Question 1

What does diuretic mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pertaining to the adrenal glands 
B)  Pertaining to diabetes and its symptoms 
C)  A hormone that causes lactation 
D)  Increasing urination or the volume of urine 
A)  Pertaining to the adrenal glands 
B)  Pertaining to diabetes and its symptoms 
C)  A hormone that causes lactation 
D)  Increasing urination or the volume of urine D

Question 2

What does euthyroid mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased activity of the thyroid 
B)  Increased activity of the thyroid 
C)  Normal functioning of the thyroid 
D)  Radiography of the thyroid 
A)  Decreased activity of the thyroid 
B)  Increased activity of the thyroid 
C)  Normal functioning of the thyroid 
D)  Radiography of the thyroid C

Question 3

What is the cloudy fluid secreted by the mammary gland the first few days after giving birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colostrum 
B)  Lactogen 
C)  Oxytocin 
D)  Varix 
A)  Colostrum 
B)  Lactogen 
C)  Oxytocin 
D)  Varix A

Question 4

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Testosterone 
C)  Melanocyte-stimulating hormone 
D)  Thyrocalcitonin 
A)  Epinephrine 
B)  Testosterone 
C)  Melanocyte-stimulating hormone 
D)  Thyrocalcitonin

Question 5

Which of the following does not describe exocrine glands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ductless 
B)  Manufacture substances that are used elsewhere 
C)  May empty onto an external body surface 
D)  May empty onto an internal body surface 
A)  Ductless 
B)  Manufacture substances that are used elsewhere 
C)  May empty onto an external body surface 
D)  May empty onto an internal body surface

Question 6

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the rate of growth and maintains size when growth is attained. 
B)  It acts in the kidneys to reabsorb water from the urine. 
C)  It causes uterine contractions,thus inducing parturition. 
D)  It produces effects that mimic those of the parasympathetic nervous system. 
A)  It increases the rate of growth and maintains size when growth is attained. 
B)  It acts in the kidneys to reabsorb water from the urine. 
C)  It causes uterine contractions,thus inducing parturition. 
D)  It produces effects that mimic those of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Question 7

Which of the following is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cushing syndrome 
B)  Myxedema 
C)  Diabetes 
D)  Cretinism 
A)  Cushing syndrome 
B)  Myxedema 
C)  Diabetes 
D)  Cretinism

Question 8

What are the chemical secretions of endocrine glands called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gonads 
B)  Hormones 
C)  Colostrum 
D)  Varices 
A)  Gonads 
B)  Hormones 
C)  Colostrum 
D)  Varices

Question 9

Thyrotoxicosis is caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goiter 
B)  Exophthalmos 
C)  Hyperthyroidism 
D)  Hypothyroidism 
A)  Goiter 
B)  Exophthalmos 
C)  Hyperthyroidism 
D)  Hypothyroidism

Question 10

Which is the glandular lobe of the pituitary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurohypophysis 
B)  Adenohypophysis 
C)  Neurilemma 
D)  Adenochondroma 
A)  Neurohypophysis 
B)  Adenohypophysis 
C)  Neurilemma 
D)  Adenochondroma

Question 11

Match the terms with their correct category.
-Thyroiditis

Accepted Answer

A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy 
A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy

Question 12

What is the name of the study that measures the ability of the thyroid gland to trap and retain iodine-131 after oral ingestion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Computed thyroid tomography 
B)  Thyroid ultrasound 
C)  Roentgenography of the thyroid gland 
D)  Radioactive iodine uptake test 
A)  Computed thyroid tomography 
B)  Thyroid ultrasound 
C)  Roentgenography of the thyroid gland 
D)  Radioactive iodine uptake test

Question 13

What does suprarenal mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Above the kidney 
B)  Behind the kidney 
C)  Closely associated with kidney function 
D)  Functioning as a kidney 
A)  Above the kidney 
B)  Behind the kidney 
C)  Closely associated with kidney function 
D)  Functioning as a kidney

Question 14

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Hyperglycemia ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 15

Match the glands with the hormones they secrete.
-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Accepted Answer

A) Adrenals 
B) Gonads 
C) Pancreas 
D) Pituitary 
E) Thyroid 
A) Adrenals 
B) Gonads 
C) Pancreas 
D) Pituitary 
E) Thyroid

Question 16

Which of the following leads to diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renal failure 
B)  Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex 
C)  Hypersecretion of the adrenal medulla 
D)  Hypoinsulinism 
A)  Renal failure 
B)  Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex 
C)  Hypersecretion of the adrenal medulla 
D)  Hypoinsulinism

Question 17

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-GTT ____________________

Accepted Answer

Glucose to

Question 18

Which term means surgical correction of pendulous breasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mastopexy 
B)  Mastoptosis 
C)  Mammillation 
D)  Mammotomy 
A)  Mastopexy 
B)  Mastoptosis 
C)  Mammillation 
D)  Mammotomy

Question 19

What does the term goiter mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  An abnormal lump in the breast 
B)  An enlarged thyroid 
C)  A condition brought about by hypoinsulinism 
D)  A condition brought about by hypoadrenalism 
A)  An abnormal lump in the breast 
B)  An enlarged thyroid 
C)  A condition brought about by hypoinsulinism 
D)  A condition brought about by hypoadrenalism

Question 20

This reading indicates that Cushing syndrome may be caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infectious microorganism 
B)  Disuse atrophy 
C)  Side effect of prescribed glucocorticoids 
D)  A severe vitamin deficiency 
A)  An infectious microorganism 
B)  Disuse atrophy 
C)  Side effect of prescribed glucocorticoids 
D)  A severe vitamin deficiency

What does diuretic mean?

What does euthyroid mean?

What is the cloudy fluid secreted by the mammary gland the first few days after giving birth?

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

Which of the following does not describe exocrine glands?

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?

Which of the following is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria?

What are the chemical secretions of endocrine glands called?

Thyrotoxicosis is caused by which of the following?

Which is the glandular lobe of the pituitary?

Match the terms with their correct category. -Thyroiditis

What is the name of the study that measures the ability of the thyroid gland to trap and retain iodine-131 after oral ingestion?

What does suprarenal mean?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Hyperglycemia ____________________

Match the glands with the hormones they secrete. -Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Which of the following leads to diabetes mellitus?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -GTT ____________________

Which term means surgical correction of pendulous breasts?

What does the term goiter mean?

This reading indicates that Cushing syndrome may be caused by which of the following?

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Exam 14: Endocrine System

What does diuretic mean?

What does euthyroid mean?

What is the cloudy fluid secreted by the mammary gland the first few days after giving birth?

Which hormone does the adrenal gland secrete?

Which of the following does not describe exocrine glands?

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?

Which of the following is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria?

What are the chemical secretions of endocrine glands called?

Thyrotoxicosis is caused by which of the following?

Which is the glandular lobe of the pituitary?

Match the terms with their correct category. -Thyroiditis

What is the name of the study that measures the ability of the thyroid gland to trap and retain iodine-131 after oral ingestion?

What does suprarenal mean?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Hyperglycemia ____________________

Match the glands with the hormones they secrete. -Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Which of the following leads to diabetes mellitus?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -GTT ____________________

Which term means surgical correction of pendulous breasts?

What does the term goiter mean?

This reading indicates that Cushing syndrome may be caused by which of the following?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

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