ALH 1140 CHAPTER 11 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, KEY TERMS, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
what disease occurs in adults and is chronic, disfiguring, and life-shortening due to the overgrowth of
bones and soft tissues as a result of hypersecretion of HGH in adulthood - correct answer
✔✔acromegaly
hypothyroidism appearing as a congenital condition is called - correct answer ✔✔cretinism
a life-threatening complication of severe hypothyroidism is - correct answer ✔✔myxedema coma
where do the nervous system and the endocrine system meet to communicate and coordinate the
body's work - correct answer ✔✔the hypothalamus
excessive thirst is known as - correct answer ✔✔polydipsia
When a blood test reveals elevated immunoglobulin levels and antibodies to thyroid antigens, what is
the likely diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔hashimoto thyroiditis
diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of - correct answer ✔✔blindness
what are the two emergency complications of untreated diabetes mellitus - correct answer ✔✔diabetic
coma and insulin shock
what is known about the etiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus - correct answer ✔✔etiology is essentially
unknown, but autoimmune and genetic connections are suspected
what is hypothyroidism caused when it is congenital and when it is acquired in adulthood - correct
answer ✔✔cretinism; myxedema
what are the names of the diseases related to hyperpituitarism when there is hypersecretion of hGH -
correct answer ✔✔gigantism and acromegaly
insufficient secretion of vasopressin causes - correct answer ✔✔diabetes insipidus
T/F fasting blood glucose is a test taken randomly over 6 hours - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain, is only pea size but is often called the master -
correct answer ✔✔true
_____ is a result of hypersecretion of GH in children - correct answer ✔✔gigantism
_____ is an enlargement of the thyroid gland - correct answer ✔✔goiter
QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
what disease occurs in adults and is chronic, disfiguring, and life-shortening due to the overgrowth of
bones and soft tissues as a result of hypersecretion of HGH in adulthood - correct answer
✔✔acromegaly
hypothyroidism appearing as a congenital condition is called - correct answer ✔✔cretinism
a life-threatening complication of severe hypothyroidism is - correct answer ✔✔myxedema coma
where do the nervous system and the endocrine system meet to communicate and coordinate the
body's work - correct answer ✔✔the hypothalamus
excessive thirst is known as - correct answer ✔✔polydipsia
When a blood test reveals elevated immunoglobulin levels and antibodies to thyroid antigens, what is
the likely diagnosis? - correct answer ✔✔hashimoto thyroiditis
diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of - correct answer ✔✔blindness
what are the two emergency complications of untreated diabetes mellitus - correct answer ✔✔diabetic
coma and insulin shock
what is known about the etiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus - correct answer ✔✔etiology is essentially
unknown, but autoimmune and genetic connections are suspected
what is hypothyroidism caused when it is congenital and when it is acquired in adulthood - correct
answer ✔✔cretinism; myxedema
what are the names of the diseases related to hyperpituitarism when there is hypersecretion of hGH -
correct answer ✔✔gigantism and acromegaly
insufficient secretion of vasopressin causes - correct answer ✔✔diabetes insipidus
T/F fasting blood glucose is a test taken randomly over 6 hours - correct answer ✔✔false
T/F diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism - correct answer ✔✔true
T/F the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain, is only pea size but is often called the master -
correct answer ✔✔true
_____ is a result of hypersecretion of GH in children - correct answer ✔✔gigantism
_____ is an enlargement of the thyroid gland - correct answer ✔✔goiter
