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Match the following abnormal pathologic conditions with their descriptions. -Excessive production of parathormone


A) Addison disease
B) adrenal virilism
C) cretinism
D) Cushing syndrome
E) hyperparathyroidism
F) hypoparathyroidism
G) hyperthyroidism
H) myxedema
I) pheochromocytoma
J) thyroid carcinoma

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Cells of an organ that are affected or stimulated by specific hormones


A) catecholamines
B) corticosteroids
C) electrolyte
D) glucocorticoid
E) homeostasis
F) hypothalamus
G) mineralocorticoid
H) sympathomimetic
I) sella turcica
J) target tissue

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Test that measures levels of sugar in the blood


A) acromegaly
B) Addison disease
C) cretinism
D) Cushing syndrome
E) diabetes insipidus
F) diabetes mellitus
G) exophthalmos
H) glucose tolerance test
I) goiter
J) hirsutism
K) ketoacidosis
L) myxedema
M) pheochromocytoma
N) radioimmunoassay
O) tetany
P) thyroid carcinoma
Q) thyroid scan
R) thyrotoxicosis

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Insulin deficiency or resistance leading to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis:


A) Graves disease
B) Diabetes mellitus
C) Cushing syndrome
D) Acromegaly
E) Myxedema

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Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes. --tropin: __________

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Match the following hormones with their actions. -Promotes growth and maintenance of male sex characteristics


A) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
B) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) aldosterone
D) cortisol
E) estradiol
F) insulin
G) epinephrine
H) testosterone
I) thyroxine
J) parathyroid hormone

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Match each abbreviation with its associated explanation. -TSH


A) type 1 and type 2 are forms of this condition
B) an electrolyte
C) test assessing the function of an endocrine gland in the neck
D) secretion of this hormone stimulates an endocrine gland above the kidney
E) secretion of this hormone from the anterior pituitary gland stimulates an endocrine gland in the neck
F) hormone secreted from the thyroid gland
G) treatment for Graves disease to destroy an overactive thyroid gland
H) posterior pituitary gland fails to release vasopressin
I) somatotropin
J) test to assess the sugar levels in the blood

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Thyrotoxicosis; hypersecretion of the thyroid gland:


A) Graves disease
B) Diabetes mellitus
C) Cushing syndrome
D) Acromegaly
E) Myxedema

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Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes. --uria: __________

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Complete the following terms from their definitions below. -somat/o: __________

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Blood condition of deficient potassium


A) adenohypophysis
B) adrenocorticotropin
C) aldosterone
D) calcitonin
E) catecholamine
F) electrolyte
G) glucocorticoid
H) glycemia
I) glycosuria
J) homeostasis
K) hypokalemia
L) hyponatremia
M) hypothalamus
N) oxytocin
O) pancreatectomy
P) parathyroidectomy
Q) polydipsia
R) progesterone
S) tetraiodothyronine
T) vasopressin

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Complete the following terms from their definitions below. -home/o: __________

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Spelling -Select the term that is spelled correctly:


A) goiter
B) goyter

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Spelling -Select the term that is spelled correctly:


A) corticosteroid
B) cortikosteroid

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Mimicking or copying the effect of the sympathetic nervous system; epinephrine (adrenaline) is an example


A) catecholamines
B) corticosteroids
C) electrolyte
D) glucocorticoid
E) homeostasis
F) hypothalamus
G) mineralocorticoid
H) sympathomimetic
I) sella turcica
J) target tissue

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Match the following hormones with their correct descriptions. -Male hormone secreted by the testes


A) epinephrine (adrenaline)
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
C) aldosterone
D) androgen
E) antidiuretic hormone
F) calcitonin
G) cortisol
H) estradiol
I) follicle-stimulating hormone
J) glucagon

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex


A) acromegaly
B) Addison disease
C) cretinism
D) Cushing syndrome
E) diabetes insipidus
F) diabetes mellitus
G) exophthalmos
H) glucose tolerance test
I) goiter
J) hirsutism
K) ketoacidosis
L) myxedema
M) pheochromocytoma
N) radioimmunoassay
O) tetany
P) thyroid carcinoma
Q) thyroid scan
R) thyrotoxicosis

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Match each abbreviation with its associated explanation. -GTT


A) type 1 and type 2 are forms of this condition
B) an electrolyte
C) test assessing the function of an endocrine gland in the neck
D) secretion of this hormone stimulates an endocrine gland above the kidney
E) secretion of this hormone from the anterior pituitary gland stimulates an endocrine gland in the neck
F) hormone secreted from the thyroid gland
G) treatment for Graves disease to destroy an overactive thyroid gland
H) posterior pituitary gland fails to release vasopressin
I) somatotropin
J) test to assess the sugar levels in the blood

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Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment


A) adenohypophysis
B) adrenocorticotropin
C) aldosterone
D) calcitonin
E) catecholamine
F) electrolyte
G) glucocorticoid
H) glycemia
I) glycosuria
J) homeostasis
K) hypokalemia
L) hyponatremia
M) hypothalamus
N) oxytocin
O) pancreatectomy
P) parathyroidectomy
Q) polydipsia
R) progesterone
S) tetraiodothyronine
T) vasopressin

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Match the following hormones with their correct descriptions. -Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates hormone secretion and egg production by the ovaries


A) epinephrine (adrenaline)
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
C) aldosterone
D) androgen
E) antidiuretic hormone
F) calcitonin
G) cortisol
H) estradiol
I) follicle-stimulating hormone
J) glucagon

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