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Chapter 15- Endocrine System Flashcards

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1
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aden/o

A

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

A

stimulate

18
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-tropin

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that which stimulates

19
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-uria

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urine, urination

20
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what do the adrenals secrete

A

adrenaline (epinephrine), cortisone

21
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what do the ovaries secrete

A

estrogen

22
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what does the pancreas secrete

A

insulin

23
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what does the pituitary gland secrete

A

growth hormone, ADH

24
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what do the testicles secrete

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androgen

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what does the thyroid secrete

A

thyroxine

26
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characteristics of diabetes insipidus

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ADH deficiency, polyuria, polydipsia

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characteristics of diabetes mellitus

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polyuria, polydipsia, insufficient or improper use of insulin, two types (I and II), hyperglycemia, glycosuria

28
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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

A

acromegaly

29
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tumor of a gland

A

adenoma

30
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condition caused by congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion and marked by arrested physical and mental development

A

cretinism

31
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disease caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood; causes a person to be much smaller than normal size

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dwarfism

32
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condition in which a person reaches an abnormal stature; it results from hypersecretion of GH during childhood

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gigantism

33
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excessive secretion of insulin by the pancreas, which causes hyperglycemia

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hyperinsulinism

34
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increased activity of the parathyroid glands

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hyperparathyroidism

35
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abnormally low blood sugar

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hypoglycemia

36
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decreased activity of the parathyroid glands

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hypoparathyroidism

37
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diminished activity of the pituitary gland

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hypopituitarism

38
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condition resulting from hypofunction of the thyroid gland, characterized by a dry, waxy swelling of the skin

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myxedema

39
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morbid condition caused by excessive thyroid secretion

A

thyrotoxicosis

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