The type of diabetes that is an autoimmune disease and results from the body's failure to produce insulin is called
a. Gestational diabetes
b. prediabetes
c. Type 2
d. Type 1
d. Type 1
Which of the following hormones are not secreted by the thyroid gland?
a. Triiodothyronine
b. Thymosin
c. T4
d. Calcitonin
b. Thymosin
The root crine means
a. gland
b. to secrete
c. substance
d. within
b. to secrete
The adrenal cortex secretes:
a. all of these
b. cortisol
c. corticosterone
d. aldosterone
a. all of these
The pituitary gland is located:
a. away from the hypothalamus
b. at the base of the brain
c. in the temporal lobe
d. in the center of the brain
b. at the base of the brain
All are true statements concerning epinephrine except:
a. it decreases the heart rate and cardiac output
b. it dilates the pupils
c. it elevates the systolic blood pressure
d. it dilates the bronchial tubes
a. it decreases the heart rate and cardiac output
The root aden means
a. gland
b. cortex
c. man
d. adrenal gland
a. gland
What is an abnormal condition of excessive hair growth, especially in women?
a. myxedema
b. hypergonadism
c. hirsutism
d. thymitis
c. hirsutism
The root hirsut means
a. cortex
b. hormone
c. gland
d. hairy
d. hairy
The study of the endocrine system is
a. ornithology
b. endocrinology
c. exophtalmic
d. endocrinologist
b. endocrinology
The principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex is:
a. aldosterone
b. androgen
c. dopamine
d. oxytocin
a. aldosterone
Melatonin is secreted by the:
a. pineal gland
b. thyroid gland
c. pancreas
d. parathyroid gland
a. pineal gland
What is a function of Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
a. regulates skin pigmentation
b. stimulates the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules
c. stimulates gastric acid secretion
d. influences the basal metabolic rate
b. stimulates the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules
The suffix that means hormone is:
a. -one
b. -ine
c. -gen
d. -in
a. -one
In the term estrogen, the combining form estr/o means:
a. estrogen
b. female
c. mad desire
d. sexual desire
b. female
A hypersecretion of cortisol may result in:
a. diabetes mellitus
b. Addison's disease
c. Cushing's disease
d. Graves' disease
c. Cushing's disease
Name a glucocorticoid hormone that is essential for the normal use of carbohydrates, absorption of glucose, and the formation of glycogen in the liver and tissues and also influences potassium and sodium metabolism.
a. Melatonin
b. Cortisol
c. Corticosterone
d. Aldosterone
c. Corticosterone
________ is a condition where the blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes.
a. Hypoglycemia
b. Prediabetes
c. Hyperglycemia
d. Gestational diabetes
b. Prediabetes
The pituitary body is known as
a. progeria
b. glucocorticoid
c. glandular
d. hypophysis
d. hypophysis
A deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones may result in:
a. diabetes mellitus
b. Cushing's disease
c. Addison's disease
d. Graves' disease
c. Addison's disease
What is a condition of premature old age occurring in children called?
a. progesterone
b. vasopressin
c. virilism
d. progeria
d. progeria
A substance used in the treatment of shock as it acts to elevate the blood pressure is:
a. insulin
b. dopamine
c. cortisone
d. iodine
b. dopamine
A chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities is called:
a. acromegaly
b. gigantism
c. dwarfism
d. cretinism
a. acromegaly
In the term hyperkalemia, the root kal means:
a. potassium
b. calcium
c. iron
d. magnesium
a. potassium
A hormone produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas is called:
a. melatonin
b. glucagon
c. calcitonin
d. insulin
d. insulin
Prolactin is secreted by the:
a. ovaries
b. posterior lobe of the pituitary
c. pineal gland
d. anterior lobe of the pituitary
d. anterior lobe of the pituitary