Hormones
What hormone regulates blood sugar levels?
What is insulin?
This gland is called the “master gland.”
What is the pituitary gland?
A condition caused by too little insulin or insulin resistance.
What is diabetes mellitus?
A simple blood test used to measure hormone levels.
What is a hormone panel?
True or False: The endocrine system includes the brain.
False
This hormone controls metabolism and is produced by the thyroid.
What is thyroxine (T4)?
This butterfly-shaped gland is located in the neck.
What is the thyroid gland?
A disorder caused by overactive thyroid.
What is hyperthyroidism?
This scan evaluates thyroid function.
What is a thyroid scan?
True or False: Hormones only travel in the nervous system.
False
What hormone causes the "fight or flight" response?
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)?400Which hormone is responsible for stimulating uterine contractions during childbirth?What is oxytocin?
Which gland sits on top of the kidneys and produces cortisol?
What are the adrenal glands?
A condition caused by underactive thyroid.
What is hypothyroidism?
This test measures how well the body handles glucose.
What is a glucose tolerance test?
True or False: The pancreas has both endocrine and digestive functions.
True
Which hormone is responsible for stimulating uterine contractions during childbirth?
What is oxytocin?
This gland is both endocrine and exocrine and helps regulate blood glucose.
What is the pancreas?
This condition results from excessive cortisol production.
What is Cushing's syndrome?
Imaging used to detect tumors in endocrine glands.
What is an MRI or CT scan?
True or False: The adrenal glands control insulin production.
False
Which hormone helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle?
What is melatonin?
Which small gland in the brain controls melatonin production?
What is the pineal gland?
A growth disorder caused by excess growth hormone.
What is gigantism or acromegaly?
A physical examination focusing on neck swelling or bulges could indicate this test.
What is a thyroid palpation?
True or False: Hormones act immediately like nerve impulses.
False