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CH13 ENDOCRINE SYSTE
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Acromegaly | A chronic metabolic condition characterized by the gradual, noticeable enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities, due to hypersecretion of the human growth hormone after puberty. |
| Myxedema | The most severe form of Hypothyroidism is |
| Hyperthyroidism is also known as | Graves disease |
| Thyrotoxicosis is also known as | Thyroid storm |
| Diabetes mellitus | a disorder in which the pancreas fails to produce an adequate amount of insulin resulting in an inability to appropriately metabolize carbs, fats & proteins is |
| symptoms of diabetes mellitus | Polydipsia, Glycosuria, Polyuria |
| diabetic retinopathy | A disease that occurs as a consequence of long term diabetes mellitus, in which the capillaries of the retna of the eye experienced micro aneurysms hemorrhages and scarring |
| What is Adenohypophysis another name for | Anterior Pituitary Gland |
| Virilism | Development of male secondary sex characteristics in the female due to excess secretion of adrenocortical androgens from the adrenal cortex is known as |
| Cretinism? | A congenital condition caused by a lack of thyroid secretion. This condition is characterized by dwarfism, slowed mental development, puffy facial features, dry skin, and large tongue. |
| exophthalmia | An abnormal condition characterized by protrusion of the eyeballs is known as |
| What is a Glucose Tolerance test | A test that evaluates the person’s ability to tolerate a concentrated oral glucose load by measuring the glucose levels prior to glucose administration 30 min, 1hr, 2hr and 3 hr. |
| What is Addison’s disease | A life-threatening adrenal cortex disease that includes symptoms by low blood glucose, low blood sodium, weight loss, dehydration, generalized weakness, gastrointestinal disturbances, increased pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, cold intoleran |
| What is Gestational Diabetes? | A condition occurring in pregnancy that is characterized by signs and symptoms such as impair ability to metabolize carbohydrate due to insulin deficiency and elevate sugar level. |
| Dwarfism | Generalized growth retardation of the body due to the deficiency of the human growth hormone before puberty is known as |
| Simple nontoxic goiter | Hyperplasia of the thyroid gland that results from a deficient amount of iodine in the diet is known as? |
| What is Cushing’s Syndrome | A condition of the adrenal gland symptoms such as central obesity, round “moon” face, edema, hypertension, buffalo hump, muscular weakness and wasting, skin infection, poor wound healing, low potassium level, and emotional changes. |
| What is diabetes insipidus | A condition due to a deficiency in the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior pituitary gland, characterized by large amounts of urine and sodium being excreted from the body. |
| Gigantism | A proportional overgrowth of the body’s tissue due to the hypersecretion of the human growth hormone before puberty, causing the child to have accelerated growth is known as |
| What is the endocrine gland and what does it do? | A ductless gland that produces a chemical substance called a hormone, which is secreted directly into the bloodstream instead of exiting the body through ducts. |
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