Chapter 16

5 Written Questions

1. portions of the pancreas that secrete insulin
2. tissue that secretes cortisol and aldosterone
3. glands that maintain the blood calcium level
4. diabetes insipidus
5. another name for epinephrine

5 Matching Questions

1. gigantism
2. DM
3. tetany
4. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH)
5. epinephrin and norepinephrine

1. a help the body to deal with stress by increasing the blood pressure, hearbeat, and respirations
2. b results from low blood calcium
3. c caused by overproduction of the pituitary growth hormone
4. d regulate developement, growth, and fuction of the ovaries and testes
5. e diabetes mellitus

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland
   1. tetany
   2. goiter
   3. hormone
   4. cortisol
2. located neart the pituitary gland in the brain. Secretes "releasing" hormone that function to stimulate or inhibit the release of pituitary gland hormones.
   1. thyrotoxicosis
   2. hypothalmus
   3. isthmus
   4. exophthalmos
3. stores and releases antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
   1. hormone
   2. cortisol
   3. goiter
   4. posterior lobe
4. stimulates uterine contractions during labor and postpartum.
   1. acidosis
   2. T4
   3. ketosis
   4. oxytocin
5. hormone secreted by posterior lobe of the pituitary, ADH, stimulates the kidney to reabsorb water
   1. adrenocorticotropic hormone
   2. gonadotropic hormones
   3. antidiuretic hormone
   4. aldosterone

5 True/False Questions

1. goiter → radioactive iodine uptake

   True        False

2. myxedema → diabetes mellitus

   True        False

3. metabolism → total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism

   True        False

4. Graves disease → characterized by hyperthyroidism, goiter and exophthalmos

   True        False

5. adenohypophysis → anterior lobe of pituitary that secretes growth hormone and thyroid-stinulating hormone

   True        False