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What is the surgical removal of an adrenal gland called?

Adrenalectomy

What pituitary tumor causes excessive prolactin secretion?

Prolactinoma

An A1c test measures average blood glucose over how many months?

Three months

Which cells of the islets of Langerhans produce glucagon?

Alpha cells

What is the correct spelling of the gland involved in T-cell maturation?

Thymus

What is the abbreviation for a radioactive iodine uptake scan?

RAIU

What is oversecretion of insulin called?

Hyperinsulinism

What gland is located near the center of the brain and secretes melatonin?

Pineal gland

What does polydipsia mean?

Excessive thirst

What system carries endocrine chemical messengers, and what are they called?

Circulatory system; hormones

What is a childhood deficiency of somatotropin that can cause short stature?

Growth hormone deficiency

What is the surgical removal of the pituitary gland called?

Hypophysectomy

What is the medical term for protrusion of the eyeballs from their orbits?

Exophthalmia

What is the combining form for the pituitary gland?

Hypophys/o

What term means surgical removal of the head of the pancreas and duodenum?

Pancreatoduodenectomy

According to the assessment, what is another term given for pancreatic cancer?

Islet cell carcinoma

What thyroid disorder can a radioactive iodine uptake scan help evaluate?

Hyperthyroidism

What combining form means to secrete?

Crin/o

What does F stand for in TFT?

Function

What disease results from deficient adrenal cortisol production?

Addison disease

What is the medical term for excessive appetite?

Polyphagia

What does DI stand for?

Diabetes insipidus

What are medications used to manage blood glucose levels called?

Antidiabetics

What are the female and male gonads?

Ovaries; testes

What does exophthalmia mean?

Protrusion of the eyeballs from their orbits

Graves disease is a common cause of what thyroid condition?

Hyperthyroidism

What is Simmonds disease an eponym for?

Panhypopituitarism

What is a deficiency of sodium in the blood called?

Hyponatremia

What glandular part of the pituitary releases hormones in response to the hypothalamus?

Adenohypophysis

According to the assessment, what is another term for hirsutism?

Hypertrichosis

What is an excessive accumulation of ketone acids in the blood called?

Ketoacidosis

Which gland secretes T3?

Thyroid gland

Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of which gland?

Adrenal gland

The adrenal glands are located above which organs?

Kidneys

According to the assessment, what adrenal medulla hormone dilates arteries and increases urine production?

Dopamine

What is the exocrine function of the pancreas?

Release digestive enzymes into the small intestine

What is the medical term for an abnormal sensation or feeling?

Paresthesia

What does P stand for in FPG?

Plasma

Which gland secretes melatonin?

Pineal gland

What is the correct spelling of a specialist who treats endocrine disorders?

Endocrinologist