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A synonym for the thyroid cartilage is?
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Adam's apple
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A hormone that stimulates the thyroid is abbreviated ?
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THS
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An autoimmune hyperthyroidism is termed?
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Grave's Disease
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The definition of Grave's Disease is?
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Hyperthyroidism with a goiter
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Addison's disease is termed?
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Adrenal gland insufficiencies
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Endocrine cells of the pancreas are located in clusters called the islets of?
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Langerhans
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The diagnosis of diabetes meelitus may be based on a fasting blood glucose of what?
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126 mgs or greater
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Which word means enlargement of the head, face, hands, and feet in an adult due to excess growth?
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Acromegaly
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Hypersecretion of androgens are know as?
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Adrenal virilism
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Which word with a prefix, root, and suffix refers to the pituitary hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract?
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Oxytocin
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The word for an agent or process that aids the action of another is?
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Synergist
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The three cell types in the pancreas are??
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-Alpha
-Beta
-Delta
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Pineal refers to what?
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A gland
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Underproduction of growth hormone from birth leads to a condition known as?
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Pituitary Dwarfism
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The word corticoid means a steroid hormone produced by the?
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Adrenal Cortex
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