Unit 16-Endocrine 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 (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
-Juvenile
15
Q
Type II
A
Type II diabetes
-adult onset diabetes
16
Q
Aden/o
A
Glands
17
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph (glands)
18
Q
Ex/o
A
Out of
19
Q
-crine
A
Secrete
20
Q
Exocrine glands
A
Secretes out of the body (sweat, salivary glands)
21
Q
Endocrine glands
A
Secrete hormones within the bloodstream
22
Q
End/o
A
Within or inside
23
Q
Pituitar/o
A
Pituitary gland
24
Q
Pituitary gland
A
“Master” gland
25
Adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
| -Adrenaline
26
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
27
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid glands
28
Cortic/o
Cortex
| -Outer layer
29
Medull/o
Medulla
| -middle layer
30
Acr/o
Extremities
31
Calc/i
Calcium
32
Dips/o
Thirst
33
Kal/i
Potassium
34
Natr/o
Sodium
