Endocrine System

Question 1

Main function

Answer 1

To produce hormones that work together to maintain homeostasis in the body

Question 2

Chemical messengers that have specialized functions that regulate body processes

Answer 2

Hormones

Question 3

Glands that release into a duct or other organ

Answer 3

Exocrine glands

Question 4

Example of exocrine gland

Answer 4

Sweat glands

Question 5

Ductless and release hormones directly into the bloodstream

Answer 5

Endocrine glands

Question 7

Example of endocrine gland

Answer 7

Pituitary gland

Question 8

“Master gland”

Answer 8

Pituitary

Question 9

What controls the pituitary gland

Answer 9

The hypothalamus

Question 10

2 lobes of the pituitary gland

Answer 10

Posterior and anterior

Question 11

Gland located in the central portion of the brain

Answer 11

Pineal gland

Question 12

Pineal gland secretes what?

Answer 12

Secreted melatonin which regulated the circadian cycle

Question 13

Gland that is butterfly or bat-shaped and regulates metabolism

Answer 13

Thyroid gland

Question 14

Parathyroid gland

Answer 14

Located on the dorsal surface of the thyroid and regulates Ca in blood

Question 15

Gland responsible for immunity

Answer 15

Thymus gland

Question 16

Where is the thymus gland located

Answer 16

In the mediastinum

Question 17

Only organ in the body that has both endocrine and exocrine functions

Answer 17

Pancreas

Question 18

Produced by the pancreas and controls the body’s ability to use blood glucose

Answer 18

Insulin

Question 19

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 19

Caused by an underproduction of insulin which leads to hyperglycemia

Question 20

Hyperglycemia

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High blood sugar

Question 21

Where are the adrenal glands located

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Above each kidney

Question 22

Outer portion of adrenal gland

Answer 22

Cortex

Question 23

What does the cortex produce

Answer 23

Corticosteroids

Question 24

The inner portion of the adrenal gland

Answer 24

Medulla

Question 25

What does the medulla produce

Answer 25

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 26

Female gonads

Answer 26

Ovaries

Question 27

What do the female gonads produce

Answer 27

Ova and estrogen and progesterone

Question 28

Male gonads

Answer 28

Testes

Question 29

What do the male gonads produce

Answer 29

Sperm, testosterone

Question 30

Diabetes that occur during pregnancy in some women

Answer 30

Gestational

Question 31

Diabetes as a result to damage to the pancreas

Answer 31

Type 3c diabetes

Question 32

Name of the machine used to determine blood sugar when performing a capillary stick

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Glucometer

Question 33

Which diagnostic test measures the body’s ability to process a large dose of glucose

Answer 33

Oral glucose tolerance test

Question 34

Which diagnostic test measures glucose levels over 4-6 wk period

Answer 34

Frutosamine test

Question 35

Complications associated with diabetes

Answer 35

Diabetic retinopathy, Heart disease, Kidney disease, Peripheral neuropathy

Question 36

Hypoglycemia causes what

Answer 36

Insulin shock

Question 37

How to treat insulin shock

Answer 37

Give oral glucose

Question 38

Hyperglycemia causes what

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Diabetic coma (ketoacidosis)

Question 39

How to treat diabetic coma

Answer 39

Prompt admin of insulin

Question 40

Grave’s disease

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Hyperthyroidism w/ bulging eyes -females -autoimmune -before 30 yrs

Question 41

Hypersecretion of adrenal cortex Possibly from tumor of adrenal gland

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Cushing’s syndrome

Question 42

Overproduction of growth hormone (pituitary) in adulthood Childhood= gigantism

Answer 42

Acromegaly

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Congenital hypothyroidism Growth retardation, developmental delay Lack of done in diet during pregnancy

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Cretinism

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Hyperthyroidism in adult yrs Edema around eyes, facial puffiness, prominent tongue, coarse hair, yellow skin

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Myxedema

Question 45

Polydipsia

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Excess thirst

Question 46

Acromegaly

Answer 46

Abnormally enlarged extremities

Question 47

Hyperglycemia

Answer 47

High blood sugar

Question 48

Pancreatic

Answer 48

Pertaining to the pancreas

Question 49

Hypothyroidism

Answer 49

Under active thyroid

Question 50

Abnormally enlarged thyroid

Answer 50

Thyromegaly

Question 51

One who studies the endocrine systems

Answer 51

Endocrinologist

Question 52

Sugar in the urine

Answer 52

Glycosoria

Question 53

Pertaining to the body

Answer 53

Somatal

Question 54

Adrenal gland tumor

Answer 54

Adrenaloma