrine gland

Question 12

glucagon

Answer 12

hormone produced by alpha cells that increases the level of glucose in the blood when low

Question 13

T3 and T4

Answer 13

regulate the body’s metablism

Question 14

Cushing’s Syndrome

Answer 14

hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex

Question 15

Type I DM

Answer 15

insulin dependent diabetes

Question 16

Type 2 DM

Answer 16

non-insulin dependent diabetes

Question 17

dwarfism

Answer 17

growth hormone deficiency

Question 18

goiter

Answer 18

enlarged thyroid gland

Question 19

insulin

Answer 19

used to treat hyperglycemia; secretes from the pancreas

Question 20

adrenal gland

Answer 20

secretes steroids and estrogen

Question 21

-rrhapy

Answer 21

suturing

Question 22

K

Answer 22

potassium

Question 23

Na

Answer 23

sodium

Question 24

pineal gland

Answer 24

biological clock; secretes melatonin

Question 25

pituitary gland

Answer 25

master gland

Question 26

thymus gland

Answer 26

secretes thymosin

Question 27

gigantism

Answer 27

abnormally tall

Question 28

dehydration

Answer 28

lack of water in the body

Question 29

thyroid gland

Answer 29

secretes T3 and T4

Question 30

FBS

Answer 30

Fasting Blood Sugar

Question 31

GTT

Answer 31

Glucose Tolerance Test

Question 32

BMI

Answer 32

Body Mass Index

Question 33

Ca

Answer 33

Calcium

Question 34

hormones

Answer 34

chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine system

Question 35

PCOS

Answer 35

numerous cysts in the ovaries due to abnormal hormone secretion

Question 36

NIDDM

Answer 36

Type 2 DM

Question 37

diabetes type that develops early in life

Answer 37

Type 1 DM

Question 38

must take insulin daily

Answer 38

Type 1 DM

Question 39

diabetes type where cells fail to respond to insulin production

Answer 39

Type 2 DM

Question 40

diabetes type where pancreas can't produce enough insulin

Answer 40

Type 1 DM