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Chapter 10
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. In the term hyperglycemia, the root glyc refers to:
a. calcium
b. sugar, sweetness
c. gland
d. toxicity
e. protein
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2. Which hormone is produced by the testes?
a. testosterone
b. progesterone
c. oxytocin
d. thyroxine
e. estrogen
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3. What organ is associated with an insulinoma?
a. spinal cord
b. brain
c. thymus
d. pancreas
e. thyroid
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4. The blood test that measures levels of thyroid hormones is:
a. TFT
b. GTT
c. RAIU
d. THT
e. HRT
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5. In the term androgen, andr/o means:
a. steroid
b. male
c. hormone
d. corticosteroid
e. female
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6. Which term means disease of the adrenal glands?
a. adrenomegaly
b. adrenogenous
c. adrenopathy
d. adrenotoxic
e. adrenolytic
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7. Thyroid hormone deficiency is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism
thyromegaly
Graves disease
goiter
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8. Exophthalmos can occur as a result of:
a. diabetes
b. pituitary disease
c. thyroid disease
d. Addison disease
e. Cushing syndrome
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9. Hormone deficiencies are corrected with:
a. RAIU
b. DM
c. HTT
d. HRT
e. HT
____ 10. Which term is associated with an enlargement of the thyroid gland?
a. hypergonadism
b. euthyroid
c. goiter
d. tetany
e. hypophyseal enlargement
____ 11. The form of hypothyroidism that develops in infants is called:
a. adenoma
b. neoplasm
c. goiter
d. cretinism
e. Addison disease
____ 12. Excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal cortex may result in:
a. Cushing syndrome
b. Graves disease
c. myxedema
d. cretinism
e. thyrotropin
____ 13. Insulin injections are prescribed for treatment of:
a. hyperinsulinism
b. pancreatitis
c. hypoglycemia
d. type 1 diabetes
e. pheochromocytoma
____ 14. The state of equilibrium in the internal environment of the body is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
cretinism
glycogenesis
metabolism
thyrostasis
homeostasis
____ 15. Which term means abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone?
a. pancreatitis
b. pancreatopathy
c. pancreatomegaly
d. pancreatoma
e. pancreatolithiasis
____ 16. What gland is affected with panhypopituitarism?
a. thymus
b. pituitary
c. parathyroid
d. adrenal
e. pancreas
____ 17. What laboratory test measures blood sugar levels after the administration of glucose?
a. TFT
b. HRT
c. GTT
d. GH
e. FBS
____ 18. The total calcium blood test is used to detect disorders of the:
a. bones
b. thyroid
c. pancreas
d. liver
e. bladder
____ 19. Hyperglycemia can be corrected with:
a. thyroxine
b. adrenaline
c. calcium
d. glucose
e. insulin
____ 20. Hyposecretion of the thyroid gland in adults causes:
a. Cushing disease
b. Parkinson disease
c. myxedema
d. giantism
e. hirsutism
____ 21. Gigantism and dwarfism result from improper functioning of hormones from the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
pituitary gland
adrenal glands
thyroid gland
pancreatic gland
thymus gland
____ 22. What is an incision of the thyroid gland called?
a. thyrostomy
b. thyrotomy
c. thyropathy
d. thyromegaly
e. thyroidectomy
____ 23. What is excision of the thyroid gland called?
a. thyromegaly
b. thyroidectomy
c. thyroidotomy
d. thymectomy
e. thymoma
____ 24. In the term endocrine, -crine means:
a. stimulate
b. thirst
c. hidden
d. secrete
e. hormone
____ 25. Insulin is produced by the:
a. thyroid gland
b. pineal gland
c. pancreas
d. kidneys
e. pituitary gland
____ 26. The adrenal gland tumor that causes excessive release of epinephrine and adrenaline, resulting in
severe hypertension, is called:
a. adenoma
b. pancreatoma
c. thymoma
d. pheochromocytoma
e. myeloma
____ 27. What condition is most commonly caused by alcoholism and biliary tract disease?
a. Addison disease
b. myxedema
c. pheochromocytoma
d. cretinism
e. pancreatitis
____ 28. Excessive thirst is called:
a. polydipsia
b. polyphagia
c. polyuria
d. polyhydruria
e. polyphasia
____ 29. Exophthalmos is a disorder caused by hypersecretion from the:
a. parathyroid gland
b. thyroid gland
c. pancreas
d. gonads
e. pancreas
____ 30. Which of the following disorders is treated by an endocrinologist?
a. pregnancies
b. mental disorders
c. skin rashes
d. overproduction and underproduction of hormones
e. spinal fractures
____ 31. Which of the following describes an excessive growth of body hair, especially in women?
a. virilism
b. hirsutism
c. diuresis
d. cretinism
e. tetany
____ 32. Which of the following diseases is treated by an endocrinologist?
a. cerebral palsy
b. stroke
c. diabetes
d. meningitis
e. myeloma
____ 33. A disorder caused by hyperthyroidism is:
a. adenoma
b. neoplasm
c. goiter
d. cretinism
e. Addison disease
____ 34. Which procedure involves excision of the pituitary gland through the nasal cavity via the sphenoid
sinus without disturbing brain tissue?
a. rhinotomy
b. transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
c. encephalectomy
d. cephalotomy
e. exophthalmometry
____ 35. Which abbreviation is associated with administration of iodine?
a. NPH
b. TFT
c. PTH
d. RAI
e. FSH
Matching
Match the word elements with their meanings.
a. aden/o
k. parathyroid/o
b. adrenal/o
l. pituitar/o
c. calc/o
m. thym/o
d. cephal/o
n. thyroid/o
e. chrom/o
o. toxic/o
f. gluc/o
p. -crine
g. home/o
q. -ism
h. my/o
r. -oma
i. insulin/o
s. hyperj. pancreat/o
t. poly____ 36. gland
____ 37. calcium
____ 38. pituitary gland
____ 39. same, like
____ 40. insulin
____ 41. sugar, sweetness
____ 42. pancreas
____ 43. parathyroid glands
____ 44. thymus gland
____ 45. thyroid gland
____ 46. poison
____ 47. adrenal glands
____ 48. many, much
____ 49. to secrete
____ 50. color
____ 51. condition
____ 52. head
____ 53. excessive, above normal
____ 54. tumor
____ 55. muscle
Match the medical words with their definitions.
a. Addison disease
k. insulinoma
b. cretinism
l. myxedema
c. Cushing syndrome
m. panhypopituitarism
d. diabetes mellitus
n. pheochromocytoma
e. exophthalmos
o. polydipsia
f. goiter
p. RAIU
g. Graves disease
q. TFT
h. GTT
r. thyroiditis
i. HRT
s. total calcium
j. insulin
t. toxemia
____ 56. abnormal protrusion of eyeballs that may be due to thyrotoxicosis, tumor, or aneurysm
____ 57. hyperthyroidism that involves growth of the thyroid gland associated with hypersecretion of
thyroxine
____ 58. advanced hypothyroidism in adults, causing edema and increased blood pressure
____ 59. excessive thirst, which is characteristic of diabetic patients
____ 60. cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)
____ 61. blood test that measures thyroid hormone levels to evaluate thyroid gland function
____ 62. enlargement of the thyroid gland
____ 63. tumor of the pancreas
____ 64. inflammation of the thyroid gland
____ 65. group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia
____ 66. rare adrenal tumor that causes excessive release of epinephrine or norepinephrine and induces high
blood pressure
____ 67. hormone replacement used for diabetes mellitus
____ 68. blood test to detect parathyroid and bone disorders
____ 69. uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency of cortical hormones that results when the adrenal
cortex is damaged or atrophied
____ 70. imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid gland after administration of
radioactive iodine
____ 71. congenital condition characterized by severe hypothyroidism; commonly associated with other
endocrine disorders
____ 72. oral administration or injection of synthetic hormones to correct a hormone deficiency
____ 73. total pituitary impairment that brings about progressive and general loss of hormone activity
____ 74. administration of glucose after a 12-hour fast to measure glucose levels at regular intervals
____ 75. poisonous substances in the blood
Completion
Complete each statement.
76. Use thyroid to build a word that means incision of the thyroid gland: __________
77. Use pancreat to build a word that means disease of the pancreas: __________.
78. Use adren/o to build a word that means disease of the adrenal glands: __________.
79. Use hyper- to build a word that means excessive calcium in the blood: __________.
80. Use -crine to build a word that means to secrete within: __________.
81. Build a surgical term that means excision of the thymus: __________.
82. Use poly- to build a word that means much (excessive) thirst: __________.
83. Use -iasis to build a word that means abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone: __________.
84. Use thyr/o to build a word that means enlargement of the thyroid gland: __________.
85. Use -ism to build a word that means condition of hairy (hairiness): __________.
86. Build a word that means excision or removal of a lobe: __________.
87. Build a medical word that means excision of the parathyroid gland: __________.
88. Build a word that means tumor of the thymus gland: __________.
89. Build a word that means incision of the pancreas: ___________.
90. Build a word that means specialist in the study of poison(s): __________.
Chapter 10
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COMPLETION
76. ANS: thyroidotomy
77. ANS: pancreatopathy
78. ANS: adrenopathy
79. ANS: hypercalcemia
80. ANS: endocrine
81. ANS: thymectomy
82. ANS: polydipsia
83. ANS: pancreatolithiasis
84. ANS: thyromegaly
85. ANS: hirsutism
86. ANS: lobectomy
87. ANS: parathyroidectomy
88. ANS: thymoma
89. ANS: pancreatotomy
90. ANS: toxicologist