Self Test: Endocrine System
6 - ANS-How many hormones does the pituitary gland secrete in men?
ACTH - ANS-The name of the pituitary hormone that is essential to the growth, development
and continued function of the adrenal cortex is:
Addison's Disease - ANS-___ causes increased pigmintation of the skin and mucous
membranes.
adrenals - ANS-The endocrine glands located above each kidney and which are divided into 2
portions called the medulla and the cortex are the:
Anterior lobe - ANS-The pituitary lobe that secretes ACTH, HGH, and Follicle Stimulating
Hormone (FSH) is called the:
cretirism - ANS-A congenital lack of thyroxine secretion is referred to as:
Diabetes melitus - ANS-The diagnostic term for a chronic disease caused by underactivity of the
pancreatic beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans is:
epinephrine - ANS-The hormone that helps the body deal with stress is:
epinephrine and corticosterone - ANS-What does the adrenal gland produce?
eyes bulging outward - ANS-Exopthalmia refers to:
Gestational diabetes - ANS-What is a diabotes condition that forms during pregnancy called?
Glassy - ANS-What does the word part Hyalo- mean?
Goitor - ANS-What is an enlargement of the thyrold that may be caused by lack of lodine,
inflammation induced by an infection, tumors, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
HGH - ANS-The probable cause of dwarf/ism is heredity factors or the lack of pituitary ___
production.
hormone - ANS-The term given to substances secreted by endo/crine glands that means to
urge on is:
hyperthyroidism - ANS-The diagnostic term for the state of excessive thyroxine production is:
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