7.3 Observation and Discovery

Question 1

acidemia

acid
emia - blood condition

Answer 1

abnormal acidity of the blood

Question 2

alkalemia

alkali
emia - blood condition

Answer 2

abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood

Question 3

calciuria

calci - calcium
uria - urine condition

Answer 3

calcium in the urine

Question 4

chloremia

chlor- chloride
emia - blood condition

Answer 4

increased chloride in the blood

Question 5

euglycemia

e - good
glyc - sugar
emia - blood condition

Answer 5

good blood sugar

Question 6

glucosuria

gluco- suar
uria - urine condition

Answer 6

sugar in the urine

Question 7

hypercalcemia

hyper - over
calc - calcium
emia - blood condition

Answer 7

excessive calcium in the blood

Question 8

hypercholesterolemia

hyper - over
chloestro - cholesterol
emia - blood condition

Answer 8

excessive cholesterol in the blood

Question 9

hyperglycemia

hyper - excessive
glyc- sugar
emia - blood condition

Answer 9

high blood sugar

Question 10

hyperkalemia

hyper - over
kal - potassium
emia - blood condition

Answer 10

excessive potassium in the blood

Question 11

hyperlipidemia

hyper - excessive
lipid - fat
emia - blood condition

Answer 11

excessive fat in the blood

Question 12

hypernatremia

hyper - excessive
natr - sodium
emia - blood condition

Answer 12

excessive sodium in the blood

Question 13

hyperphosphatemia

hyper - excessive
phospate
emia - blood condition

Answer 13

excessive phosphate in the blood

Question 14

hypoglycemia

hypo - under
glyc - sugar
emia - blood condition

Answer 14

low blood sugar

Question 15

ketonuria

keto - ketone
uria - urine condition

Answer 15

ketone bodies in the urine

Question 16

polyuria

Answer 16

excessive urination

Question 17

uremia

Answer 17

presence of urinary waste in the blood

Question 18

adrenaline

ad - on
renal - kidney
ine - chemical

Answer 18

hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

Question 19

epinephrine

epi - upon
nephr - kidney
ine - chemical

Answer 19

hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

Question 20

adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Answer 20

hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland

Question 21

corticotropin

corto - cotex
tropin - stimulating

Answer 21

shorter name for adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 22

glucagon

gluc - sugar
agon - lead

Answer 22

hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels

Question 23

glucocorticoid

gluc - sugar
corto - cotex
oid - resembling

Answer 23

hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism

Question 24

gonadotropin

gonad
tropin - stimulating

Answer 24

hormone that stimulates the gonads

Question 25

insulin insul - island in - chemical

Answer 25

hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats

Question 26

thyrotropin thyro - thyroid tropin - stimulating

Answer 26

hormone that stimulates the thyroid

Question 27

adenomegaly

Answer 27

abnormal enlargement of a gland

Question 28

adrenomegaly

Answer 28

abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland

Question 29

euthyroid eu - good thyroid -

Answer 29

normal functioning thyroid

Question 30

gluconeogenesis gluco - sugar neo - new genesis - formation

Answer 30

formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources

Question 31

glycolysis glyc - sugar lysis - loosen

Answer 31

breakdown of sugar

Question 32

glycopenia glyco - sugar penia - defiency

Answer 32

deficiency of sugar

Question 33

gonadogenesis gonado genesis - formation

Answer 33

creation/development of gonads

Question 34

metabolism meta - over bol - throw ism - condition

Answer 34

breakdown of matter into energy

Question 35

endocrine endo - inside crine - secretion

Answer 35

to secrete internally (i.e., into the bloodstream)

Question 36

endocrinologist

Answer 36

specialist in internal secretions

Question 37

exocrine exo - outsdie crine - secretion

Answer 37

secrete externally

Question 38

glycemic index glyc - sugar em - blood ic - pertaing to

Answer 38

ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood

Question 39

cholangiopancreatography

Answer 39

procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas

Question 40

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Answer 40

procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct