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Chapter 18; Endocrine Flashcards

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adeno

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gland

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adrenalo

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adrenal gland

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gonado

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sex glands (ovaries and testes)

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pancreato

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pancreas

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parathyroido

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parathyroid gland

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pituitaro

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pituitary gland

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thyro, thyroido

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thryroid gland

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andro

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male

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calco, calcio

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calcium

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cortico

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cortex, outer region

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crino

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secrete

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dipso

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thirst

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estro

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female

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gluco

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sugar

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glyco

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sugar

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homeo

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sameness

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hormono

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hormone

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kali

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potassium

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lacto

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milk

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myxo

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mucus

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natro

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sodium

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physo

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growing

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somato

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body

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stero

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solid structure

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toco

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childbirth

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toxico

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poison

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uro

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urine

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-agon

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assemble, gather together

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-emia

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blood condition

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-in, -ine

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substance

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-tropin

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stimulation the function of

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-uria

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urine condition

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eu-

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good, normal

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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oxy-

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rapid, sharp, acid

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many or increased

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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hyperthyroidism

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overactivity of the thyroid gland; thyrotoxicosis

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hypothyroidism

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underactivity of the thyroid gland

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thyroid carcinoma

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cancer of the thyroid gland

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hyperparathyroidism

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excessive production of parathormone

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hypoparathyroidism

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deficient production of parathyroid hormone

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cushing syndrome

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group of signs and symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex

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addison disease

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hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex

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pheochromocytoma

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benign tumor of the adrenal medulla; tumor cells stain a dark (pheo) or dusky color

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hyperinsulinism

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excess secretion of insulin causing hypoglycemia

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acromegaly

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hypersecretion of growth hormone from the ant pituitary after puberty leading to enlargement of extremeties

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gigantism

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hypersecretion of growth hormone from the ant pituitary before puberty leading to abnormal overgrowth of body tissues

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dwarfism

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congenital hyposecretion of growth hormone; hypopituitary dwarfism

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panhypopituitarism

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deficiency of all pituitary hormones

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

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anti diuretic hormone

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Ca2+

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calcium

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DKA

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diabetic ketoacidosis

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DM

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diabetes mellitus

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FBG

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fasting blood glucose

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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FSH

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follicle stimulating hormone

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GH

A

growth hormone

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HbA1C

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test for presence of glucose attached to hemoglobin

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HCG

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human chorionic gonadotropin

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K+

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potassium

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LH

A

luteinizing hormone

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OT. OXT

A

oxytocin

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PRL

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prolactin

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PTH

A

parathyroid hormone

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RIA

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radioimmunoassay-measures hormone levels in plasma

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SIADH

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syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

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T3

A

triiodothyronine

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T4

A

thyroxine-tetraiodothyronine

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TFT

A

thyroid function test

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TSH

A

thyroid-stimulating hormone

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