Chap 9 The Endocrine System
Addison's disease and Cushing syndrome involve the
Adrenal Cortex
Cushing's disease is overactivity of the
Adrenal cortex
Protein hormones are composed of what
Amino acids
Graves' disease is
An auto immune hyperthyroidism
Parathyroid hormones regulate what
Calcium
Increase in blood glucose equals a decrease in?
Cellular glucose
Insulin increases what
Cellular glucose and decreases blood glucose
A thyrolytic substance does what
Destroys thyroid tissues
The root Endocrin/o means
Endocrine
The medulla of the adrenal gland produces what hormone
Epinephrine
Giantism results from the overproduction of
Growth hormone
The secretion of the endocrine glands are called
Hormones
Thyroid hormones contain the element:
Iodine
Do we want our blood to have more or less glucose
Less
Which of the following is not a hormone A. GH B. PTH C. ADH D. MEN
MEN
Target tissue for hormones are determined by the presence of
Receptors
A small gland in the brain that is regulated by light is
The pineal
The root thyr/o means
Thyroid
T3 and T4 are forms of ?
Thyroid hormones
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) does what
acts on the adrenal cortex
Glands that are located above the kidneys are
adrenals
pancreatic islets are
clusters of endocrine cells
Hormones produced by the adrenal cortex include
cortisol and aldosterone
A thyrolytic substance is
damaging to the thyroid gland
Polyuria, polydipsia, and polyohagua are signs of:
diabetes mellitus
The glycated hemoglobin test is used in treating
diabetes mellitus
Goiter is:
enlargement of the thyroid gland
insulin and glucagon Regulate blood levels of
glucose
FPG, FBS, and OGTT are tests of
glucose metabolism
The part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland is
hypothalamus
The thymus gland acts as a part of the
immune system
The adrenal glands are located near the
kidneys
The thyroid gland is located where
on either side of the trachea
The adjective adrenocortical refers to the
outer region of the adrenal gland
Diabetes mellitus involves the hormone insulin which is made by the
pancreas
The small gland in the brain that controls the other glands is the
pituitary
Root pituitar/o
pituitary gland
What is the parathyroid gland?
set of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
The adrenal cortex produces:
steroid hormones
The gonads produce what class of hormones?
steroid hormones (sex cells)
A goiter involves the
thyroid
A Pheochromocytoma is a?
tumor of the adrenal medulla
diabetes insipidus affects
water balance
