Chapter 18 The Endocrine System
1 Which organs belong to the endocrine system?
The endocrine system consists of cells that secrete hormones and includes:


PITUITARY
10 What are the main cell types of the pituitary?
23 What is the anatomic substrate of hypopituitarism?
Clinical signs of hypopituitarism appear after a loss of 75% or more of the anterior pituitary.
24 What are the most common causes of hypopituitarism?

THYROID
32 How is thyroxine formed?
37 What are the clinical features of hyperthyroidism?

40 What are the possible causes of hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism may be related to three sets of causes:
For an extended list of possible causes of hypothyroidism, use the mnemonic add iodine:
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