Creative Study Chapter 7

Question 1

Functions of hormones

Answer 1

Regulation of growth and metabolism; Regulation of tissue and sexual function; Regulation of reproduction, sleep, and mood

Question 2

Adrenal glands

Answer 2

Located next to each kidney

Question 3

Adrenal cortex

Answer 3

secretes steroid hormones

Question 4

Adrenal medulla

Answer 4

secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 5

steroid hormones

Answer 5

regulate carbohydrate metabolism and salt and water balance

Question 6

Ovaries

Answer 6

Located on each side of the uterus; secretes estrogen and progesterone

Question 7

estrogen

Answer 7

responsible for development of female secondary sex characteristics and regulation of reproduction

Question 8

progesterone

Answer 8

regulates uterine conditions during pregnancy

Question 9

pancreas

Answer 9

located behind the stomach; functions to secrete insulin and glucagon

Question 10

parathyroid glands

Answer 10

located on the posterior aspect of the thyroid gland in the neck; functions to secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Question 11

pineal gland

Answer 11

located in the center of the brain; secretes melatonin and serotonin

Question 12

anterior pituitary gland (adenohypophysis)

Answer 12

located at the base of the brain secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, and prolactin

Question 13

posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)

Answer 13

releases antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin

Question 14

testes

Answer 14

located one on each side within the scrotum in the male; functions to secrete testosterone

Question 15

thymus gland

Answer 15

located in the mediastinal cavity anterior to and above the heart; functions to secrete thymosin

Question 16

thyroid gland

Answer 16

located in the front of the neck; secretes triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and calcitonin

Question 17

aden/o

Answer 17

gland

Question 18

adren/o

Answer 18

adrenal gland

Question 19

adrenal/o

Answer 19

adrenal gland

Question 20

andr/o

Answer 20

male

Question 21

crin/o

Answer 21

to secrete

Question 22

dips/o

Answer 22

thirst

Question 23

gluc/o

Answer 23

glucose (sugar)

Question 24

glucos/o

Answer 24

glucose (sugar)

Question 25

glyc/o

Answer 25

glucose (sugar)

Question 26

hormon/o

Answer 26

hormone (an urging on)

Question 27

ket/o

Answer 27

ketone bodies

Question 28

keton/o

Answer 28

ketone bodies

Question 29

pancreat/o

Answer 29

pancreas

Question 30

thym/o

Answer 30

thymus gland

Question 31

thyr/o

Answer 31

thyroid gland (shield)

Question 32

thyroid/o

Answer 32

thyroid gland (shield)

Question 33

ACTH

Answer 33

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

Question 34

ADH

Answer 34

Antidiuretic Hormone

Question 35

BS

Answer 35

Blood Sugar

Question 36

CO2

Answer 36

Carbon Dioxide

Question 37

CSII

Answer 37

Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion

Question 38

CT

Answer 38

Computed Tomography

Question 39

DKA

Answer 39

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Question 40

DM

Answer 40

Diabetes Mellitus

Question 41

FBS

Answer 41

Fasting Blood Sugar

Question 42

FSH

Answer 42

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Question 43

GH

Answer 43

Growth Hormone

Question 44

GTT

Answer 44

Glucose Tolerance Test

Question 45

HbAlc

Answer 45

Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Question 46

HRT

Answer 46

Hormone replacement Therapy

Question 47

LH

Answer 47

Luteinizing Hormone

Question 48

MRI

Answer 48

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 49

MSH

Answer 49

Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone

Question 50

OXT

Answer 50

Oxytocin

Question 51

PPBS

Answer 51

Postprandial Blood Sugar

Question 52

PRL

Answer 52

Prolactin

Question 53

PTH

Answer 53

Parathyroid Hormone

Question 54

T3

Answer 54

Triiodothyronine

Question 55

T4

Answer 55

Thyroxine

Question 56

TSH

Answer 56

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

Question 57

VP

Answer 57

Vasopressin