Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency is also referred to as:
a. Graves' disease. c. Cushing's syndrome.
b. Addison's disease. d. Hashimoto's disease.
ANS: B
Addison's disease is chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. Graves' and Hashimoto's diseases involve the thyroid gland. Cushing's syndrome is a result of excessive circulation of free cortisol.
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