Chapter 13: The Endocrine System

Question 1

acr/o

Answer 1

extremities (limbs)

Question 2

adren/o

Answer 2

ardenal glands

Question 3

crin/o

Answer 3

secreat

Question 4

-dipsia

Answer 4

thrist

Question 5

gonad/o

Answer 5

gonads or sex glands

Question 6

-ism

Answer 6

abnormal condition

Question 7

pancreat/o

Answer 7

pancreas

Question 8

parathyroid/o

Answer 8

parathyroid gland

Question 9

pineal/o

Answer 9

pineal gland

Question 10

pituit/o

Answer 10

pituitary

Question 11

poly-

Answer 11

many

Question 12

somat/o

Answer 12

body

Question 13

thym/o

Answer 13

thymus; relationship to the soul or emotions

Question 14

thyr/o

Answer 14

thyroid

Question 15

thyroid/o

Answer 15

thyroid

Question 16

-tropin

Answer 16

to stimulate

Question 17

endocrineologist

Answer 17

specializes in diagnosis and treating disease/malfunction of the glands of internal secreation

Question 18

GH

Answer 18

Growth Hormone

Question 19

endocrinopathy

Answer 19

any disease due to a disorder of the endocrine system

Question 20

hypercrinism

Answer 20

a condition caused by excessive secretion of ANY gland especially an endocrine gland

Question 21

acro/megaly

Answer 21

enlargement of extremities due to excessive secreation of growth hormones after puberty
(GH secreted by the anterior lobe of pituitary gland)

Question 22

gigantism

Answer 22

abnormal overgrowth of the body due to excessive secretion of GH before puberty

Question 23

hyperpituitaryism

Answer 23

pathology that causes excessive secretion by anterior love of pituitary

Question 24

polydispia

Answer 24

excessive thirst

Question 25

polyuria

Answer 25

excessive urination

Question 26

polyphagia

Answer 26

excessive hunger

Question 27

hyperthyroidism

Answer 27

excessive thyroid hormones in the blood

Question 28

hypothyroidism

Answer 28

under active thyroid; too little thyroid hormones secreted

Question 29

goiter AKA thyromegaly

Answer 29

abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; front part of neck swells

Question 30

exopthalmos

Answer 30

abnormal protrusion of the eye (seen in goiter)

Question 31

hypoparathyroidism

Answer 31

insufficient/absent secretion of parathyroid glands with accompanying hypocalcemia

Question 32

hypocalcemia

Answer 32

abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

Question 33

tetany

Answer 33

abnormal condition with periodic painful muscle spasms (cramps)

Question 34

parathyroidectomy

Answer 34

removal of one or more of the parathyroid glands; done to control hyperparathyroidism

Question 35

adrenalitis

Answer 35

inflammation of the adrenal glands

Question 36

hyperglycemia

Answer 36

abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood; symptoms: excessive urination and thirst

Question 37

hypoglycemia

Answer 37

abnormally low concentration of glucose in the blood

Question 38

pancreatalgia

Answer 38

pain in the pancrease

Question 39

diabetes mellitus

Answer 39

group of metabolic diseases characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA resulting from a defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both

Question 40

thymitis

Answer 40

inflammation of the thymus

Question 41

thymectomy

Answer 41

surgical removal of the thymus

Question 42

hypergonadism

Answer 42

condition of excessive secretion of hormones by the sex glands

Question 43

hypogonadism

Answer 43

deficient secretion of hormones by the sex glands

Question 44

gynecomastia

Answer 44

condition of excessive mammary deviation in the male

Question 45

gyneco

Answer 45

female

Question 46

mast

Answer 46

breast

Question 47

ACTH

Answer 47

controls adrenal glands

Question 48

FSH

Answer 48

in women, stimulates secretion of estrogen and growth of eggs in ovaries; in men, production of sperm in testicles

Question 49

GH

Answer 49

regulates growth of bone, muscle, and other body tissues

Question 50

LTH

Answer 50

(prolactin) stimulates/maintains secretion of breast milk after child birth

Question 51

LH

Answer 51

stimulates ovulation in women; in men, stimulates testosterone secretion

Question 52

MSH

Answer 52

(melanotropin) increase pigmentation of skin

Question 53

TSH

Answer 53

stimulates growth and secretion of thyroid gland