IBEC STUDY QUESTIONS & VALID
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3 categories of abnormal hair - CORRECT ANSWER Superflous/congenital,
hypertrichosis, hirsutism
What is the reason for hypertrichosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Topical stimulation
Who does hirsutism belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER Only female
Where causes hirsutism? - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic stimulation (endocrine
system increase in androgens)
Superflous Hair - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive hair not abnormal for their sex/age,
simply undesirable socially
Endocrine gland - CORRECT ANSWER A ductless gland that secretes hormones
directly into the bloodstream
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER Diffusion of water from high concentration to low
concentration, to achieve balance of water pressure between cells
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER Process by which organisms maintain internal
balance
Type of metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
Hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical messengers that regulate the activities of
different body cells
Steroids - CORRECT ANSWER Able to mutate or change DNA structure
Endorphine - CORRECT ANSWER Neurohormone which decreases pain directly
Oxytocin and vasopressin(ADH) - CORRECT ANSWER Neurohormones stored in
posterior lobe of pituitary gland
ADH - CORRECT ANSWER Antidiuretic hormone, takes water from kidneys
,Diabetes insipidus - CORRECT ANSWER A disease from the hypothalamus in which
the secretion of or response to the pituitary hormone vasopressin is impaired, resulting
in the production of very large quantities of dilute urine, often with dehydration and
insatiable thirst
What is the job of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland? - CORRECT ANSWER
Secrete
What is the job of the posterior pituitary? - CORRECT ANSWER It stores
hypothalamus hormones (Oxytocin and Vasopressin)
What does the par intermedia(membrane) cells secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER MSH
(Melanocytes stimulation hormone)
Where is melatonin secreted from? - CORRECT ANSWER Pineal gland
What two glands regulate amount of calcium(Ca) in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER
Thyroid and parathyroid
What does the thyroid gland secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Calcitonin
What does calcitonin do? - CORRECT ANSWER Lowers blood calcium levels and
increases calcium in bones
What does parathormone do? - CORRECT ANSWER Increases blood calcium levels
and decreases calcium in bones, decreases phosphorus is blood
What does parathyroid gland secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Parathormone
Dermaschlirosis - CORRECT ANSWER Hardening of skin
What hormones regulate metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER Thyroxine(T4) and
triiodothyronine(T3)
What element do T3 and T4 use to build themselves up? - CORRECT ANSWER Iodine
Without which hormone can a person not live? - CORRECT ANSWER T3
What is critinizm? - CORRECT ANSWER Deficiency of Iodine (retardation)
Pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER An ORGAN of the digestive system that produces a
fluid that neutralizes stomach acid and chemicals that help finish digestion
What are langerhens islets? - CORRECT ANSWER Group of cells that secrete
pancreatic hormones
, Langerhens Islets - CORRECT ANSWER 3 groups of cells: alpha, betta, delta
What are langerhens islets alpha cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Glucagon (hormone
which increase sugar in the blood)
What are langerhens islets betta cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Insulin (hormone which
decreases sugar in the blood)
What are langerhens islets delta cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Somatostatin (hormone
which regulate activity of alpha and betta cells and decreases activity of growth
hormone)
Glucose - CORRECT ANSWER What is sugar in the blood?
Glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER Type of sugar stored in liver
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER conversion of liver sugar (glycogen) into body
sugar (glucose) under glucagon process
Diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER Type I and II and gestational
diabetes(pregnant women)
Type I Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus)
Type II Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes
mellitus)
Late sign blindness - CORRECT ANSWER Symptom of diabetes
Somatotropins - CORRECT ANSWER Increase sugar (hormones)
Somatostatin - CORRECT ANSWER Regulate sugar (pancreatic delta cells)
Adrenal Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER Secretes epinephrine (adrenalin) and
norepinephrine (noradrenalin)
Adrenal cortex has 3 zones - CORRECT ANSWER Zona glumerulosa, zona faciculata,
zona raticularis (GFR)
Zona glumerulosa secretes - CORRECT ANSWER Group of mineralocorticoids
Zona faciculata secretes - CORRECT ANSWER Group of glucocorticoids(increase
sugar in blood)
Cushings syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Too much cortisol in blood
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED 100%
CORRECT
3 categories of abnormal hair - CORRECT ANSWER Superflous/congenital,
hypertrichosis, hirsutism
What is the reason for hypertrichosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Topical stimulation
Who does hirsutism belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER Only female
Where causes hirsutism? - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic stimulation (endocrine
system increase in androgens)
Superflous Hair - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive hair not abnormal for their sex/age,
simply undesirable socially
Endocrine gland - CORRECT ANSWER A ductless gland that secretes hormones
directly into the bloodstream
Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER Diffusion of water from high concentration to low
concentration, to achieve balance of water pressure between cells
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER Process by which organisms maintain internal
balance
Type of metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
Hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical messengers that regulate the activities of
different body cells
Steroids - CORRECT ANSWER Able to mutate or change DNA structure
Endorphine - CORRECT ANSWER Neurohormone which decreases pain directly
Oxytocin and vasopressin(ADH) - CORRECT ANSWER Neurohormones stored in
posterior lobe of pituitary gland
ADH - CORRECT ANSWER Antidiuretic hormone, takes water from kidneys
,Diabetes insipidus - CORRECT ANSWER A disease from the hypothalamus in which
the secretion of or response to the pituitary hormone vasopressin is impaired, resulting
in the production of very large quantities of dilute urine, often with dehydration and
insatiable thirst
What is the job of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland? - CORRECT ANSWER
Secrete
What is the job of the posterior pituitary? - CORRECT ANSWER It stores
hypothalamus hormones (Oxytocin and Vasopressin)
What does the par intermedia(membrane) cells secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER MSH
(Melanocytes stimulation hormone)
Where is melatonin secreted from? - CORRECT ANSWER Pineal gland
What two glands regulate amount of calcium(Ca) in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER
Thyroid and parathyroid
What does the thyroid gland secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Calcitonin
What does calcitonin do? - CORRECT ANSWER Lowers blood calcium levels and
increases calcium in bones
What does parathormone do? - CORRECT ANSWER Increases blood calcium levels
and decreases calcium in bones, decreases phosphorus is blood
What does parathyroid gland secrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Parathormone
Dermaschlirosis - CORRECT ANSWER Hardening of skin
What hormones regulate metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER Thyroxine(T4) and
triiodothyronine(T3)
What element do T3 and T4 use to build themselves up? - CORRECT ANSWER Iodine
Without which hormone can a person not live? - CORRECT ANSWER T3
What is critinizm? - CORRECT ANSWER Deficiency of Iodine (retardation)
Pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER An ORGAN of the digestive system that produces a
fluid that neutralizes stomach acid and chemicals that help finish digestion
What are langerhens islets? - CORRECT ANSWER Group of cells that secrete
pancreatic hormones
, Langerhens Islets - CORRECT ANSWER 3 groups of cells: alpha, betta, delta
What are langerhens islets alpha cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Glucagon (hormone
which increase sugar in the blood)
What are langerhens islets betta cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Insulin (hormone which
decreases sugar in the blood)
What are langerhens islets delta cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Somatostatin (hormone
which regulate activity of alpha and betta cells and decreases activity of growth
hormone)
Glucose - CORRECT ANSWER What is sugar in the blood?
Glycogen - CORRECT ANSWER Type of sugar stored in liver
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER conversion of liver sugar (glycogen) into body
sugar (glucose) under glucagon process
Diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER Type I and II and gestational
diabetes(pregnant women)
Type I Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER IDDM (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus)
Type II Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes
mellitus)
Late sign blindness - CORRECT ANSWER Symptom of diabetes
Somatotropins - CORRECT ANSWER Increase sugar (hormones)
Somatostatin - CORRECT ANSWER Regulate sugar (pancreatic delta cells)
Adrenal Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER Secretes epinephrine (adrenalin) and
norepinephrine (noradrenalin)
Adrenal cortex has 3 zones - CORRECT ANSWER Zona glumerulosa, zona faciculata,
zona raticularis (GFR)
Zona glumerulosa secretes - CORRECT ANSWER Group of mineralocorticoids
Zona faciculata secretes - CORRECT ANSWER Group of glucocorticoids(increase
sugar in blood)
Cushings syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Too much cortisol in blood
