Exam 11: Endocrine System

Calcitonin works to:

Vasopressin is used to treat diabetes mellitus.

Two-hour postprandial means that the test is performed 2 hours after eating.

The circadian rhythm is the body's 24-hour clock.

Insulin raises the blood sugar level and glucagon lowers the blood sugar level.

Which of the following statements regarding insulin is not true?

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means pancreas is ________.

Which of the following diagnostic procedures uses ultrasound?

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a diagnostic lab test?

Which of the following conditions is characterized by an enlargement of the bones of the head and extremities?

The term hyponatremia is spelled correctly.

Which of the following hormones is not secreted by the anterior pituitary?

Which of the following terms means excessive potassium in the blood?

A chemical thyroidectomy is a nonsurgical procedure.

A syndrome is a group of symptoms and signs that present a clinical picture of a disease.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a pathological condition?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -The combining form that means extremities is ________.

Which of the following hormones is critical in emergency situations?

Which of the following abbreviations does not stand for a hormone?