Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The failure of an endocrine gland to produce sufficient levels of a hormone, or hyposecretion, can have a serious impact on health.
2. The term endocrine literally means, “to secrete within.”
3. In the condition known as myxedema, the skin becomes loose and thin.
4. Hyper- means excessive.
5. Hypo- means below normal.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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