Exam 15: Endocrine System and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

The inner part of the adrenal gland is the

Cutting out part or all of the pancreas is

Which hormone has an antiinflammatory effect?

The most common type of pituitary tumor, which causes the pituitary to oversecrete prolactin, is

The combining form for gland is

Which hormone stimulates milk production in the breast?

Aldosterone regulates blood volume, blood pressure, and

Posterior pituitary hormones

A condition of deficient calcium in the blood is

Excessive secretion of cortisol, leading to obesity, leukocytosis, hirsutism, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, and muscle wasting, is _____ syndrome.

An inherited disorder of the exocrine glands, resulting in abnormal, thick secretions of mucus that causes COPD, is

A fatal genetic disorder in which lipids accumulate in the tissues and brain because of an enzyme deficiency is

Which hormone dilates arteries, increases urine production, increases blood pressure and cardiac rate, and acts as a neurotransmitter in the nervous system?

Another term for epinephrine is

Androgen and estrogen are

Cutting out part or all of the thyroid gland is

The hormone that stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb water and return it to circulation is

Deficient hormones in which disorder may lead to tetany, hypocalcemia, and muscle cramps?

Enlargement of the thyroid gland that is not due to a tumor is called

One type of which disorder may be accompanied by exophthalmos and is termed Graves' disease?