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Chapter 7 The Endocrine System— Endocrinology Flashcards

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What structure in your brain makes and releases many hormones

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Hypothalamus

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The hypothalamus sends hormones into what ?

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The blood that travels directly to the anterior pituitary gland

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Hormones from the anterior pituitary gland stimulate other endocrine glands such as…?

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the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, and gonads

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Gland

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Aden/o

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adrenal

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Adren/o, Adrenal/o

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cortex (outer)

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Cortic/o

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testes; ovaries

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Gonad/o

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pancreas

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Pancreat/o

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pituitary

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pituitar/o, hypophsy/o

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thymus

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Thym/o

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thyroid

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Thyr/o, Thyroid/o

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sugar

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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

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secretes in blood

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crin/o

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secretes outside of blood

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exocrine

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The main signal senders in the endocrine system are

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the endocrine glands which include the hypothalamus,pituitary,thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, and gonads (ovaries and testicles)

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Endocrine glands specifically send chemical signals to different parts of the body in the form of

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hormones

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hormones cause

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slower, subtler changes than the nervous system, which uses electric signals

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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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cortic/o

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outer surface

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gonad/o

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gonads (sex organs)

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pituitar/o, hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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thym/o

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thymus

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thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid
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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o
sugar
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crin/o
to secrete
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hormone
hormon/o
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ketone body
ket/o
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-tropin
stimulating hormone
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emia
blood condition
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uria
urine condition
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adenalgia
aden/algia gland/pain pain in a gland
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adrenal virilism
adrenal viril/ism gland man/condition development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland.
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adrenarche
adren/arche gland/ beginning beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)
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hirsutism
excessive growth of facial and body hair in women
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amenorrhea
a/meno/rrhea no/menstrual/ flow lack of menstrual flow
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gynecomastia
gyneco/mast/ia women/breast/condition development of breast tissue in males
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hypergonadism
hyper/gonad/ism over/gonad/condition condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands
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hypogonadism
hypo/gonad/ism under/gonad/condition condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands
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menarche
men/arche menstrual/beginning beginning or first menstruation
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thelarche
thel/arche breast/beginning beginning of breast development
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hypoglycemic
hypo/glyc/em/ic under/sugar/blood/condition pertaining to low blood sugar
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pancreatalgia
pancreat/algia pancreas/pain pain in the pancreas
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polydipsia
poly/dips/ia excessive/thirst/condition excessive thirst
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polyphagia
poly/phag/ia excessive/eat/ condition excessive eating
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polyuria
poly/uria excessive urine condition excessive urination
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acromegaly
acro/megaly extremities/abnormal enlargement abnormal enlargement of the extremities
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galactorrhea
galacto/rrhea milk/discharge discharge of milk
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pituitary dwarfism
abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
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pituitary gigantism
abnormally tall height caused by oversecreation of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
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exophthalmos
ex/ophthalmos out/eye protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket
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goiter
swollen thyroid gland
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another name for goiter
thyrocele thyro/cele thyroid/tumor
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enlargement of the thyroid
thyromegaly thyro/megaly thyroid/enlargement
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downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid
thyroptosis thyro/ptosis thyroid/drooping condition
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abnormal acidity of the blood
acidemia acid/emia acid/ blood condition
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abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood
alkalemia alkal/emia alkali/blood condition
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calcium in the urine
calciuria calci/uria calcium/ urine condition
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increased chloride in the blood
chloremia chlor/emia chloride/blood condition
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good blood sugar
euglycemia eu/glyc/emia good/sugar/blood condition
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sugar in the urine
glucosuria glucos/uria sugar/urine condition
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excessive calcium in the blood
hypercalcemia hyper/calc/emia over/calcium/ blood condition
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excessive cholesterol in the blood
hypercholesterolemia hyper/cholesterol/emia excessive/cholesterol/ blood condition
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high blood sugar
hyperglycemia hyper/glyc/emia excessive/sugar/blood condition
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excessive potassium in the blood
hyperkalemia hyper/kal/emia over/potassium/blood condition
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excessive fat in the blood
hyperlipidemia hyper/lipid/emia excessive/fat/blood condition
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excessive sodium in the blood
hypernatremia hyper/natr/emia excessive/sodium/blood condition
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excessive phosphate in the blood
hyperphosphatemia hyper/phosphat/emia excessive/ phosphate/blood condition
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low blood sugar
hypoglycemia hypo/glyc/emia under/sugar/blood condition
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ketone bodies in the urine
ketonuria keton/uria ketone/urine condition
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excessive urination
polyuria poly/uria excessive/urine condition
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presence of urinary waste in the blood
uremia ur/emia urine/blood condition
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hormone secreted by the adrenal gland
adrenaline ad/renal/ine on/kidney/chemical
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hormone secreted by the adrenal gland
epinephrine epi/nephr/ine upon/kidney/chemical
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hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) adreno/cortico/trop/ic adrenal/cortex/stimulating/pertaining to
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shorter name for adrenocorticotropic hormone
corticotropin cortico/tropin cortex stimulating
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hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels
glucagon gluc/agon sugar/lead
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hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism
glucocorticoid gluco/cortic/oid sugar/cortex/resembling
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hormone that stimulates the gonads
gonadotropin gonado/tropin gonad/ stimulating
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hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats
insulin insul/in island/ chemical
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hormone that stimulates the thyroid
thyrotropin thyro/tropin thyroid/stimulating
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abnormal enlargement of a gland
adenomegaly adeno/megaly gland/enlargement
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abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland
adrenomegaly adreno/megaly adrenal/enlargement
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normal functioning thyroid
euthyroid eu/thyroid good/thyroid
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formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources
gluconeogenesis gluco/neo/genesis sugar/new/formation
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breakdown of sugar
glycolysis glyco/ lyisis sugar/loosen
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deficiency of sugar
glycopenia glyco/penia sugar/deficiency
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creation/development of gonads
gonadogenesis gonado/genesis gonad/formation
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breakdown of matter into energy
metabolism meta/bol/ism over/throw/condition
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to secrete internally (i.e into the bloodstream)
endocrine endo/crine inside/secrection
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specialist in internal secretions
endocrinologist endo/crino/logist inside/secretion/specialist
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to secrete externally (through ducts to the surface of an organ i.e sweat glands and salivary glands )
exocrine exo/crine outside/secretion

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