Exam 15: Endocrine System

A hormone that is made by the adrenal glands and is important in the regulation of body metabolism is:

Which of the following glands secretes insulin?

Which of the following is a general term that means diminished release of a chemical substance by a gland?

A patient has a problem with frequent urination. Which type of hormone can be administered to suppress the formation of urine?

A 31-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus has a portable battery-operated instrument that delivers a measured amount of insulin through the abdominal wall and delivers doses of insulin according to the body's needs. This instrument is called:

A(n) _____ is the removal of the thyroid gland.

What is the name of the rice-sized glands that are located near another endocrine gland in the neck?

Which surgical intervention is indicated for a patient with decreased growth hormone that was caused by a pituitary tumor?

A term for sugar in the urine is:

Which of the following statements is true concerning the parathyroid glands?

Which of the following statements is true concerning endocrine glands?

In the term hypophysis, the suffix -physis means :

A general term that means increased release of a chemical substance by a gland is:

A term for a morbid condition caused by excessive thyroid secretion is:

Which of the following terms indicates an increased production of a hormone by the pancreas?

Increased thirst can be indicative of both diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. The term for this symptom is:

Excision of the pituitary is called a(n) _____.

Adrenals, testicles, pituitary, ovaries, pancreas, and thyroid are all examples of _____ glands.

A(n) _____ is the surgical removal of a gland.

The term for the organ or structure toward which the effects of a hormone are directed is: