Endocrine System Terminology

The small gland in the brain that controls other glands is the:

• thymus

• pituitary

• pineal

• adrenal

Gigantism results from overproduction of:

• prolactin

• growth hormone

• thyroid-stimulating hormone

• antidiuretic hormone

The inner region of an organ is the cortex.

• true

• false

Which word means "condition of an overactive thyroid gland"?

• hyperthyroidmania

• hyperthyroidoma

• hyperthyroidism

• hypothyroidism

Which word means "glandular disease".

• adrenopathy

• adenopathy

• adrenitis

• adenitis

Type the word that means "having excessive amounts of thyroid hormone": _________toxin

Which word means "inflammation of the pancreas"?

• pancreatopenia

• pancretoadynia

• pancreatosis

• pancreatitis

Which word means "conversion of glycogen to glucose"?

• glucolysis

• glycolysis

• glycoleptic

• glucoleptic

Type the word that means "hormone that aids in the growth of gonads": _________tropin

Which word means "enlargement of the adrenal glands"?

• adrenomegaly

• adenomegaly

• adrenomania

• adrenotrophy