WorksheetsEndocrine System Terminology
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
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": (a) 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": (a) tropin
Which word means "enlargement of the adrenal glands"?
adrenomegaly
adenomegaly
adrenomania
adrenotrophy
Which words means "excision (removal) of the parathyroid glands"?
thyroidectomy
thyroidostomy
parathyroidotomy
parathyroidectomy
Which word means "production of glucose"?
glycogenesis
glucogenesis
glycolysis
gluocopoietin
