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Endocrine Study Guide
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A lack of insulin leads to: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A simple goiter is caused by: a _ _ _ dietary intake of _ _ _ _ _ _
TSH is secreted by the pituitary and acts on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gland
The function of thyroid hormones is to: stimulate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The endocrine portion of the pancreas is the:
Hypo functioning of the parathyroid glands leads to a condition known as:
______
A typical screening procedure for diabetes mellitus is: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The parathyroid gland is located in the:
Name the symptoms of hyperthyroidism:
How is dwarfism treated when diagnosed at an early age?
Parahormone tends to increase the concentration of: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the blood
Dee has a blood sugar of 100 milligrams. Her blood sugar is: extremely high, high,
normal, or low.
The pancreas is located in the: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cavity
What synthetic hormone could be given to a pregnant woman to cause her to go into
labor? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What two pituitary hormones act on the ovaries? _ _ _ and _ _
Prolactin stimulates milk secretion after the delivery of a baby. Prolactin is produced by
the: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gland
During what time of the day would the pancreas normally secrete the most insulin?
Hormones are classified as: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When released from endocrine cells in the pancreas insulin acts to: _ _ _ _ _
Blood sugar levels
Body cells that react to a particular hormone are called: _ _ _ _ _ _ organs cells
What endocrine gland produces a response to stress? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The hormone FSH stimulates growth of the graafian follicle to grow in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The endocrine gland located in the thoracic cavity is the _ _ _ _ _ _
What female endocrine gland is located in the pelvic cavity? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What endocrine gland is located above the kidneys? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What endocrine gland is located in the cranial cavity? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands are: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The endocrine gland that is located in front of the trachea is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gland
Enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet and joints, with a characteristic protruding
chin are common symptoms of: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ken is 8 feet tall and weighs 260 pounds. What endocrine gland may be responsible for
his size? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If someone were very nervous and had loss of weight, what endocrine disorder might
they have? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What do endocrine glands secrete? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What does the pancreas secrete to decrease sugar in the blood? _ _ _ _ _ _ _