Unit #7 Terms on the Test Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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Retro-
A
Backwards;Behind; Reverse
2
Q
Dys-
A
Bad
3
Q
Para-
A
Beside;Near
4
Q
Syn-
A
With;Together
5
Q
Pan-
A
All;Everything;Everyone
6
Q
Psuedo-
A
False;Lying
7
Q
Poly -
A
Many;Much
8
Q
Hyper-
A
Too Much
9
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Hypo-
A
Too Little
10
Q
natri
A
Sodium
11
Q
nephro
A
kidney
12
Q
crine
A
secretion
13
Q
arche
A
beginning
14
Q
aden/o
A
gland
15
Q
drome
A
run
16
Q
mast
A
breast
17
Q
dips
A
drinking
18
Q
phag
A
eating
19
Q
lipid/lipo
A
fat
20
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
21
Q
gonad/o
A
sex organs
22
Q
hypophys/is
A
pituitary gland
23
Q
thel
A
nipple or breast
24
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agonist
A
driver of an action
25
antagonist
working against the driver of an action
26
receptor
chemical to signal inside a cell
27
gluco-
sugar
28
mineral/o
sodium or potassium
29
kal
potassium
30
-bulum
name of an instrument
31
-genic
giving rise to
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-tropic
fat soluable hormone
33
-sterone
influencing the activity of a gland
34
-toxic
poisonous to
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-oma
tumor
36
DI & DM
Diabetes Insipidus/Mellitus
37
ERCP
Examines the cortex of the pancreas
38
ACTH
Acts of the adrenal cortex to regulate blood sugar and stress
39
BS
Blood Sugar
40
BG
Blood Glucose
41
T3 & T4
Thyroid Hormones
42
Hyper-calc-emia
high level of calcium in the blood
43
Hyper-chole-sterol-emia
high cholesterol in the blood
44
Hyper-glyc-emia
high blood sugar
45
Hyper-gonad-ism
overactive reproductive organs
46
Hyper-kal-emia
high potassium in the blood
47
Hyper-lipid-emia
high fats in the blood
48
Hyper-natr-emia
high sodium in the blood
49
Hyper-para-thyroid-ism
overactive para thyroid
50
Hyper-phopsphat-emia
high phosphate in the blood
51
Hyper-pituitar-ism
overactive pituitary glands
52
Adrenal-ectomy
Surgical removal of the adrenal gland
53
Aden-ectomy
surgical removal of a gland
