Endocrine Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
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adren/o
adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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calc/o
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calcium
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crin/o
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secrete
4
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gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
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sugar, sweetness
5
Q
home/o
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same, alike
6
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kal/i
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potassium (an electrolyte)
7
Q
pancreat/o
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pancreas
8
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid glands
9
Q
thym/o
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thymus gland
10
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thyr/o
thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
12
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-crine
A
secrete
13
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-dipsia
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thirst
14
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-gen
A
forming, producing, origin
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-toxic
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pertaining to poison
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-uria
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urine
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eu-
A
good
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exo-
A
outside
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poly
A
many
20
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adrenomegaly
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enlargement of the adrenal glands
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adrenalectomy
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removal of the adrenal glands
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endocrinology
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study of within the secrete
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hypercalcemia
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blood condition of excessive calcium
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glucogenesis
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producing glucose
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hypoglycemia
blood condition of low glucose
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glycosuria
above normal amount of glucose in the urine
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homeostasis
state of equilibrium
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kalemia
potassium blood condition
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pancreatotomy
Incision of the pancrease
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parathyroidectomy
Excision of the parathyroid glands
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thymoma
tumor of the thymus glands
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thyromegaly
enlargement of the thyroid gland
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hyperthyroidism
condition of above normal thyroid gland
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toxicologist
specialist in the study of poison
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endocrine
within the secrete
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polydipsia
excessive thirst
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androgen
Steroid hormones that increases masclinization
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thyrptoxic
pertaining to poison of the thyroid gland
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glycosuria
glucose in the urine
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euthyroid
resembling a good thyroid gland
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-oid
resembling
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andr/o
male
43
-ism
condition
44
exocrine
outside the secrete
45
polyuria
excessive urination
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hypocalccemia
decreased blood calcium level
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pineal gland
small organ shaped like pine cone and located deep within the brain
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thymus gland
butterfly shaped gland that lies at the base of the neck and is formed mostly of lymphatic tissue
49
hyperglycemia
blood glucose levels are high
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hypoglycemia
blood glucose levels are low
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what hormone is responsible for lowering blood glucose level?
Insulin produced in the pancreas
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Which hormone does the adrenal medulla secrete during a crisis situation?
epinephrine
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which hormone initiates labor during childbirth?
Oxytocin
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what is the master gland that regulates all other glands
pituitary gland
55
which gland regulates metabolism
Thyroid gland
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A state of equilibrium in an internal environment of the body is called what
Homeostasis
57
Primary source of energy for living organisms?
Glucose
58
-emia
blood condition
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hypersecretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex causes what
Cushing syndrome
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hypo secretion of thyroxine causes what?
Graves disease
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Build a word that means large cell:
megacyte
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