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
two hour post-prandial (meal) 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 (triiodothyronine)
11
Q
T4
A
thyroid test (thyroxine)
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
type II diabetes
16
Q
aden/o
A
glands
17
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
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
secrete hormones within the blood stream
22
Q
end/o
A
within or inside
23
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
24
Q
pituitary gland
A
master gland, produces hormones that stimulate the function of other endocrine glands
25
adren/o
adrenal glands
26
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
27
adrenal glands
influences metabolism and responds to stress
28
thyr/o
thyroid gland
29
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
30
thyroid gland
stimulates metabolism, largest gland
31
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
32
parathyroid gland
helps maintain the level of calcium in the blood and bones
33
cortic/o
cortex
34
cortex
outer layer of a body organ
35
medull/o
medulla
36
medulla
middle or inner layer of a body organ
37
acr/o
extremities
38
calc/i
calcium
39
dips/o
thirst
40
kal/i
potassium
41
natr/o
sodium
