A pheochromocytoma is a ________________-secreting tumor.

During the winter, ice storms can occur because of a __________ (shown below) in a mid-latitude cyclone

A 46 year old male patient arrives in the ER with the following symptoms:   Impaired mental status Anxiety Diaphoresis (sweating) Tremors Palpitations Tachycardia (rapid heart rate) Warm and moist skin The family member that is accompanying the patient states that the patient has also lost quite a bit of weight recently, without trying to do so. The family member does not live with patient, so is not a good historian, nor do they know the patient’s current med list. The ER physician orders lab testing and here are the significant results: Calcium level 11.1 mg/dL  (Normal:  8.5 – 10.2 mg/dL) Glucose 198 mg/dL  (Normal:  70 – 179 mg/dL NON-fasting) TSH:  < 0.4 mIU/L   (Normal:  0.5 - 5.0 mIU/L)  test is reflexing to a free T4 level. Can you guess if the free T4 level will be low or high?  

Name this test:  1 – ideal tumor marker for thyroid cancer patients, 2 – synthesized and excreted exclusively by thyroid follicular cells, 3 – should lower and disappear eventually after removal or irradiation of the thyroid gland.

The thunderstorms seen across the center of this satellite image are a part of the storms that provide __________ rain for __________.

Plankton shells in marine sediments and glacial ice can both be used to determine past __________ because of their __________.

When testing for thyroid function, the laboratory test most often ordered is ____________ and when actual thyroid home (T3, T4) are requested (unless the physician orders otherwise), the ______________ form of them is quantified.

Mid-latitude cyclones play a large part in __________ temperature differences between __________.

Why are the two sides of the Moon different with respect to light and darkness?

List three indicators of hydrology in a riparian zone when standing water is not present.