AP 12 Endocrine System

The group of cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that are responsible for secreting insulin are the ____.

• alpha cells

• beta cells

• chief cells

• leukocytes

Bulging of the eyeballs due to hyperthyroidism is known as ____.

• Cushing syndrome

• exophthalmia

• addison's disease

• cretinism

The hormone that lowers the calcium and phosphate ion concentration of the blood by inhibiting the release of calcium phosphate ions from the bones and by increasing the excretion of these ions by the kidneys is ____.

• vasopressin

• serotonin

• melatonin

• calcitonin

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A condition of the pituitary gland due to a deficiency of ADH in which an individual produces 20 to 30 liters of urine daily and can become severely dehydrated is known as ____.

• addison's disease

• crohn's disease

• diabetes mellitus

• diabetes insipidus

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The hormone that stimulates development of the follicles in the ovaries is ____.

• lactogenic hormone

• serotonin

• luteinizing hormone

• follicle-stimulating hormone

Too little growth hormone secreted before puberty, as a result of abnormal development of the pituitary gland, results in a condition known as ____.

• acromegaly

• dwarfism

• cretinism

• gigantism

The hormone that maintains the body’s water balance by promoting increased water reabsorption by the kidneys is the antidiuretic hormone known as ____.

• serotonin

• vasopressin

• melanin

• parathormone

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The pituitary gland, considered the “master gland” of the endocrine system, is actually controlled by what?

• hypothalamus

• infundibulum

• hypophysis

• suprarenal gland

A condition of the adrenal cortex characterized by bronzing of the skin, decreased blood sodium, low blood glucose, low blood pressure, fatigue, listlessness, and dehydration is called ____.

• crohn's disease

• diabetes mellitus

• addison's disease

• diabetes insipidus

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The condition caused by too much secretion from the adrenal cortex, resulting in puffy skin, obesity, a moon-shaped face, and masculinizing changes in women, is known as ____.

• addison's disease

• diabetes mellitus

• diabetes insipidus

• cushing's syndrome