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QuestionAnswer
comastate of deep unconsciousness
excessive urinationpolyuria
excessive thirstpolydipsia
excessive hungerpolyphagia
antidiuretican agent that decreases urine production
type 1what type of diabetes is found in patients under 30
acromegalyenlargement of head, face,hands,and feet due to excess growth hormone after growth plates have closed
hypertension , weight loss , rapid heart rate, sweatingsymptoms of hyperthyroidism
poly-prefix for many , excessive
hyperglycemia and hypoglycemiathe basic principle of diabetes treatment is to avoid
betawhat type of cells in the pancreas secrete insulin
pinealsmall endocrine gland located in the verterbrate of the brain
hypothalamusan endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain
melatoninhormone formed by the pineal gland
glucagonpancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels
adrenocortcotropichormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its own hormone
mela-root word for black
oxytocinhormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the uterus to contract
somatotrophinhormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the growth of body tissues
diabetes insipidusexcretion of large amounts of dilute urine as a result of inadequate hormone production
hypothalamusan endocrine gland gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain
brainthe blank is the first organ affected by hypoglycmia because its metabolism depends primary on glucose
emaciationabnormal thinness
puffy face, hair loss, weight gainsymptoms of hypothyroidism
2how many adrenal glands are there
cretinismcongenital form of thyroid deficiency that severely retards mental and physical growth is
cushing syndromewith what disease is adrenocortical hyperfunction most commonly seen
gonadlatin word for seed
pituitarythe hypothalamus connects the brain to the endocrine through blood vessels between the hypothalamus and the blank gland
4most people have blank parathyroid glands
anti-prefix meaning against
lethargygreek term for drowsiness
glucagon and insulinwhat do the islets of langerhans in the pancreas produce
posteriorthe parathyroid glands are located on the blank surface of the thyroid gland
adrenalendocrine gland on the upper pole of each kidney
lethargyabnormal drowsiness in depth or length of time
thymusendocrine gland located in the mediastinum
addison's diseasewith what disease is adrenocortical hypofunction most commonly seen
thymusgreek term for sweetbread
serotoninneurotransmitter in central and peripheral nervous system
pancreasthe islets of langerhans are located in the
graves diseasehyperthyroidism with toxic goiter