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Endocrine System Terms and Pathological Vocabulary

Question 4 • Medical Terminology - EL3620

Improved diabetes control can often be achieved by injecting insulin using a(n) .

Answer
A
thyroidectomy
B
hypophysectomy
C
insulin pump
D
Whipple procedure

Explanation

An insulin pump delivers insulin continuously or in doses timed around meals, helping a person manage blood glucose more precisely. A thyroidectomy removes the thyroid, a hypophysectomy removes the pituitary gland, and a Whipple procedure is major pancreatic surgery; none is a device for injecting insulin.

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