Exam 14: Endocrine System

Calcitonin regulates the amount of calcium in the bloodstream.

A lack of appetite is ____________________.

The combining form for the external part of the adrenal gland is:

Hypernatremia is excessive phosphorus in the blood.

A condition of deficient potassium in the blood is ____________________.

Urine glucose is used as a screen for diabetes ____________________.

ADH is secreted by the adenohypophysis.

Sonography may be used to guide biopsies of the ____________________ gland to discern the differences between solid or fluid-filled cysts.

Cushing disease is an insufficient secretion of adrenal cortisol.

Removal of the thyroid gland is a(n) ____________________.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is caused by a complete lack of insulin production.

Which hormone dilates arteries, increases urine production, increases blood pressure and cardiac rate, and acts as a neurotransmitter in the nervous system?

Excessive calcium in the blood is:

Ca is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Excessive secretion of cortisol is ____________________ disease.

Melatonin is secreted by the thymus gland.

A condition of excessive thirst is ____________________.

The combining form for the pituitary gland is:

Simmonds disease is another name for SIADH.

Which disease was previously called IDDM?