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q in ancient greece the father of medicine hypocrates described a method of diagnosing diabetes mellitus by tasting the patients urine what is the
q what is the difference between type ii diabetes mellitus and type i diabetes mellitustype i diabetes also known as insulin-dependent diabetes as
q why do diabetic patients often undergo dietary sugar restriction what are the major complications of diabetes mellitusdiabetic patients are
q what are the three major signs of diabetesthe three major signs of diabetes mellitus are known as the diabetic triad- polydipsia polyuria and
q what is diabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus is the disease caused by action or deficient production of insulin and the consequent high blood glucose
q what are the effects of somatostatin for the pancreatic hormonal secretionsomatostatin inhibits both glucagon and insulin
q what are the target organs upon which glucagon and insulin actglucagon mainly acts upon the liver and insulin acts generally upon all cells both
q what are the functions of glucagon and insulin for the blood glucose controlglucagon increases insulin and glycemia reduces it they are
q what is the importance of the glucose blood level for human healththe glucose blood level glycemia must be kept normal if it is abnormally low
q what are the pancreatic tissues involved respectively in the endocrine and exocrine secretions what are their respective hormones and enzymesthe
q what is a mixed gland why the pancreas is considered a mixed glandmixed gland is a gland that produces exocrine and endocrine secretionsthe
q what is the relation between secretion of parathormone and the calcium blood levelthe parathormone increases the calcium blood level since it
q what are the parathyroids where are they located and what are the hormones secreted by these glandsthe parathyroids are four small glands embedded
q what is the physiological cause of the syndrome called as cretinismcretinism is caused by chronic deficiency of the thyroid hormones t4and t3
q what are some signs and symptoms found in patients with hypothyroidismin hypothyroidism the production and secretion of t3 and t4 are impaired
q what are some symptoms and signs found in patients with hyperthyroidismthe hormones made by the thyroid gland stimulate the basal metabolism of the
q what happens to the tsh thyroid-stimulating hormone blood level in hypothyroidism why is there enlargement of the thyroid in the endemic goiter
q what is a goiter what is endemic goiter how this problem is socially solvedgoiter is the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland the goiter
q why is the dietary obtainment of iodine so important for thyroid functioningthe obtainment of iodine from the diet is vital for the thyroid because
q what are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland what are their functionsthe thyroid secretes the triiodothyronine t3 hormones thyroxine t4 and
q where in the body is the thyroid gland locatedthe thyroid is located in the anterior cervical region frontal neck in just below the larynx and
q which are the target tissues and target organs of the neurohypophysisthe target organs of oxytocin are the mammary glands and the uterus and target
q why does the urinary volume increase when alcoholic beverages are ingestedalcohol inhibits the adh antidiuretic hormone secretion by the hypophysis
q what is the difference between diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus what are the characteristic signs of diabetes insipidusdiabetes mellitus is
q what are the hormones secreted by the neurohypophysis what are their respective functionsthe neurohypophysis secretes the antidiuretic hormone adh