Exam 14: Endocrine System

Deficiency of sugar in the blood is:

Continuous muscle spasms are:

Insufficient secretion of adrenal cortisol is ____________________ disease.

A condition of deficient thyroid hormone production is ____________________.

Polyphasia is a condition of excessive appetite.

The pineal gland secretes ____________________.

Oxytocia is a hormone that stimulates the muscles of the uterus during delivery.

When low levels of calcium are detected in the bloodstream, parathyroid hormone is released.

The condition of excessive ketone acids in the bloodstream is called:

The adrenal cortex secretes catecholamines.

An A1c test is used to monitor response to adrenal gland treatment.

A hypophysectomy is an incision of the pituitary gland.

In this test, after a period of fasting blood is drawn, and the amount of glucose present is used to measure the body's ability to break down and use glucose.

When a urine specimen is tested for the presence of glucose to monitor diabetes mellitus, the test is called a(n):

Deficiency of potassium in the blood is:

An enlargement of the thyroid gland not caused by a tumor is ____________________.

Diabetes insipidus is a disorder of the pituitary gland.

Gigantism is due to an overactive thyroid gland.

Sex hormones, glucocorticoids, and mineralocorticoids are secreted by the adrenal cortex.

Deficiency of sodium in the blood is: