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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK #730420 EXAM
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Question 1: Epinephrine
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Adrenaline Question 2: A disease caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood
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Dwarfism
Question 3: Tumor of a gland
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Adenoma Question 4: A condition resulting from hypofunction of the thyroid gland and characterized by a dry, waxy swelling of the skin
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Myxedema
Question 5: An abnormal condition characterized by marked protusion of the eyeball
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Exophthalmos Question 6: Clusters of cells within the pancreas that perform an endocrine function
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Islets of Langerhans
Question 7: A term for abnormally low blood sugar
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Hypoglycemia Question 8: A general term for chemical substances that are discharged into the bloodstream and used in some other parts of the body
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Hormones Question 9: An important female sex hormone that is made by the ovaries and acts on the female genitlia
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Estrogen Question 10: A disorder associated with a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone or inability of the kidneys to respond to this hormone
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Diabetes insipidus
Question 11: Gland that lies above the kidney
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Adrenal Gland
Question 12: Increased thirst
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Polydipsia
Question 13: A hormone that is made by the adrenal glands and is important in the regulation of body metablolism
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Cortisone
Question 14: -uria
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Urination
Question 15: A term for sugar in the urine
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Glycosuria
Question 16: A term for decreased activity of the parathyroid gland
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Hypoparathyroidism
Question 17: Attached to the posterior part of the brain
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Pineal gland Question 18: A term for a morbid condition caused by excessive thyroid secretion
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Thyrotoxicosis
Question 19: Secretes insulin
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Pancreas
Question 20: Also known as the sweat gland
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Sudoriferous gland
Question 21: A general term for surgical excision of a gland
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Adenectomy
Question 22: andr/o
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male or masculine Question 23: A disorder caused by hypersecretion of growth hormones and resulting in abnormal enlargement ot the extremities, including the nose, jaw, fingers, and toes.
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Acromegaly
Question 24: iod/o
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iodine Question 25: A condition that is caused by increased secretion of growth hormone during childhood in which a person reaches an abnormal stature
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Gigantism
Question 26: Master gland. Also called Hypophysis
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Pituitary gland Question 27: The term for a substance that produces or stimulates the development of male characteristics
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Androgen
Question 28: Not an endocrine gland
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Kidney