Endocrine Disorders

6. The synthesis (creation) of glucose from amino and fatty acids.
7. A complication of Addison’s Disease in which the body cannot maintain homeostasis because of lack of adrenal cortical hormones.
8. An extreme, life threatening form of hyperthyroidism that includes tachycardia, hyperthermia, and altered mental status. Also called Thyroid Storm.
9. Chemical Messangers (hormones) secreted by one endocrine gland that stimulate another endocrine gland.
11. A high level of glucose in the blood, greater than 140mg/dL.
12. A form of diabetes with onset in middle age, obese individuals. Usually controlled by diet, exercise, weight loss, and oral medications. Insulin may be required in severe cases.
13. A hormone released from the posterior pituitary gland that causes vasoconstriction and decreases urine output to increase blood pressure. Also called Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH).
14. A hormone secreted by alpha cells of the pancreas in response to low blood glucose levels. One of its primary actions is to stimulate breakdown of glycogen into glucose.

1. The breakdown of glycogen stores into glucose.
2. A form of diabetes with onset at a younger age that requires insulin replacement therapy because the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells.
3. Regular, Deep, Rapid respirations that reflect the body’s attempt to compensate for metabolic acidosis in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
4. A form of hyperthyroidism.
5. A disorder caused by oversectretion of adrenal cortical hormones or by long-term corticosteroid therapy.
10. A severe, life threatening form of decreased metabolism resulting from hypothyroidism.