.png){kind=logo}
PDF Download
FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT
CH18-ENDOCRINE SYST. EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
-Guarantee passing score -30 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The prefix that means excessive, above:
Answer:
hyper- Question 2: Secreted by beta islet cells of the pancreas:
Answer:
insulin Question 3: The combining form that means male:
Answer:
andr/o Question 4: Gland located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica:
Answer:
pituitary gland
Question 5: A combining form that means sugar:
Answer:
gluc/o Question 6: Hormone that stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone secretion in males:
Answer:
luteinizing hormone Question 7: The prefix that means deficient, below, under, less than normal:
Answer:
hypo- Question 8: Hypersecretion of GH leading to enlargement of extremities:
Answer:
acromegaly Question 9: Gland located in the neck on either side of the trachea:
Answer:
thyroid gland Question 10: Group of signs and symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal
cortex:
Answer:
Cushing syndrome Question 11: The combining form that means sodium:
Answer:
natr/o Question 12: The most common form of hyperthyroidism:
Answer:
Graves disease
Question 13: Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that increases heart rate and blood
pressure:
Answer:
adrenaline Question 14: The combining form that means secrete:
Answer:
crin/o Question 15: Mineral salt found in the blood and tissues and necessary for proper functioning of
cells:
Answer:
electrolyte Question 16: The combining form that means gland:
Answer:
den/o Question 17: Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood:
Answer:
myxedema Question 18: Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone:
Answer:
SIADH Question 19: Estrogens, androgens, and glucocorticoids are examples of:
Answer:
steroids Question 20: The combining form that means potassium:
Answer:
kal/i
Question 21: Deficiency of all pituitary hormones:
Answer:
panhypopituitarism Question 22: The combining form that means sex glands:
Answer:
gonad/o Question 23: The combining form that means female:
Answer:
estr/o Question 24: Inner section of each adrenal gland:
Answer:
adrenal medulla Question 25: Outer section of each adrenal gland:
Answer:
adrenal cortex Question 26: Four small glands on the posterior of the thyroid gland:
Answer:
parathyroid glands Question 27: Lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar, starch, and
fat metabolism in cells:
Answer:
diabetes mellitus Question 28: A condition of constant muscle contraction:
Answer:
tetany
.png)