Chapter 18 - Endocrine System Flashcards
1
Q
gland
A
aden/o
2
Q
adrenal grand
A
adrenal/o
3
Q
sex glands
A
gonad/o
4
Q
pancreas
A
pancreat/o
5
Q
parathyroid gland
A
parathyroid/o
6
Q
pituitary gland
A
pituitar/o
7
Q
thyroid glands
A
thyr/o, thyroid/o
8
Q
male
A
andr/o
9
Q
calcium
A
calc/o, calci/o
10
Q
cortex, outer region
A
cortic/o
11
Q
secrete
A
crin/o
12
Q
thirst
A
dips/o
13
Q
female
A
estr/o
14
Q
sugar
A
gluc/o, glyc/o
15
Q
sameness
A
home/o
16
Q
hormone
A
hormon/o
17
Q
potassium
A
kal/i
18
Q
milk
A
lact/o, galact/o
19
Q
sodium
A
natr/o
20
Q
mucus
A
myx/o, muc/o
21
Q
growing
A
phys/o
22
Q
body
A
somat/o
23
Q
solid structure
A
ster/o
24
Q
childbirth
A
toc/o
25
poison
toxic/o
26
urine
ur/o
27
assemble, gather together
-agon
28
blood condition
-emia
29
substance
-in, -ine
30
stimulating the function of
-tropin
31
urine condition
-uria
32
good normal
eu-
33
excessive; above
hyper-
34
deficient, below; under, less than normal
hypo-
35
rapid, sharp
oxy-
36
all
pan-
37
many or increased
poly-
38
four
tetra-
39
three
tri-
