What is the most common form of hyperthyroidism?

Grave's Disease

Herpes

Chronic viral infection that is highly contageous.  Blisters.

Condyloma

Genital warts that grow outside of vagina, penis, or rectum.  Viral skin disease.

Gonorrhea

Baby can be born blind.  Usually no symtoms in females.

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease.  Infection in the female reproductive track.

Chlamydia

Most common STD in NA. 

Dysmenorrheal

Painful menstruation

Ectopic

Pregnancy that takes place outside of uterus

What are some of the factors of obtaining diabetes

Pregnancy, obesity, hereditary

Cretinism

Infancy - congenital deficiency in secretion of the thyroid hormones T3 & T4

Myxedema

Adulthood - condition of mucus swelling resulting from hypofunction of thyroid gland

Hormone

Secretions from duct and ductless glands

Location of thyroid

front upper part of trachea / neck

Three hormones of the thyroid gland

T4 Thyroxine, Calcitonin, T3 Triiodothyronine

Thyrocalcitonin

Hormone that influences bone and calcium metabolism.  Controls calcium level.  Stores calcium in the bone to reduce calcium in blood

What are the major endocrine glands?

Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Thymus, Adrenal, Pancreas, Reproductive, Pineal.

Master Gland?

Pituitary Gland

Name the hormones of the adrenal cortex

Glucocoticoids, Mineralocorticoids (Aldosterone), and Androgens (sex steroids)

What is the flow of sperm after they are produced starting w/the tubules and up to and including exiting the body?

Vas Defrens

If testicles have not descended it is known as what?

Cryptorchidism

What procedure would a male or female have if they no longer wanted to have children?

Vasectomy or tubal ligation

Testicular Cancer

Most common cancer in men age 20-30. 

men should start checking at age 15.

What are some factors for impotence?

Stress, meds, diabetes

Procedure for doing a glucose tolerance test

Baseline blood sample, Pt given measured dose of glucose solution, drink w/in a 5 minute time frame, blood drawn at intervals.  test usually lasts 3 hours.

Why would a person go into diabetic coma?

Elevated blood sugar.

Why would a person go into a diabetic shock

Low blood sugar

At what age can males reproduce?

14

Cushings Syndrome

aka adrenal gland syndrome w/physical and psychological effect

Graves Disease

Overactive thyroid.

Thyroid Gland

vital role in metabolism and regulates the body's metabolic processes, influences bone and calcium metabolism, helps maintain plasma calcium homeostasis

Parathyroid Gland

maintenance of a normal serum calcium level, plays a role in the metabolism of phosphorus

Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH)

stimulates skin pigment

Pineal Body

controls onset of pregnanacy

aldosterone

control electrolyte by regulating sodium

adrenocorticotropic hormone

stimulates adrenal cortex cells to secrete glucocorticoids

insulin

regulates normal level of blood sugar

adenomalacia

abnormal softening of a gland

adenoma

benign tumor of glandular origin

diabetes

chronic disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood

oxytocin

stimulates smooth muscle of uterus during labor and ejects milk from breast

virilism

appearance of male secondary sex characteristics on females

epinephrine

elevates blood pressure.  dilates pupils and bronch tube

orchitis

inflammation of testes

gonads

ovary / testie

ovum / sperm

adrenals

increase heart rate, bp, blood flow

function of pancreas

regulates blood glucose levels and plays a vital role in metabolism of carbs, proteins, and fats

Where is HCG found?

Placenta?