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Rapid heartbeat and palpitations, increased metabolism, weight loss, nervousness, excitability, profuse perspiration, excessive thirst, muscular weakness, exophthalmos, and the presence of a goiter are symptoms and signs of

Addison’s disease is partial or complete failure of adrenocortical function.

The master gland of the endocrine system is

A chronic disease of the immune system that attacks the thyroid gland and causes a goiter is called

Hypersecretion of hGH that causes overgrowth of the hands and feet, abnormal thickening of the bones of the face, and excessive overgrowth of soft tissue, occurring after puberty, is called

Hypersecretion of hGH that causes overgrowth of the hands and feet, abnormal thickening of the bones of the face, and excessive overgrowth of soft tissue, occurring after puberty, is called

Severe, prolonged hypoglycemia can cause irreversible brain damage.

Hyperopia, myopia, and presbyopia are refractive errors that result when the

Insufficient secretion of PTH by the parathyroid gland is called

Insufficient secretion of PTH by the parathyroid gland is called