Endocrine System Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
acr/o
A
extremities, height
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
4
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
5
Q
cortic/o
A
cortex, outer layer of a body organ
6
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
7
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
8
Q
endocrin/o
A
endocrine
9
Q
home/o
A
sameness
10
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
11
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
12
Q
natr/o
A
sodium
13
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
14
Q
phys/o
A
growing
15
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
16
Q
somat/o
A
body
17
Q
thyr/o, thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
18
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotropic hormone
19
Q
ADH
A
antidiuretic hormone
20
Q
DI
A
diabetes insipidus
21
Q
DKA
A
diabetic ketoacidosis
22
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
23
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
24
Q
FNA
A
fine needle aspiration
25
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
26
GH
growth hormone
27
HbA1C
glycosylated hemoglobin
28
LH
luteinizing hormone
29
PRL
prolactin
30
RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake
31
Thyroid Profile
T4, T3, and TSH
32
T4
thyroxine level
33
T3
Triiodothyronine level
34
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
