Ch 18 Endocrine Flashcards
(79 cards)
1
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hormones pg 760
A
-
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aden/o
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gland
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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gonad/o
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sex glands (ovaries and testes)
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland; hypophysis
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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andr/o
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male
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calc/o, calci/o
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calcium
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer region
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crin/o
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secrete
13
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dips/o
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thirst
14
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estr/o
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female
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gluc/o
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sugar
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glyc/o
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sugar
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home/o
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sameness
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hormon/o
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hormone
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kal/i
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potassium
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lact/o
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milk
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myx/o
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mucus
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natr/o
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sodium
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phys/o
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growing
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somat/o
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body
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ster/o
solid structure
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toc/o
childbirth
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toxic/o
poison
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ur/o
urine
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-agon
assemble; gather together
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-emia
blood condition
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-in, -ine
substance
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-tropin
stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)
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-uria
urine condition
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eu-
good, normal
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hyper-
excessive; above
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
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pan-
all
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poly-
many or increased
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tetra-
four
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tri-
three
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fasting blood sugar test that measures circulating glucose level in a patient who has fasted at least 8 hours
fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
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measurement of hormones, electrolytes, glucose, and other substances in serum (blood) and urine as indicators of endocrine function
serum and urine tests
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detects small quantities of albumin in urine as a maker or harbinger of diabetic nephropathy
urinary microalbumin assay
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measurement of T3, T4 and TSH in the bloodstream
thyroid function tests
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measurement of eyeball protrusion (as in Graves disease) with an exophthalmometer
exophthalmometry
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xray imaging of endocrine glands in cross section and other views to assess size and infiltration by tumor
computed tomography (CT) scan
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magnetic waves produce images of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland to locate abnormalities
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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scanner detects radioactivity and visualizes the thyroid gland
thyroid scan
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administration of radioactivity that is oral with radioactive iodine
RAIU (radioactive iodine uptake scan)
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sound waves show imges of endocrine organs
ultrasound examination
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ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
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ADH
antidiuretic hormone
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BGM
blood glucose monitoring
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DI
diabetes insipidus
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DM
diabetes mellitus
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FBG
fasting blood glucose
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FBS
fasting blood sugar
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FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
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GH
growth hormone
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GTT
glucose tolerance test
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hCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
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hGH
human growth hormone
64
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
65
K+
potassium
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LH
luteinizing hormone
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MSH
melanocyte stimulating hormone
68
Na+
sodium
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NIDDM
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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OT
oxytocin
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P
phosphorus
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PRL
prolactine
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PTH
parathyroid hormone
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RAI
radioactive iodine
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RIA
radioimmunoassay
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T3
tri-iodothyronine
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t4
tetraiodothyronine
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TFT
thyroid function test
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TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
