mod f review

  1. What does a ductless gland secrete?
    hormones
  2. what is another name for putuitary gland
    master gland
  3. which glands regulate the exchange of calcium between bones and blood
    thyroid gland
  4. which is responsible for the growth and development in the bones, musvles, and other organs?
    pituitary gland
  5. ACTH stimulates the cortex of which gland?
    adrenal
  6. Insuffifient GH production during childhood results in what?
    dwarfism
  7. Which gland infulences the body's internal clock (puberty)?
    pineal body
  8. Disease..Defficiency in secretion of hormones T3 and T4
    Cushings syndrom
  9. Hormone secreted by cortex
    cortisol
  10. Hypersecretion of cortisol may result in what?
    Grave's disease
  11. Hyposecretion of cortisol may result in what?
    Addison's disease
  12. What is a condition of mucus swelling resulting from hypofunction of the throid gland?
    Myxedema
  13. Which hormon controls electrolyte balance by regulation sodium and potassium?
    Glucococorticoid
  14. T or F. During pregnancy, the placenta acts as an endocrine gland
    true
  15. T or F. The thyroxine test is used to detect tumors of the thyroid gland.
    False
  16. T or F. Prolactin stimulates the production of milk in breasts. Oxytocin stimulates the glow of milk from the breasts.
    True
  17. T or F. GTT (glucose tolerance test) is used to test the control of glucose in a 6-8 week period.
    False
  18. T or F. If a diabetic is low on sugar, they can go into a diabetic coma
    True
  19. T or F. THS causes the production of estrogen in females.
    False
  20. T or F. Hypothyroidism is the result of excess secretion of thyroxine.
    False
  21. What is a test used that evaluates infertility in men?
    PSA
  22. Woman inseminated with a Y-chromosome will have a 75-80% chance of having what?
    a baby boy
  23. Storage site for maturation of sperm
    seminal vessels
  24. at what age does puberty begin?
    • 12 for males
    • 10 for girls
  25. At what age should a male start doing self exams?
    15 years old
  26. Surgical sterilitization of males
    vasectomy
  27. what is the surgical binding of joint for immobilization
    athrodesis
  28. which of the adreneal glands dilates teh arteries and elevates systolic blood pressure?
    cortex
  29. which gland influences the volume of metabolism by metabolic process
    adrenal
  30. what is the passageway for sprem to exit the body from epidermis
    vas deferens
  31. Who is your favorite person?
    Ms. Pattillo
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