Chapter 15- Endocrine System Flashcards
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o, adranl/o
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adrenal glands
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andr/o
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male or masculine
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gigant/o
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giant
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gonad/o
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gonad
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insulin/o
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insulin
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iod/o
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iodine
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myx/o
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mucus
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroids
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pituitar/o, hypophys/o
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pituitary gland
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ren/o, nephr/o
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kidney
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
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-gen
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beginning, origin
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-physis
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growth
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-tropic
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stimulate
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-tropin
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that which stimulates
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-uria
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urine, urination
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what do the adrenals secrete
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adrenaline (epinephrine), cortisone
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what do the ovaries secrete
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estrogen
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what does the pancreas secrete
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insulin
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what does the pituitary gland secrete
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growth hormone, ADH
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what do the testicles secrete
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androgen
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what does the thyroid secrete
thyroxine
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characteristics of diabetes insipidus
ADH deficiency, polyuria, polydipsia
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characteristics of diabetes mellitus
polyuria, polydipsia, insufficient or improper use of insulin, two types (I and II), hyperglycemia, glycosuria
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disorder in which there abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton- nose, jaws, fingers, and toes- caused by hypertension of growth hormone after maturity
acromegaly
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tumor of a gland
adenoma
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condition caused by congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion and marked by arrested physical and mental development
cretinism
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disease caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood; causes a person to be much smaller than normal size
dwarfism
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condition in which a person reaches an abnormal stature; it results from hypersecretion of GH during childhood
gigantism
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excessive secretion of insulin by the pancreas, which causes hyperglycemia
hyperinsulinism
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increased activity of the parathyroid glands
hyperparathyroidism
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abnormally low blood sugar
hypoglycemia
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decreased activity of the parathyroid glands
hypoparathyroidism
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diminished activity of the pituitary gland
hypopituitarism
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condition resulting from hypofunction of the thyroid gland, characterized by a dry, waxy swelling of the skin
myxedema
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morbid condition caused by excessive thyroid secretion
thyrotoxicosis
