Final Study Med-122 Flashcards by Anissa Berger

aden/o

gland (any gland)

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adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal gland

produces adrenaline, lays on the kidney

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cortic/o

outer surface

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gonad/o

gonads

the sex organs of males/females
male - tests
females - ovaries

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pancreat/o

pancreas

both a gland and a gastrointestinal organ

gland: it helps keep the blood sugar level in baland
organ: helps digestion

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pituitar/o, hypophys/o

pituitary gland

pea-sized gland under the brain

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thym/o

thymus

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thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid

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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

sugar

glucose (which requires insulin to breakdown) is the universal fuel of all living things and used in brain functions

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crin/o

to secrete

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hormon/o

hormone

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ket/o

ketone body

toxic chemicals that build up in the blood and are detectable in urine

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-tropin

stimulating hormone

a hormone that has a stimulating effect on a target organ

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-emia

blood condition

because the endocrine system deals with a lot of internal secretions, blood analysis is usually the best way to detect problems

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-uria

urine condition

substances in the urine can be useful clues in diagnosing endocrine problems

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ACTH

adrenocorticotropin hormone

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blood sugar

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CGM

continuous glucose monitor

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diabete insipidus

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diabetes mellitus

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ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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FBS

fasting blood sugar

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GDM

gestational diabetes mellitus

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growth hormone

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GTT

glucose tolerance test

HbA1C

hemoglobin A1C test (used by patients with diabetes to monitor blood sugar levels)

HRT

hormone replacement therapy

TFT

thyroid function test

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)

triiodothyronine (one of the two primary hormones made by the thyroid)

thyroxine (one of the two primary hormones made by the thyroid)

hirsutism

excessive growth of facial and body hair in women

insulin

hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of fat and sugar, decreases blood sugar level by encouraging cells to open up to the glucose and take it in

glucagon

hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels, works against insulin

coagul/o

coagulation the body's ability to form clots

thromb/o

clot

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

cyt/o

cell

red blood cell

erythrocyte carries oxygen from the lungs and brings it to all the cells and take away waste, contain hemoglobin

white blood cells

leukocytes fight infections, protects the body from invasion

platelets

thrombocytes scab-makers, patch up any broken blood vessels

leuk/o

white

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

lymph/o

lymph clear liquid that circulates in the body, providing nutrients to cells and removing waste from them

myel/o

bone marrow, spine

-emia

blood condition

tonsill/o

tonsils

splen/o

spleen filters old red blood cells out of the blood (can live without one)

immun/o

immune system

deficiency

-penia

valvul/o

valve (heart valve)

atri/o

atrium (upper portion of each side of the heart)

sept/o

septum (any wall dividing two cavities)

ventricul/o

ventricle (lower camber of each side of the heart)

heart

cardi/o

heart (heart's blood supply)

coron/o

angi/o

vessel

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta aorta is the main artery leaving the heart and distributing oxygenated blood throughout the body, it branches off into arteries that supply the upper body

arteri/o

artery arteries are the large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from heart to body tissue

ather/o

fatty plaque

pleb/o

vein

ven/o

vein

adenoid/o

adenoid "resembling a gland"

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

pharyng/o

pharynx (thoat) pathway used by both food and air

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

pneum/o

air or lungs

pneumat/o

air or lungs

pneumon/o

air or lungs

lob/o

lobe

bronch/o

bronchus the main branches from the trachea into each lung

bronchi/o

bronchus the main branches from the trachea into each lung

bronchiol/o

bronchiole "little bronchus" - smaller subdivision of the bronchial tubes

alveol/o

alveolus (air sac)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

cost/o

rib

pleur/o

pleura membrane surrounding the lungs

thorac/o

chest

pector/o

chest

steth/o

chest

phren/o

diaphragm (can also mean brain)

ox/o

oxygen

spir/o

breathing

-pnea

breathing

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carb/o

carbon dioxide

Final Study Med-122 Flashcards

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