Chapter+13+Review+Exercises

From Jammie G. Proofreading Skills 1. The excretion of excessively large amounts of urine. Spelled correctly? Yes 2. Excessive thirst. Spelled correctly? No **polydipsia** 3. The presence of sugar in the urine. Spelled correctly? No **glycosuria** 4. Elevated blood sugar level. Spelled correctly? Yes 5. Less than normal blood sugar level. Spelled correctly? Yes 6. A condition occurring in pregnancy that is characterized by the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus such as elevated blood sugar level. Spelled correctly? Yes 7. A disorder of the pancreas in which the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas fail to produce an adequate amount of insulin, resulting in the body’s inability to appropriately metabolize carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Spelled correctly? No **diabetes mellitus** 8. Overactivity of the thyroid gland. Spelled correctly? No **hyperthyroidism** 9. An abnormal condition characterized by a marked outward protrusion of the eyeballs. Spelled correctly? No **exophthalmia** 10. A hormone secreted by the thyroid gland. Spelled correctly? Yes

From Jammie H. Completion 1. acromegaly 6. pheochromocytoma 2. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 7. diabetic retinopathy 3. Graves’ disease 8. pancreatic cancer 4. thyroid storm 9. radioactive iodine uptake test 5. Cushing’s syndrome 10. thyroid echogram

From Tamara: A. Term to Definition 1. acromegaly: Chronic metabolic condition characterized by gradual, noticeable enlargement and elongation of bones of face, jaw and extremities due to hypersecretion of human growth hormones after puberty. 2. endocrinologist: Physician specializing in treating the diseases and disorders of the endocrine system. 3. exophthalmia: abnormal condition characterized by marked outward protrusion of eyeballs. 4. glucagon: hormone secreted by islets of Lagerhans of the pancreas that stimulates the liver to convert glycogen into glucose. 5. glycogenesis: The conversion of excess glucose into glycogen for storage in the liver for later use as needed. 6. hirsutism: A condition in which there is excessive body hair in a male distribution pattern. 7. polydipsia: Excessive thirst. 8. polyuria: Excretion of excessively large amounts of urine. 9. tetany: Condition characterized by severe cramping and twitching of the muscles and sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints; a complication of hypocalcemia. 10. virilism: Development of masculine physical traits in the female -- also called masculinization. May be due to abnormality or dysfunction of adrenal gland, e.g. adrenal virilism.

B. From Tamara: B. Spelling 1. acromegaly 2. luteinizing 3. islets (of Langerhans) 4. cretinism 5. euthyroid 6. hirsutism 7. myxedema 8. virilism 9. pancreatitis 10. thyroidectomy

C. From Tamara: Matching abbreviations 1. D. 2. E 3. i 4. J 5. K 6. L 7. H 8. C 9. B 10. A

Alexis, Chapt. 13, Section K Alexis, Chapt, 13, Section L
 * 1) Aldosteronism
 * 2) Cushings
 * 3) Goiter
 * 4) Thyrotoxicosis
 * 5) Acromegaly
 * 6) Cretinism
 * 7) Myxedema
 * 8) Parathyroidism
 * 9) Virilism
 * 10) Hyperthyroidism
 * C
 * A
 * D
 * B
 * B

=﻿From Tabatha Holt section I. matching conditions=
 * h
 * i
 * e
 * f
 * b
 * a
 * c
 * j
 * g
 * d

=﻿From Tabatha Holt section J. definition to term=


 * 1) dwarfism
 * 2) goiter (simple; nontoxic)
 * 3) chronic thyroiditis
 * 4) hyperthyroidism
 * 5) exophthalmos
 * 6) hypocalcemia
 * 7) Addison's disease
 * 8) gigantism
 * 9) hypothyroidism
 * 10) hyperparathyroidism