Exam 1 Nursing 124 with correct answers

Exam 1 Nursing 124Define Glands - correct answer maintain and regulate vital functions; produce hormone; secrete to target tissues Define hypothalamus - correct answer functions within pituitary gland; secretes "releasing" and "inhibiting" hormones Define Thyroid - correct answer produces T3 and T4 which affects the metabolic rate; produces calcitonin to increase calcium storage in bone Define parathyroid - correct answer secretes PTH which regulates blood levels of calcium and phosphorus Define adrenal gland - correct answer regulate sodium and electrolyte balance; affects the development of sexual characteristics Define Pancreas - correct answer produces insulin and glucagon Define gonads - correct answer ovaries and testes TSH Value - correct answer 0.5-5.0 milli unit/L Total T3 Value - correct answer 80-220 mg/dl Total T4 Value - correct answer 5.0 - 12.0 ug / dL What is another term for silent painless thyroiditis and describe it - correct answer Lymphocytic Mostly seen in post partem women - resolves w/in 3 - 12 months