Endocrine Flashcards
1
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Adrenal glands
A
Adren/o
2
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Calcium or the heel
A
Calc/o
3
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Sex glands
A
Gonad/o
4
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Unchanging
A
Home/o
5
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Milk
A
Lact/o
Galact/o
6
Q
Ovary
A
Ovari/o
7
Q
Parathyroid gland
A
Parathyroid/o
8
Q
Pancreas
A
Pancreat/o
9
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Tube (uterine or auditory)
A
Sapling/o
10
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Thymus gland
A
Thym/o
11
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Thyroid gland
A
Thyr/o
Thyroid/o
12
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Uterus
A
Uter/o
Metr/o
Hyster/o
13
Q
Vagina
A
Vagin/o
14
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Vulva
A
Vulv/o
15
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Pregnancy
A
-gravida
16
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Labor
A
Childbirth
17
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Secrete
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-crine
18
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Protection against infection
A
-phylaxis
19
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Growth or growing
A
-physis
20
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Terminate pregnancy
A
Abortion
21
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Thin membrane formed around sac of embryo
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Amnion
22
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Abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body
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Atresia
23
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Removal of the testicles
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Castration
24
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Surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mothers abdomen
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Caesarean section
25
A mass of cells that forms in the ovary
Corpus luteum
26
Steroid hormone produced in the adrenal cortex
Corticosteroid
27
Short stature that results from a genetic or medical condition
Dwarfism
28
Female sex hormones
Estrogen
29
State of sexual excitability where females of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceiving
Estrous
Estrus
30
A hermaphrodite or imperfect sterile card which is the twin od a male calf whose hormones affected its development
Freemartin
31
An organism which has both male and female sed organs
Hermaphrodite
32
Hormone which regulates glucose
Insulin
33
Hormone released by the pituitary gland that increases contraction of the uterus during labor and stimulates the ejection of milk
Oxytocin
34
The act of giving birth to young;childbirth
Parturition
35
Hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy
Progesterone
36
Organ which provides oxygen and nutrients to growing fetuses
Placenta
37
Foreskin around clitorous or penis
Prepuce
38
Accustoming to food other than the mothers milk
Weaning
39
The period in which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction
Puberty
40
Severe allergic reaction
Anaphylaxis
41
A condition where one or both testes fail to descend
Cryptochid
42
The mucous membrane lining the uterus which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implant of an embryo
Endometrium
43
The sampling of amniotic fluid using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus
Amniocentesis
44
Unchanging state: the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between independent elements
Homeostasis
