Endocrine system Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
3
Q
andr/o
A
male
4
Q
calc/o, calici/o
A
calcium
5
Q
cortic/o
A
cortex, outer region
6
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
7
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
8
Q
estr/o
A
female
9
Q
gluc/o, glyc/o
A
sugar
10
Q
gonad/o
A
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
11
Q
home/o
A
sameness
12
Q
hormon/o
A
hormone
13
Q
kal/i
A
potassium (an electrolyte)
14
Q
insulin/o
A
insulin
15
Q
lact/o
A
milk
16
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
17
Q
natr/o
A
sodium (an electrolyte)
18
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
19
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
20
Q
phys/o
A
growing
21
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland; or hypophysis
22
Q
somat/o
A
body
23
Q
ster/o
A
solid structure
24
Q
thyr/o
A
thyroid gland
25
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
26
toc/o
childbirth
27
toxic/o
position
28
ur/o
urine
29
-agon
assemble, together
30
-emia
blood condition
31
-in, -ine
a substance
32
-tropin
stimulating the function of
33
-uria
urine condition
34
eu-
good, normal
35
hyper-
excessive, above
36
hypo-
deficient, below
37
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
38
pan-
all
39
tetra-
four
40
tri-
three
