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Question 1:
Hyposecretion
Answer:
inadequate release of a hormone
Question 2:
Hypersecretion
Answer:
excessive release of a hormone
Question 3:
where is the pituitary gland located?
Answer:
Sella Turcica
Question 4:
what bone is the sella turcica located on?
Answer:
Sphenoid
Question 5:
Pituitary
Answer:
this gland consists of two lobes or portions, the anterior and posterior lobes.
Question 6:
Gigantism
Answer:
results from a hypersecretion of the growth hormone that occurs before puberty resulting in a
abnormally tall person.
,Question 7:
does gigantism occur before or after puberty?
Answer:
Before
Question 8:
Gigantism
Answer:
this is usually the result of a tumor on the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Question 9:
what is another term for gigantism?
Answer:
Giantism
Question 10:
Gigantism
Answer:
- the hypersecretion during childhood causes an abnormal increase in the length of long bones.
- the growth hormone helps to stimulate growth and repair of various body tissues.
Question 11:
Acromegaly
Answer:
enlarged extremities or enlarged hands and feet.
Question 12:
Acromegaly
Answer:
this results from a hypersecretion of the growth hormone that occurs after puberty, after bone
formation is complete.
Question 13:
Acromegaly
Answer:
in this disease the bones of the hands, feet, and face enlarge.
, Question 14:
Acromegaly
Answer:
the skin and tongue thicken resulting in slurred speech.
Question 15:
Acromegaly
Answer:
features of the face become, coarsened; the nose and lips enlarge, the lower jaw protrudes producing
an overbite that interferes with chewing.
Question 16:
Acromegaly
Answer:
take on a "lion faced" appearance.
Question 17:
results from a hyposecretion of the growth hormone during growth years which slows bone growth,
and the epiphyseal plates close before normal height is reached. It occurs prior to ossification.
Answer:
Dwarfism
Question 18:
a person with this disease is usually quite small, under 4'10 as an adult
Answer:
Dwarfism
Question 19:
Dwarfism
Answer:
people with this disease resemble a normally developed child, but do not develop secondary sexual
characteristics
Question 20:
what is the most common abnormality associated with dysfunction of the posterior pituitary.
Answer: