Hormones & Glands
This gland secretes T3 and T4 to regulate metabolic rate
What is the thyroid gland?
Hypersecretion of thyroid hormones leads to this high‑metabolic‑rate disorder
What is hyperthyroidism?
The liquid portion of blood after clotting factors are removed.
What is serum?
A condition of low hemoglobin or low RBC count.
What is anemia?
This test measures the number of each type of WBC in the blood.
What is a differential WBC count?
These pancreatic cells secrete insulin
What are beta cells?
A painless enlarged thyroid caused by dietary iodine deficiency
What is a goiter?
These blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What are red blood cells (RBCs)?
A genetic disorder resulting in sickle‑shaped RBCs
What is sickle cell anemia?
Blood type with no A or B antigens but both antibodies in plasma.
What is Type O?
This posterior pituitary hormone stimulates uterine contractions and milk let‑down
What is oxytocin?
Hyposecretion of insulin leads to this condition.
What is Type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Normal blood pH stays within this narrow range.
What is 7.35–7.45?
Overproduction of RBCs resulting in increased blood viscosity
What is polycythemia?
This test evaluates clotting time and is used with anticoagulant drug monitoring
What is the prothrombin time test (PT/INR)?
These hormones from the adrenal medulla help the body respond to stress
What are epinephrine and norepinephrine?
Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex results in this syndrome.
What is Cushing syndrome?
These granulocytes increase during bacterial infections.
What are neutrophils?
This bleeding disorder results from lack of clotting factor VIII
What is hemophilia A?
A laboratory technique that collects bone marrow to diagnose blood disease.
What is aspiration biopsy cytology (ABC)?
This hormone increases blood calcium by stimulating bone breakdown
What is parathyroid hormone (PTH)?
Enlarged hands and facial bones in adults result from GH hypersecretion in this condition.
What is acromegaly?
This is the percentage of whole blood made up of RBCs.
What is hematocrit?
A blood cancer characterized by extremely high WBC count.
What is leukemia?
This newborn condition occurs when Rh‑negative mothers form antibodies against Rh‑positive fetal blood.
What is erythroblastosis fetalis?