Match the Terms with Their Correct Meanings

question 46

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
-Group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex

• A)acromegaly
• B)Addison disease
• C)cretinism
• D)Cushing syndrome
• E)diabetes insipidus
• F)diabetes mellitus
• G)exophthalmos
• H)glucose tolerance test
• I)goiter
• J)hirsutism
• K)ketoacidosis
• L)myxedema
• M)pheochromocytoma
• N)radioimmunoassay
• O)tetany
• P)thyroid carcinoma
• Q)thyroid scan
• R)thyrotoxicosis

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Definitions:

Surface Tension

The cohesive force at the surface of a fluid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet, minimizing its surface area.

Body Fluids

Liquids that are found within the bodies of living organisms, including blood, saliva, and cerebrospinal fluid.

Buffer

A chemical substance that helps maintain a stable pH in a solution by neutralizing small amounts of added acid or base.

pH

A scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, with low values indicating acidity and high values, basicity.