Chapter 8 - Endocrine System Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
adren/o
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
3
Q
andr/o
A
male
4
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
5
Q
cortic/o
A
cortex, outer layer of organ
6
Q
chrom/o
A
colour
7
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
8
Q
dem/o
A
people
9
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
10
Q
gluc/o
A
sugar
11
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
12
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar
13
Q
gonad/o
A
sex glands (ovaries/testes)
14
Q
home/o
A
same, alike
15
Q
hormon/o
A
hormone
16
Q
insulin/o
A
insulin
17
Q
iod/o
A
iodine
18
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
19
Q
ket/o
A
ketone bodies
20
Q
keton/o
A
ketone bodies
21
Q
lact/o
A
milk
22
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
23
Q
natr/o
A
sodium
24
Q
oestr/o
A
female hormone
25
ovar/i
ovary
26
ovari/o
ovary
27
pancreat/o
pancreas
28
parathyro/o
parathyroid gland
29
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
30
phae/o
dusky, dark
31
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
32
somat/o
body
33
test/o
testis, testicle
34
testicul/o
testis, testicle
35
thym/o
thymus gland
36
thyr/o
a shield, thyroid gland
37
thyroid/o
a shield, thyroid gland
38
toc/o
childbirth, labour
39
tox/o
poison, toxin
40
toxic/o
poison, toxin
41
ur/o
urine, urinary tract, urea
42
acro-
extremities
43
endo-
within, inside, inner
44
exo-
outward, outside
45
eu-
good, normal
46
oxy-
quick, sharp
47
pan-
all, entire
48
para-
beside, near, alongside
49
tri-
three
50
-aemia
condition of blood
51
-agon
assemble, gather together
52
-crine
secrete
53
-in
made of, having the nature of, relating to
54
-ine
made of, having the nature of, relating to
55
-megaly
enlargement
56
-physis
growth
57
-tropin
stimulating the effect of (a hormone)
58
-uria
urination, urine condition, presence of substance in urine
