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Explain the physiological cause of the syndrome which is termed as cretinism?
Describe several signs and symptoms found in patients with hyperthyroidism?
What occurs to the TSH (or thyroid-stimulating hormone) blood level in the hypothyroidism? Why is there enlargement of thyroid in the endemic goiter disease?
Describe the term goiter? Also explain endemic goiter? How this problem is socially resolved?
Why is dietary obtainment of iodine so significant for thyroid functioning?
Name the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland? Also describe their functions?
Name the place in the body where the thyroid gland is positioned? Answer: The thyroid is situated in the anterior cervical region (or frontal neck), in front of the trachea and just beneath the laryn
Which are the target organs and tissues of the neurohypophysis? Answer: The target organs of oxytocin are the uterus and mammary glands. And the target organs of ADH are kidneys.
Why urinary volume raises whenever alcoholic beverages are ingested? Answer: Alcohol reduces the ADH (or antidiuretic hormone) secretion by the hypophysis. Low ADH decreases the tubular resorption of
What is the main difference between diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus? What are the characteristic signs of the diabetes insipidus?
Name the hormones secreted by neurohypophysis? Describe their respective functions?
What are target tissues and target organs of adenohypophyseal hormone? Answer: GH: bones, cartilages and the muscles. Prolactin: mammary glands. ACTH: the cortical part of the adrenals. TSH: thyroid
Name some diseases caused by abnormal GH secretion through hypophysis?
Describe the relation between the thyroid and hypophysis?
Name the hormones secreted by adenohypophysis? Describe their respective functions?
What is the main relation between hypothalamus and hypophysis?
What are the major divisions of the hypophysis? Also describe their functions?
Describe osseous cavity and also state where the pituitary gland is positioned? Answer: The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is positioned in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone (that is, one of th
Define the term pineal gland?
Name the major endocrine glands of the human body?
Illustrate that hormones are only proteins?
How circulatory systems contribute in the functioning of endocrine system?
Describe target organs of the hormones?
Explain hormones in brief? Answer: Hormones are the substances secreted by endocrine glands and collected by the circulation which act to generate effects on specific tissues and organs. Hormones are
Why the endocrine system is considered as one of the integrative systems of the body? Describe the other physiological system which also has this function?