Chapter 16- Abbreviations

Question 1

Ca

Answer 1

calcium

Question 2

Fe

Answer 2

iron

Question 3

K

Answer 3

potassium

Question 4

Na

Answer 4

sodium

Question 5

2 hr pp

Answer 5

2 hour post-prandial blood glucose test

Question 6

BMP

Answer 6

basic metabolic panel

Question 7

BS

Answer 7

blood sugar

Question 8

FBS

Answer 8

fasting blood sugar

Question 9

GTT

Answer 9

glucose tolerance test

Question 10

T3

Answer 10

thyroid test (triiodothyronine)

Question 11

T4

Answer 11

thyroid test (thyroxine)

Question 12

TSH

Answer 12

thyroid-stimulating hormone

Question 13

DM

Answer 13

diabetes mellitus

Question 14

Type I

Answer 14

type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes)

Question 15

Type II

Answer 15

type 2 diabetes

Question 16

aden/o

Answer 16

glands

Question 17

lymph/o

Answer 17

lymph (glands)

Question 18

exocrine glands

Answer 18

secretes out of the body

Question 19

endocrine glands

Answer 19

secretes hormones within the bloodstream

Question 20

pituitar/o

Answer 20

pituitary gland (produces hormones, “master gland”)

Question 21

adren/o, adrenal/o

Answer 21

adrenal glands (influences metabolism and responds to stress, paired glands)

Question 22

thyr/o, thyroid/o

Answer 22

thyroid gland (stimulates metabolism, largest gland)

Question 23

parathyroid/o

Answer 23

parathyroid glands (helps maintain calcium levels in the blood and bones)

Question 24

cortic/o

Answer 24

cortex (outer layer of a body organ)

Question 25

medull/o

Answer 25

medulla (middle/inner layer of a body organ)

Question 26

acr/o

Answer 26

extremities

Question 27

calc/i

Answer 27

calcium

Question 28

dips/o

Answer 28

thirst

Question 29

kal/i

Answer 29

potassium

Question 30

natr/o

Answer 30

sodium