Unit 16 Flashcards
1
Q
CA
A
calcium
2
Q
Fe
A
iron
3
Q
K
A
potassium
4
Q
Na
A
sodium
5
Q
2 hr pp
A
2 hour post-prandial blood glucose test
6
Q
BMP
A
basic metabolic panel
7
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
8
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
9
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
10
Q
T3
A
thyroid test
11
Q
T4
A
thyroid test
12
Q
TSH
A
thyroid-stimulating hormone
13
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
14
Q
Type I
A
type 1 diabetes
15
Q
Type II
A
types 2 diabetes
16
Q
aden/o
A
glands
17
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph, glands
18
Q
exocrine glands
A
secretes out of the body
19
Q
ex/o
A
out of
20
Q
-crine
A
secrete
21
Q
endocrine glands
A
secretes hormones within the bloodstream
22
Q
end/o
A
within or inside
23
Q
pituitary gland
A
produces hormones that stimulate the function of other endocrine glands
24
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
25
adrenal glands
influences metabolism and responds to stress
26
adren/o
adrenal glands
27
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
28
thyroid gland
stimulates metabolism
29
thyr/o
thyroid gland
30
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
31
parathyroid glands
helps maintain the level of calcium in the blood and bones
32
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
33
cortic/o
cortex
| outer layer of a body organ
34
medull/o
medulla
| middle or inner layer of a body organ
35
acr/o
extremities
36
calc/i
calcium
37
dips/o
thirst
38
kal/i
potassium
39
natr/o
sodium
