Exam 14: Endocrine System

Chemical messengers used by the endocrine system to regulate body functions are:

Oversecretion of insulin is ____________________.

Aldosterone regulates blood volume, blood pressure, and:

The pituitary gland is located in the cranial cavity.

A _____________ measures blood sugar.

An RIA is a nuclear test to tag and detect hormones in the blood.

What is the combining form for this element that is deposited into bone and controlled by the thyroid gland?

A condition of excessive sodium in the blood is ____________________.

The pituitary is controlled by the thalamus.

Enlargement of the thyroid gland is called:

Excessive sodium in the blood is:

The external portion of the adrenal gland is the adrenal ____________________.

Another name for antidiuretic hormone is ____________________.

Hypokalemia is deficient calcium in the blood.

Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation.

Dopamine also acts as a neurotransmitter in the nervous system.

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

The thymus gland secretes ____________________.

An enlargement of the thyroid gland that is not a tumor is a goiter.

Removal of the parathyroid glands is a(n) ____________________.