| coma | state of deep unconsciousness |
| excessive urination | polyuria |
| excessive thirst | polydipsia |
| excessive hunger | polyphagia |
| antidiuretic | an agent that decreases urine production |
| type 1 | what type of diabetes is found in patients under 30 |
| acromegaly | enlargement of head, face,hands,and feet due to excess growth hormone after growth plates have closed |
| hypertension , weight loss , rapid heart rate, sweating | symptoms of hyperthyroidism |
| poly- | prefix for many , excessive |
| hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia | the basic principle of diabetes treatment is to avoid |
| beta | what type of cells in the pancreas secrete insulin |
| pineal | small endocrine gland located in the verterbrate of the brain |
| hypothalamus | an endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain |
| melatonin | hormone formed by the pineal gland |
| glucagon | pancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels |
| adrenocortcotropic | hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its own hormone |
| mela- | root word for black |
| oxytocin | hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the uterus to contract |
| somatotrophin | hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the growth of body tissues |
| diabetes insipidus | excretion of large amounts of dilute urine as a result of inadequate hormone production |
| hypothalamus | an endocrine gland gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain |
| brain | the blank is the first organ affected by hypoglycmia because its metabolism depends primary on glucose |
| emaciation | abnormal thinness |
| puffy face, hair loss, weight gain | symptoms of hypothyroidism |
| 2 | how many adrenal glands are there |
| cretinism | congenital form of thyroid deficiency that severely retards mental and physical growth is |
| cushing syndrome | with what disease is adrenocortical hyperfunction most commonly seen |
| gonad | latin word for seed |
| pituitary | the hypothalamus connects the brain to the endocrine through blood vessels between the hypothalamus and the blank gland |
| 4 | most people have blank parathyroid glands |
| anti- | prefix meaning against |
| lethargy | greek term for drowsiness |
| glucagon and insulin | what do the islets of langerhans in the pancreas produce |
| posterior | the parathyroid glands are located on the blank surface of the thyroid gland |
| adrenal | endocrine gland on the upper pole of each kidney |
| lethargy | abnormal drowsiness in depth or length of time |
| thymus | endocrine gland located in the mediastinum |
| addison's disease | with what disease is adrenocortical hypofunction most commonly seen |
| thymus | greek term for sweetbread |
| serotonin | neurotransmitter in central and peripheral nervous system |
| pancreas | the islets of langerhans are located in the |
| graves disease | hyperthyroidism with toxic goiter |
