Unit 16- The Endocrine System Flashcards
1
Q
Ca
A
calcium (supports bones and teeth and hardness)
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 1
Type 2
A
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
15
Q
aden/o
A
glands
16
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
17
Q
exocrine glands
A
secretes out of the body
18
Q
ex/o
A
out of
19
Q
-crine
A
secrete
20
Q
endocrine glands
A
secretes hormones within the bloodstream
21
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
22
Q
master gland
A
pituitary gland
23
Q
adrenal glands
A
influences metabolism and responds to stress
24
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal glands
25
thyroid glands
stimulates metabolism
26
thyr/o or thyroid/o
thyroid gland
27
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
28
cortic/o
cortex
29
medull/o
medulla
30
acr/o
extremities
31
calc/i
calcium
32
dips/o
thirst
33
kal/i
potassium
34
natr/o
sodium
