Lesson 12 Quiz: Endocrine System

The combining form referring to glands located above the kidneys is:

The combining form referring to the butterfly-shaped gland located anteriorly in the neck inferior to the larynx is:

The prefix in the term hypo/glyc/emia means:

The suffix meaning state of is:

The prefix in the term poly/ur/ia means:

The combining form dips/o means:

The medical term meaning (any) disease of endocrine system is:

The medical term meaning inflammation of the adrenal gland is:

The medical term meaning condition of deficient sugar in the blood is:

The medical term meaning to secrete within is:

Match each medical term with the category that best describes it by sorting elements using drag and drop

The abbreviation referring to a blood test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood after fasting 8 to 10 hours is:

The medical term thymoma indicates is:

The medical term meaning a group of signs and symptoms including insulin resistance, obesity characterized by excessive fat around the area of the waist and abdomen, hypertension, hyperglycemia, elevated triglycerides, and low levels of the “good” cholesterol HD is:

A biopsy technique that uses a narrow hollow needle to obtain tiny amounts of tissue for pathologic examination is a:

In goiter, the thyroid gland is:

he physician ordered two blood tests, an FBS and a HbA1c, to help determine whether the patient has a chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by underactivity of the insulin-producing islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and characterized by elevated blood sugar called:

The medical term meaning a disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and exophthalmos is:

The medical term for enlargement (of one or both) of the adrenal glands is:

When the patient has acromegaly, the internist suspects the cause is either a pituitary tumor or a tumor composed of glandular tissue, which is called a (n)