Final exam questions unit 4 Flashcards
Growth hormone deficiency is inadequate growth hormone due to __________ or __________ problem
Hypothalamic, pituitary
Over secretion of growth hormone in childhood is called __________
Pituitary gigantisism
Pituitary gigantisim causes what?
Tall height, large organs, large tongue, blood glucose issues
What is acromegaly?
Excessive growth hormone production
Why is acromegaly in adults instead of gigantisim?
Epiphyseal plate is closed, so only bones and organs enlargen
What causes acromegaly?
Loss of feedback control of GH at hypothalamus or pituitary
or GH secreting tumor
What is the treatment for acromegaly?
GH hormon analog
Hyperthyroidism: excessive production of __________
- what are symptoms?
TH
increased metabolic rate, weight loss, hyperactivity, heat intolerance
What is graves disease?
Autoimmune disorder from formation of antibodies that mimck TSH
What is exothalmos?
Protruding and bulging of eyeballs
Hypothyroidism is what?
decreased production of TH
What are symptoms of hypothyroidism?
Low metabolic rate, lethargy, coldness, weight gain, photophobia
What is destruction of a person’s own immune system called?
Hashimoto thyroiditis
What is goiter?
enlargement of thyroid
What causes goiter?
Dietary iodine deficiency
What is endemic goiter?
What prevelance of goiter in population is a lot
Cushing syndrome is chronic exposure to body’s tissues to excessive levels of __________ hormones
Glucocorticoid
What are symptoms of cushing syndrome?
Body obesity, moon face, buffalo hump, hypertension, excessive hair growth, kidney stones, mentrual irregularities
Addison disease is insufficient production of __________ from adrenal cortex
Steroids (glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid_
Symptoms of Addison’s disease
Weight loss, fatigue, weakness, hypotension, hyperpigmentation
Adrenogenital syndrome: inability to synthesize __________
Manifests in the __________
Corticosteroids
Embryo
In adrenogenital syndrome, pituitary releases massive amounts of __________
ACTH
Adrenogenital syndrome causes __________ which is what?
Virilization, musculinization
Diabetes Mellitus is what?
in adequate uptake of glucose from blood