Exam 10: Endocrine System

Diabetes insipidus is related to diabetes mellitus.

Graves' disease is related to the thyroid gland.

Which group of steroid hormones is sex hormones that tend to masculinize the body,to retain amino acids,and to enhance protein synthesis?

Which of the following diseases may be caused by an adrenal carcinoma?

Thyroxine is the only natural iodine-containing substance in the body.

Exophthalmos is a major physical finding in

The pituitary gland is often called the master gland of the body because the hormones it secretes control most glandular activity throughout the body.

Which of the following results from excessive growth hormone?

Match the hormone to the gland that produces it. -Growth hormone

Match the hormone to the gland that produces it. -Epinephrine

The risk of thyroid cancer is increased in persons who have childhood therapeutic neck irradiation.

What is the most common type of hyperparathyroidism?

If hyperpituitarism occurs in a person whose bone growth has ceased,then _____ results.

Which endocrine gland secretes cortisone?

The posterior lobe of the pituitary produces

What is the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism?

If hyperpituitarism occurs in a person whose bone growth is still active,then _____ results.

Match the disease to the dysfunctional gland. -Cushing's syndrome

Match the disease to the dysfunctional gland. -Gigantism

Which of the following are major glands of the endocrine system? (1)Adrenal. (2)Liver. (3)Thyroid.