Endocrine Disorders

condition of an enlarged adrenal gland

• adrenomegaly

• insulinoma

• hepatomegaly

• meningitis

medical term that means "disease of a gland"

• adenopathy

• hypopituitarism

• adenoma

• myopathy

medical term for "a condition of overactivity of the pituitary gland"

• hyperpituitarism

• hypopituitarism

• hypothalectomy

• adenopathy

tumor of the cells that produce insulin

• insulinoma

• hematoma

• pancreatitis

• cholangiocarcinoma

medical term for "study of the endocrine system"

• endocrinology

• endocrinopathy

• hormonology

• hyperpituitarism

When the acidity of the blood increases above normal levels, this is called ________.

• acidosis

• hyperkalemia

• aciditis

• hemolysis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following is a symptom of Addison's disease?

• anemia

• increased skin pigmentation

• hypotension

• loss of appetite

• blindness

medical term for a malignant tumor of a gland or mucus-secreting organ

• adenocarcinoma

• glioblastoma

• cholangiocarcinoma

• Hodgkin's lymphoma

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Symptoms of this condition include hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and glycosuria

• diabetes mellitus

• insulinoma

• diabetes insipidus

• SIADH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

this condition is caused by inadequate secretion of ADH from the posterior pituitary gland, and causes polydipsia (excessive thirst) and polyuria (excessive urination)

• diabetes mellitus

• dwarfism

• diabetes insipidus

• SIADH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3