Chapter 18 - Endocrine System Flashcards
1
Q
ACTH
A
adrenocorticotropic hormone
2
Q
ADH
A
antidiuretic hormone
3
Q
BGM
A
blood glucose monitoring
4
Q
DI
A
diabetes insipidus
5
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
6
Q
FBG
A
fasting blood glucose
7
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
8
Q
FSH
A
follicle-stimulating hormone
9
Q
GH
A
growth hormone
10
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
11
Q
hCG
A
human chorionic gonadotropin
12
Q
hGH
A
human growth hormone
13
Q
IDDM
A
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
14
Q
K+
A
potassium
15
Q
LH
A
luteinizing hormone
16
Q
MSH
A
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
17
Q
Na+
A
sodium
18
Q
NIDDM
A
non-insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus
19
Q
OT
A
oxytocin
20
Q
P
A
phosphorus
21
Q
PRL
A
prolactin
22
Q
PTH
A
parathyroid hormone
23
Q
RAI
A
radioactive iodine
24
Q
T3
A
tri-iodothyronine
25
T4
tetraiodothyronine (thyroxine)
26
TFT
thyroid function test
27
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
28
aden/o
gland
29
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
30
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries and testes)
31
pancreat/o
pancreas
32
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
33
pituitary/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
34
thyr/o,
| thyroid/o
thyroid gland
35
andr/o
male
36
calc/o,
| calci/o
calcium
37
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
38
crin/o
secrete
39
dips/o
thirst
40
estr/o
female
41
gluc/o
sugar
42
glyc/o
sugar
43
home/o
sameness
44
hormon/o
hormone
45
kal/i
potassium
46
lact/o
milk
47
myx/o
mucus
48
natr/o
sodium
49
phys/o
growing
50
somat/o
body
51
ster/o
solid structure
52
toc/o
childbirth
53
toxic/o
poison
54
ur/o
urine
55
-agon
assemble, gather together
56
-emia
blood condition
57
- in,
| - ine
substance
58
-tropin
stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)
59
-uria
urine condition
60
eu-
good, normal
61
hyper-
excessive, above
62
hypo-
under
63
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
64
pan-
all
65
poly-
many
66
tetra-
four
67
tri-
three
