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Chapter 13: The Endocrine System Flashcards

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acr/o

A

extremities (limbs)

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adren/o

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ardenal glands

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crin/o

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secreat

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4
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-dipsia

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thrist

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gonad/o

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gonads or sex glands

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6
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-ism

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abnormal condition

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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pineal/o

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pineal gland

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pituit/o

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pituitary

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poly-

A

many

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12
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somat/o

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body

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13
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thym/o

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thymus; relationship to the soul or emotions

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thyr/o

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thyroid

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15
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thyroid/o

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thyroid

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16
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-tropin

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to stimulate

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17
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endocrineologist

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specializes in diagnosis and treating disease/malfunction of the glands of internal secreation

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GH

A

Growth Hormone

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endocrinopathy

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any disease due to a disorder of the endocrine system

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hypercrinism

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a condition caused by excessive secretion of ANY gland especially an endocrine gland

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21
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acro/megaly

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enlargement of extremities due to excessive secreation of growth hormones after puberty
(GH secreted by the anterior lobe of pituitary gland)

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gigantism

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abnormal overgrowth of the body due to excessive secretion of GH before puberty

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hyperpituitaryism

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pathology that causes excessive secretion by anterior love of pituitary

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polydispia

A

excessive thirst

25
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polyuria

A

excessive urination

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polyphagia

A

excessive hunger

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hyperthyroidism

A

excessive thyroid hormones in the blood

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hypothyroidism

A

under active thyroid; too little thyroid hormones secreted

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goiter AKA thyromegaly

A

abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; front part of neck swells

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exopthalmos

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abnormal protrusion of the eye (seen in goiter)

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hypoparathyroidism

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insufficient/absent secretion of parathyroid glands with accompanying hypocalcemia

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hypocalcemia

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abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

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tetany

A

abnormal condition with periodic painful muscle spasms (cramps)

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parathyroidectomy

A

removal of one or more of the parathyroid glands; done to control hyperparathyroidism

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adrenalitis

A

inflammation of the adrenal glands

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hyperglycemia

A

abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood; symptoms: excessive urination and thirst

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hypoglycemia

A

abnormally low concentration of glucose in the blood

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pancreatalgia

A

pain in the pancrease

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diabetes mellitus

A

group of metabolic diseases characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA resulting from a defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both

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thymitis

A

inflammation of the thymus

41
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thymectomy

A

surgical removal of the thymus

42
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hypergonadism

A

condition of excessive secretion of hormones by the sex glands

43
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hypogonadism

A

deficient secretion of hormones by the sex glands

44
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gynecomastia

A

condition of excessive mammary deviation in the male

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gyneco

46
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mast

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ACTH

A

controls adrenal glands

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FSH

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in women, stimulates secretion of estrogen and growth of eggs in ovaries; in men, production of sperm in testicles

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GH

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regulates growth of bone, muscle, and other body tissues

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LTH

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(prolactin) stimulates/maintains secretion of breast milk after child birth

51
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LH

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stimulates ovulation in women; in men, stimulates testosterone secretion

52
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MSH

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(melanotropin) increase pigmentation of skin

53
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TSH

A

stimulates growth and secretion of thyroid gland

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