Chapter 11 The Great Communicator Flashcards
The ____ system is composed of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers,called hormones, into the bloodstream
endocrine
prefix means within
endo-
suffix to secrete
-crine
Greek word means impulse or set in motion
hormone
list the glands of the endocrine system (there are 8)
- Pituitary (1)
- Thyroid (1)
- Parathyroid (4)
- Adrenals (2)
- Pancreas (1)
- Thymus (1)
- Pineal (1)
- Gondads (2)
The master gland, maintains appropriate hormone levels in the body
pituitary gland
combining form pituitary
pituit/o
the pituitary gland is under the influence of the ___
hypothalamus
combining form gland
aden/o
abbreviation thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH
augments secretion from the thyroid gland
thyroid stimulating hormone
augments secretion from the adrenal glands
adrenocorticotropic hormone
abbreviation adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACTH
maintains water balance in the body by augmenting water reabsorption in the kidneys
antidiuretic hormone
butterfly-shaped gland located on either side of the larynx
thyroid hormone
combining form thyroid
thyroid/o, thyr/o
this gland is responsible for regulation of metabolism, iodine uptake, Ca++ levels
thyroid gland
thyroid hormone that promotes absorption of Ca++ from blood into bones
calcitonin
thyroid hormones that regulate metabolism
thyroxine, triiodothyronine
four glands on surface of thyroid gland, regulate blood Ca++ and phosphorous
parathyroid glands
combining form parathyroid
parathyroid/o
two small glands located cranial to each kidney
adrenal glands
prefix toward
ad-
combining form kidney
ren/o