Deck 15: English Glossary

Question 1

Adrenaline is secreted by the adrenal medulla.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Hormones are glandular secretions.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The pituitary gland is also called the hypophysis.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The isthmus connects the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

Question 5

The adrenal cortex is the outer portion of each adrenal gland.

Question 6

Thyroxine is secreted by the thyroid gland and helps regulate metabolic function.

Question 7

Exocrine glands are known as ductless glands.

Question 8

Receptors are glands that secrete hormones.

Question 9

Endocrine glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream.

Question 10

The hypothalamus is located in the brain superior to the pituitary.

Question 11

Insulin is secreted when blood sugar levels are too low.

Question 12

Catecholamines are hormones that are secreted in response to stress.

Question 13

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is the adenohypophysis.

Question 14

All hormones are water soluble.

Question 15

Prolactin stimulates milk production and is released by the ovaries.

Question 16

The adrenals regulate blood sugar levels.

Question 17

The hypothalamus releases melatonin,a hormone believed to affect sleep.

Question 18

The thymus gland is part of both the endocrine system and the cardiovascular system.

Question 19

Oxytocin is a hormone that stimulates water reabsorption.

Question 20

Estradiol is the most powerful estrogen.

Question 21

Polydipsia is a symptom of a pituitary malfunction.

Question 22

The pituitary gland is also called the parathyroid.

Question 23

Endocrine glands are also known as duct glands.

Question 24

The thymus gland is part of both the endocrine and immune systems.

Question 25

Exophthalmos is a symptom of thyrotoxicosis,also called Graves' disease.

Question 26

Hormones are removed from the bloodstream by the kidneys.

Question 27

The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is the adenohypophysis .

Question 28

Some endocrine glands can be removed and replaced with the use of synthetic hormones.

Question 29

Exocrine glands secrete substances into ducts.

Question 30

Type II diabetes is always an insulin-dependent condition.

Question 31

Hormones released by the hypothalamus have either a releasing or an aggressive factor.

Question 32

Hormones are effective only in specific target cells.

Question 33

The pineal gland releases melatonin.

Question 34

The parathyroid glands help maintain equilibrium or metabolism.

Question 35

The endocrine system consists of receptors that secrete hormones.

Question 36

Endocrine glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream.

Question 37

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is the hypophysis.

Question 38

The adrenal glands are also known as the androgen glands.

Question 39

The hormone that helps lower blood calcium concentration is calcitonin.

Question 40

A hypoglycemic is the same as an antihyperglycemic.

Question 41

The testes produce male hormones called melatonin.

Question 42

Hyposecretion of growth hormone may result in dwarfism.

Question 43

Hypersecretion of growth hormone after puberty causes gigantism.

Question 44

The pancreas helps maintain proper levels of blood calcium.

Question 45

Excessive thirst is polydipsia .

Question 46

An oversecretion of ACTH causes Addison's syndrome.

Question 47

Glucagon is produced by gamma cells.

Question 48

The outer portion of each adrenal gland is the adrenal cortex.

Question 49

The adrenal glands imitate the sympathetic nervous system and so are called sympathomimetic .

Question 50

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are secreted by the adrenal cortex.

Question 51

Parathormone increases blood calcium.

Question 52

The inner portion of each adrenal gland is the adrenal sympathomimetic.

Question 53

The ovaries produce immature ova.

Question 54

Vasopressin increases water drainage.

Question 55

Insulin is secreted by the islets of Langerhans .

Question 56

The undersecretion of hormones is hyposecretion.

Question 57

Sperm are produced in the testes.

Question 58

Insulin is produced by beta cells.

Question 59

The oversecretion of hormones is hyposecretion.

Question 60

Excessive amount of water secreted in the urine is syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH).

Question 61

Hyperthyroidism is also known as Graves' disease or thyrotoxicosis.

Question 62

Acromegaly is an abnormality of the

A) adrenal glands.
B) thyroid glands.
C) pituitary glands.
D) thymus glands.

Question 63

Hypersecretion of insulin may cause hyperglycemia.

Question 64

Bulging of the eyes is thyrotoxicosis.

Question 65

Hypoadrenalism is also known as Addison's disease.

Question 66

Select the combining form that best matches the definition gland.

A) adren(o)
B) gonad(o)
C) parathyroid(o)
D) aden(o)

Question 67

Diabetes mellitus is caused by hyposecretion of insulin.

Question 68

Select the combining form that best matches the definition pancreas.

A) parathyroid(o)
B) gluc(o)
C) adren(o)
D) pancreat(o)

Question 69

Calcitonin is secreted by

A) parathyroid cells.
B) thymus cells.
C) thyroid cells.
D) adrenal cells.

Question 70

Select the combining form that best matches the definition glucose.

A) gluc(o)
B) glyc(o)
C) pancreat(o)
D) adren(o)

Question 71

Excessive androgens in both men and women can cause virilism or myxedema.

Question 72

Melatonin is released by the

A) hypothalamus.
B) pineal gland.
C) pituitary gland.
D) hyroid

Question 73

The abnormal presence of ketone bodies in the blood and urine is ketoitits.

Question 74

Symptoms of diabetes include

A) polydipsia.
B) polyuria.
C) tumors.
D) both polydipsia and polyuria.

Question 75

Lack of iodine in the diet can cause a goiter.

Question 76

Removal of a gland is an adrenalectomy.

Question 77

Hormones are only effective in

A) cells with receptors.
B) ducts.
C) exocrine glands.
D) apocrine glands.

Question 78

Select the combining form that best matches the definition sex glands.

A) aden(o)
B) gonad(o)
C) glyc(o)
D) parathyroid(o)

Question 79

Select the combining form that best matches the definition glycogen.

A) adren(o)
B) thyroid(o)
C) glyc(o)
D) gluc(o)

Question 80

Removal of the pituitary gland is a hypophysectomy.