Exam 14: Endocrinology-Endocrine System

Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood and puberty results in ________.

Hyposecretion of antidiuretic hormone results in ________.

________ is a condition in which there is hyposecretion of all of the hormones of the anterior pituitary gland.

Insulin transports ________ to and inside a body cell.

Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood and puberty results in ________.

It was in the middle of winter when the patient came to the doctor's office complaining of depression,weight gain,and problems with sleep.He was told that he had a condition related to hypersecretion of melatonin plus the lack of exposure to sunlight.He was diagnosed with ________.

The ________ gland is known as the master gland of the body.

________ is the most abundant and biologically active of all the androgens (male sex hormones).

Describe the medical specialty of endocrinology and then define the word endocrinology.

An endemic goiter is related to a deficiency of ________.

The pituitary gland has two main parts,the adenohypophysis and the ________.

The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are known as ________.

Which is a complication associated with diabetes mellitus in which the by-product of incomplete fat metabolism builds up in the patient's blood?

Which of the following endocrine glands contains structures known as the islets of Langerhans?

Which of these is a laboratory test that is done to diagnose diabetes insipidus?

The combining form inhibit/o- means ________.

Sustained muscle spasms from hypocalcemia are known as ________.

The pituitary gland in females produces FSH to stimulate the follicles of the ovary,but the pituitary gland in males does NOT produce FSH.

Which of the following pairs of words has the same meaning?

The process in which two hormones work together to accomplish an enhanced effect is called ________.