Exam 14: Endocrinology-Endocrine System

Of the hormones listed below,which one does NOT increase the level of glucose in the blood?

Gynecomastia can be a sign of hypersecretion of estrogen in the young female.

Hypersecretion of ________ hormone during puberty causes gigantism.

An increased level of cortisol would be found in patients with ________.

An excessively high level of calcium in the blood is known as ________.

Myxedema is the medical word for congenital hypothyroidism.

A physical characteristic of Addison's disease is ________.

Patients with gestational diabetes mellitus are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus later in life.

The combining form crin/o- means ________.

Excessive growth of dark hair on the forearms and face of a female because of hypersecretion of androgens is called ________.

A lobectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the ________.

The hyposecretion of oxytocin causes ________.

The ________ system includes glands that produce and secrete hormones into the blood.

Severe hypothyroidism in an adult is called ________.

Which of these abbreviations is associated with diabetes?

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus would be treated with ________.

The hormones secreted from some glands act to stimulate other glands.

The combining form aden/o- means ________.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the endocrine system?