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Thyroxin is produced in small amounts |
Hypothyroidism |
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(4) characteristics of hypothyroidism |
Iodine deficiency, slowly beating of the heart, sluggish, gains weight |
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Overproduction of growth hormone |
Gigantism |
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(5) characteristics of gigantism |
Very tall height, delayed sexual maturity, thick facial bones, thick skin, weakness and vision problems |
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Too little growth hormone produced during childhood |
Dwarfism |
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(4) characteristics of dwarfism |
Short height, abnormal facial features, delayed puberty, frequent urination and thirst |
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Too much growth hormone produced in adults |
Acromegaly |
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(2) characteristics of acromegaly |
Enlargement of bones, and thickened skin |
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Diminished mental ability |
Cretinism |
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This term describes babies whose mother had the lack of iodine |
Cretinism |
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(3) characteristics of cretinism |
Baby now cannot get iodine, baby will have reduces growth and intellectual ability |
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Hyperthyroidism a.k.a |
Graves' disease |
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Too much thyroxin is produced due to overactivity of the thyroid gland |
Hyperthyroidism or graves' disease |
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(2) characteristics of hyperthyroidism |
High metabolic rate, oxygen is used up in a high rate (due to rapid chemical reaction in the cells) |
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Hypercortisolism a.k.a |
Cushing's disease |
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Cushing's diease a.k.a |
Hypercortisolism |
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Lack of iodine in the diet |
Goiter |
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(3) goiter characteristics |
Lack of iodine in the diet; thyroxin secretion is low, so there is less negative feedback inhibition of TSH; elevated TSH secretion, in turn, stimulates the tyroid to grown and produce goiter |
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(3) major risk factors of Diabetes Mellitus |
Heredity, age (40+), and obesity |
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Failure of target cells to respond to insulin |
Insulin resistance |
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(2) characteristics of Diabetes Mellitus |
Some cases have autoimmune destruction of Beta cells (age 12); Insulin resistance |
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Some cases have autoimmune destruction of Beta cells (age 12) |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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(5) taking care of the endocrine system |
Do regular exercise; eat a healthy, nutritious, balanced diet; get enough sleep; reduce stress; be aware of your family history |
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(9) endocrine system diseases |
Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Gigantism; Dwarfism; Cushing's disease; Acromegaly; Cretinism; Goiter; Diabetes Mellitus |
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(3) characteristics of cushing's disease |
High blood glucose, high blood pressure, round "moon" face and "buffalo hump" |
