Endocrine System

What disorder might be treated with diet, exercise, and oral hypoglemic drugs?

Diabetes mellitus

What endocrine disorder can occur in countries that do not have iodized salt?

Hypothyroidism

What best describes the composition of a hormone?

a chemical substance

What body hormones stimulate body hair, facial hair, large muscles, and a deep voice?

androgens

What diagnostic procedure might reveal a pituitary tumor?

brain scan

Robbie is 24 years old, four feet tall, has short arms, and normal mental development. He has:

dwarfism

Acromegaly is caused by the oversecretion of somatropin in adults, causing:

enlarged bones in the hands, feet, and face

Lara is frightened and can feel her heart start to pound. What hormone is causing her reaction?

epinephrine

What symptoms would be exhibited by someone with hyperthyroidism?

extreme nervousness, irritability and rapid pulse

Karla has an enlarged thyroid gland. The enlargement is called a/an:

goiter

Which of the following is classified as an endocrine hormone? A. Glycogen B. Insulin C. Surfactant D. Melanin

insulin

Why is the pituitary the "master gland'?

its hormones affect other glands

The parathyroid glands are located nearest what structure?

larynx

Who would have the greatest likelihood of developing type II diabetes mellitus?

obese adult

Which of the following glands produces estrogen? A. Pineal B. Pituitary C. Ovary D. Adrenal

ovary

If your body produced too much thyrotropin, you would have an:

overactive thyroid gland

When doctors wish to induce labor, a pregnant woman is given pitocin, a synthetic form of what pituitary hormone?

oxytocin

Which endocrine gland is also an exocrine gland?

pancreas

A teenage athlete who wants who wants to grow bigger and taller might be foolish enough to take what pituitary hormone?

somatropin

Cushing's syndrome is a disorder of the:

Adrenal gland