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Chapter 9: Endocrine System Flashcards

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endocrine system

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pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, pineal gland, thymus glands, ovaries and testes

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master gland

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pituitary gland

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pancreat.o

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pancreas

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thyr/o, throid/o

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thyroid gland

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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aden.o

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gland

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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toxic/o, tox/o

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poison

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gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar, sweetness

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home/o

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same, alike

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calc/o

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calcium

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crin/o

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secrete

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opthalm/o

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eye

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-emia

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blood

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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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graves disease

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exopthalmos, common form of hyperthyroidism, enlarged thyroid (goiter)

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cushing syndrome

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hypersection of adrenal cortex - round, moon-shape dface

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ACTH

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adrenocorticotropic hormone

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acromegaly

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hypersecretion of GH during adulthood, enlargment of facial features, jaws, hands, feet

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gigantism

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hypersecretion og GH during childhood

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dwarfism

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hyposecretion of GH during childhood

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hypophysectomy

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surgery to remove pituitary gland

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diabetes mellitus

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high glucose, defect in insulin secretion or action

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type 1 diabetes

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insulin dependent, inability of pancreas to produce enough insulin

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type 2

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non-insulin dependent, common in overweight pts because fat interferes with body’s ability to produce insulin

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myxedema

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advanced hypothyroidism in adults causing edema and increased blood pressure

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fasting blood glucose (FBG)

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measures blood glucose levels following a fast of at least 8 hours

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glucose tolerance test (GTT)

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measure blood glucose levels at regular intervals (3 hours)

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radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU)

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pill or liquid used as tracer to test how quickly thyroid gland uptakes iodine from blood

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thyroid function test (TFT)

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detects increase or decrease in thyroid function, measures levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4)

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transphenoidal hypophysectomy

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remove pituitary tumor

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thymectomy

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excision of thymunc gland, remove tumors, tx of myasthenia gravis (MG)

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rapid absorption sites for insulin

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abdomen and upper arm and thigh

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slow absorption sites for insulin

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subcutaneous fat and hip and glutes

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HRT

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hormone replacement therapy

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oral hypoglycemics

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stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic cells in type 2 diabetes

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