General Terms
The term for underproduction of a hormone in the endocrine system.
What is hypofunction?
This is the most common cause of pituitary disorders.
What are Adenomas, which are benign tumors?
Excess Growth Hormone (GH) secretion prior to the fusion of the epiphyses during puberty leads to this condition.
What is acromegaly or giantism?
This happens to the metabolism when a patient has hypothyroid function.
What is low or decreased metabolism?
These cells are the primary binding sites for insulin.
What are liver, adipose, and skeletal muscle tissue cells?
Excessive hormone production by an endocrine gland is known as _____.
What is hyperfunction?
In the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, hormones from the pituitary that tell peripheral glands to grow and produce their hormones are called _____ hormones.
What are trophic hormones?
These manifestations of excess GH may be seen in the heart.
What is cardiomegaly?
This happens to the function of the heart with hypothyroidism.
What is bradycardia and low cardiac output?
Besides Glucose uptake in adipose and muscle tissue, these 4 are additional actions of insulin.
What is glycolysis, glycogen synthesis, protein synthesis, and the Uptake of Ions like K and PO4?
An endocrine disorder that originates in the target gland responsible for producing the hormone is classified as a _____ disorder.
What is primary?
The mass effect of a pituitary adenoma can cause these three symptoms.
What are Headaches, seizures, and visual deficits?
A life-threatening, acute exacerbation of hyperthyroidism is known as a _____.
What is a thyroid Storm?
This hormonal deficiency results in Addison's disease.
What is primary adrenal cortical insufficiency?
This is the major etiology difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
What is insulin deficiency vs insulin resistance?
In a secondary endocrine disorder, the defect arises here.
What is the pituitary system?
ADH and Oxytocin are released from here.
What is the posterior pituitary?
This is a key cardiovascular manifestation of hyperthyroidism.
What is tachycardia, palpitations and dysrhythmias?
When there is a deficiency in anterior pituitary hormones due to an adenoma, these hormones are affected.
What are Growth Hormone, LH, FSH, TSH and ACTH?
These major symptoms signal hypoglycemic shock.
What are disorientation, anxiety, decreased responsiveness, low blood glucose, tachycardia, and decreased LOC?
Tertiary endocrine disorders result from dysfunction of this brain structure.
What is the hypothalamus?
These hormones that control growth, and the function of other glands are released from the Anterior Pituitary.
What are GH, TSH, ACTH,LH and FSH?
This syndrome is the result of an excess of glucocorticoids.
What is Cushing's syndrome?
This life-threatening problem is a result of acute hypotension, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia, resulting in loss of consciousness.
What is Myxedema Coma?
These are signs of DKA.
Rapid, Kussmaul respirations, Fruity acetone breath, hypotension, lethargy, decreased responsiveness, metabolic acidosis, high glucose levels.