Chapter 13: The Endocrine System

Which term describes the excessive thirst that is symptomatic of diabetes insipidus?

• dyspepsia
• polydipsia
• polypahagia

The ___________ gland secretes hormones that control the functions of other endocrine glands.

• pineal
• pituitary
• thyroid

Which condition results from abnormally high concentrations of calcium in the blood?

• Cushing's Syndrome
• hypercalcemia
• hypocalcemia

Where is the thyroid-stimulating hormone secreted?

• pituitary gland
• parathyroid glands
• posterior pituitary lobe

Which condition is a life threatening condition caused by excessive quantities of the thyroid hormones?

• Grave's disease
• hyperthyroidism
• thyrotoxicosis

Where does a pheochromocytona occur?

• adrenal cortex
• adrenal medulla
• anterior pituitary gland

Which hormone stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics?

• estrogen
• progesterone
• testosterone

Which condition is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistekenly attacks the thyroid gland?

• goiter
• Grave's disease
• Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Which type if diabetes mellitus is an insulin resistance disorder?

• gestational
• Type 1
• Type 2

Which term describes an abnormal condition causer by an insufficient or absent secretion of the parathyroid hormone that can lead to periodic painful muscle spasms and tremors?

• cretinism
• myxedema
• hypoparathyroidism