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Ch. 8 (Endocrine) Flashcards

1
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aden/o

A

gland

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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3
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cortic/o

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outer surface

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gonad/o

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sex organs

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pituitar/o, hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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thym/o

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thymus

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8
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

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thyroid

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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

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sugar

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10
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crin/o

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to secrete

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11
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hormon/o

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hormone

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12
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ket/o

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ketone body

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13
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-tropin

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stimulating hormone

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14
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-emia

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blood condition

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15
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-uria

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urine condition

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16
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adenalgia

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gland pain

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17
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adrenal virilism

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development of male secondary sexual traits from excessive adrenal secretion

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18
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hirsutism

A

women excessive hair growth

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19
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amenorrhea

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no period

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20
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gynecomastia

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breast tissue in males

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21
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hypergonadism

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excessive sex gland secretion

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22
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hypogonadism

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hyposecretion of sex glands

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23
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menarche

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first period

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24
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thelarche

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start of breast development

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25
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pancreatalgia

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pancreas pain

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26
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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

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27
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polyphagia

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excessive eating

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28
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polyuria

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excessive urination

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29
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acromegaly

A

extremities enlargement

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30
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galactorrhea

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milk discharge

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31
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pituitary dwarfism

A

being short from growth hormones under secretion

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32
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pituitary gigantism

A

being tall from growth hormone oversecretion

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33
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exophthalmos

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eye protrusion

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34
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goiter

A

swollen thyroid

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35
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thyrocele

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swollen thyroid

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36
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thyromegaly

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thyroid enlargement

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37
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thyroptosis

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thyroid drooping

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alkalemia

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alkalinity in blood

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chloremia

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chlorine in blood

40
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euglycemia

41
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glucosuria

A

sugar in urine

42
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hyperkalemia

A

potassium in blood

43
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hyperphosphatemia

A

phosphate in blood

44
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ketonuria

A

ketones in urine

45
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uremia

A

urinary waste in blood

46
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adrenaline, epi

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hormones secreted by adrenal gland

47
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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

A

secreted by pituitary gland that stimulates adrenal

48
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corticotropin

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shorter name for ACTH

49
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glucagon

A

secreted by pancreas to tell liver to raise BS

50
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glucocorticoid

A

secreted by adrenal with role in carb metabolism

51
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gonadotropin

A

stimulates gonads

52
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thyrotropin

A

stimulates thyroid

53
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adenomegaly

A

gland enlargement

54
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adrenomegaly

A

adrenal enlargement

55
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euthyroid

A

normal thyroid

56
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gluconeogenesis

A

making glucose from noncarb sources

57
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gonadogenesis

A

development of gonads

58
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endocrine

A

to secrete internally

59
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exocrine

A

to secrete externally

60
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ketogenesis

A

creation of ketones

61
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cholangiopancreatography

A

procedure to eval bile ducts and pancreas

62
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

A

endoscope passed backwards thru digestive tract into bile duct

63
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dysmetabolic syndrome

A

disorders associated with faulty metabolism

64
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ketosis

A

elevated ketones in blood

65
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adrenocortical insufficiency

A

adrenal under produces hormones

66
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adrenocorticohyperplasia

A

overdevelopment of the adrenal cortex

67
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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

A

adrenal is overdeveloped (under/over several hormone needs)

68
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diabetes mellitus

A

metabolic disease with excessive urination and high BS

69
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diabetic ketoacidosis

A

blood acidity from ketones produced when body can’t burn sugar

70
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pancreatic pseudocyst

A

expanded area in pancreas looking like a cyst

71
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hypophysitis

A

pituitary inflammation

72
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panhypopitutarism

A

defective/absent function of pituitary

73
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pituitary infarction

A

pituitary death

74
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thyrotoxicosis

A

condition caused by exposure of tissue to excess thyroid levels

75
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thyroidotoxin

A

substance poisonous to thyroid

76
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thymectomy

A

thymus removal

77
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laparoscopic adrenalectomy

A

adrenal removal with laparoscope

78
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hypophysectomy

A

pituitary removal

79
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CGM

A

continuous glucose monitor

80
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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

81
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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

82
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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

83
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FBS

A

fasting BS

84
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GDM

A

gestational diabetes mellitus

85
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GH

A

growth hormone

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

87
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HgA1C

A

hemoglobin A1C test

88
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HRT

A

hormones replacement therapy

89
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TFT

A

thyroid function test

90
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TSH

A

thyroid-stimulating hormone

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T3

A

triiodothyronine

92
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T4

HEAL 132 (12 decks)

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