CH 7 Endocrinology

Question 1

Endocrine glands

Answer 1

hypothalmus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads

Question 2

pancreas

Answer 2

sugar in the blood

-produces insulin and glucagon

Question 3

adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid

Answer 3

keep the balance of minerals (calcium and sodium)

Question 4

adrenal

Answer 4

adrenaline : fight or flight response

Question 5

thyroid

Answer 5

metabolism

& calcium in the blood

Question 6

aden/o

Answer 6

gland

Question 7

adren/o

adrenal/o

Answer 7

adrenal glnd

“on the kidney”

Question 8

cortic/o

Answer 8

outer surface (of any organ)

Latin: “bark”/ “husk”

Question 9

pancreat/o

Answer 9

pancreas

pan (all) + kreas (flesh)

Question 10

pituitar/o

hypophys/o

Answer 10

pituitary gland

hyperpituitarism
hypophysitis

Latin: “mucus”
Greek: hypo (under) + physis ( growth)

Question 11

thym/o

Answer 11

thymus

Question 12

thyr/o

thyroid/o

Answer 12

thyroid

Greek: “shield”

Question 13

gluc/o
glucos/o
glyc/o

Answer 13

sugar

glucose- indicator of brain functions

Question 14

crin/o

Answer 14

to secrete

endocrine (into the bloodstream)
exocrine

Question 15

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Answer 15

stimulates outer part of the adrenal gland

Question 16

hyperthyroidism

Answer 16

overactive thyroid

• fast metabolism
• weight loss, hunger, diarrhea, nervousness

Question 17

hypothyroidism

Answer 17

everything slows down

-weight gain, decreased energy, constipation

Question 18

calcitonin

Answer 18

uptake of calcium in the blood to the bone

-prevents high levels

Question 19

parathyroid hormone

Answer 19

keeps the level of calcium in the blood from getting too low

Question 20

corticosteroids

Answer 20

mineral balance

mineralocoritcoids
glucocorticoids

Question 21

hormon/o

Answer 21

hormone

Greek: “to rush” / “to push”

Question 22

ket/o

Answer 22

ketone body
-substance that increases the blood as a result of carbohydrate metabolism

ketosis
ketogenic

Question 23

-tropin

Answer 23

stimulating hormone

“to turn”

Question 24

-emia

Answer 24

blood condition

glycemia
calcemia

Question 25

-uria

Answer 25

urine condition polyuria

Question 26

adrenal virilism

Answer 26

development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretin of the adrenal gland

Question 27

hirsutism

Answer 27

excessive growth of facial and body hair in women | Latin: " shaggy "

Question 28

menarche

Answer 28

beg of first menstruation

Question 29

thelarche

Answer 29

beg of breast development thel (breast) + arche (beginning)

Question 30

polydipsia

Answer 30

excessive thirst poly (excessive) + dips (thirst) + ia (condition)

Question 31

goiter

Answer 31

swollen thyroid gland Latin : "throat"

Question 32

thyrocele

Answer 32

another name for goiter thyro (thyroid) + cele ( tumor)

Question 33

acidemia

Answer 33

abnormal acidity of the blood -emia (blood condition)

Question 34

alkalemia

Answer 34

abnormal alkalinity of the blood

Question 35

calciuria

Answer 35

calcium in the urine

Question 36

chloremia

Answer 36

increased chloride in the blood

Question 37

euglycemia

Answer 37

good blood sugar

Question 38

glucosuria

Answer 38

sugar in the urine

Question 39

hypercalcemia

Answer 39

excessive calcium in the blood

Question 40

hypercholesterolemia

Answer 40

excessive chloesterol in the blood

Question 41

hyperkalemia

Answer 41

excessive potassium in the blood

Question 42

hyperlipidemia

Answer 42

excessive fat in the blood

Question 43

hypernatemia

Answer 43

excessive sodium in the blood

Question 44

uremia

Answer 44

presence of urinary waste in the blood

Question 45

insulin

Answer 45

hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats -Islet of Langerhans

Question 46

cholangiopancreatography

Answer 46

procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas chol (bile) + angio (vessel) + pancreato (pancreas) + graphy (writing procedure)

Question 47

dymetabolic syndrome

Answer 47

combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism dys (bad) + metabolic syn (metabolism together) + drome (running)

Question 48

adrenocorticohyperplasia

Answer 48

overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland adreno (adrenal) + cortico (cortex) + hyper (over) + plasia(formation)

Question 49

congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Answer 49

genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdevelopled, resulting in a deficency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others con (with) + genit ( birth) + al (pertaining to) + hyper (over) + plasia (growth)

Question 50

diabetes mellitus

Answer 50

metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia

Question 51

diabetic ketoacidiosis

Answer 51

acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar

Question 52

pancreatic psudocyst

Answer 52

abnormal expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst pancreat (pancreas) + ic (pertaining to) + pseudo (false) + cyst

Question 53

panhypopituitarism

Answer 53

defective or absent function of the entire pituitary

Question 54

pituitary infarction

Answer 54

death of the pituitary gland infarction : blocked vessel

Question 55

thyrotoxicosis

Answer 55

condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of the thyroid hormone

Question 56

laproscopic adrenalectomy

Answer 56

removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparascope laparo (abdomen) + scop (looking) + ic (pertaining to)

Question 57

CGM

Answer 57

continuous glucose monitor

Question 58

DI

Answer 58

diabetes insipidus

Question 59

DM

Answer 59

diabetes mellitus

Question 60

ETCP

Answer 60

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 61

FBS

Answer 61

fasting blood sugar

Question 62

GTT

Answer 62

glucose tolerance test

Question 63

HRT

Answer 63

hormone replacement therapy

Question 64

TFT

Answer 64

thyroid replacement therapy