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1
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adren/o
adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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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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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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kal/i

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potassium (an electrolyte)

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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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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-crine

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secrete

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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-uria

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urine

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eu-

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good

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exo-

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outside

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poly

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many

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adrenomegaly

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enlargement of the adrenal glands

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adrenalectomy

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removal of the adrenal glands

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endocrinology

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study of within the secrete

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hypercalcemia

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blood condition of excessive calcium

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glucogenesis

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producing glucose

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hypoglycemia

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blood condition of low glucose

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glycosuria

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above normal amount of glucose in the urine

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homeostasis

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state of equilibrium

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kalemia

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potassium blood condition

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pancreatotomy

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Incision of the pancrease

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parathyroidectomy

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Excision of the parathyroid glands

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thymoma

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tumor of the thymus glands

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thyromegaly

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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hyperthyroidism

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condition of above normal thyroid gland

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toxicologist

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specialist in the study of poison

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endocrine

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within the secrete

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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

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androgen

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Steroid hormones that increases masclinization

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thyrptoxic

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pertaining to poison of the thyroid gland

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glycosuria

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glucose in the urine

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euthyroid

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resembling a good thyroid gland

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-oid

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resembling

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andr/o

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male

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-ism

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condition

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exocrine

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outside the secrete

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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hypocalccemia

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decreased blood calcium level

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pineal gland

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small organ shaped like pine cone and located deep within the brain

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thymus gland

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butterfly shaped gland that lies at the base of the neck and is formed mostly of lymphatic tissue

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hyperglycemia

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blood glucose levels are high

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hypoglycemia

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blood glucose levels are low

51
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what hormone is responsible for lowering blood glucose level?

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Insulin produced in the pancreas

52
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Which hormone does the adrenal medulla secrete during a crisis situation?

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epinephrine

53
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which hormone initiates labor during childbirth?

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Oxytocin

54
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what is the master gland that regulates all other glands

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pituitary gland

55
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which gland regulates metabolism

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Thyroid gland

56
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A state of equilibrium in an internal environment of the body is called what

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Homeostasis

57
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Primary source of energy for living organisms?

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Glucose

58
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-emia

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blood condition

59
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hypersecretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex causes what

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Cushing syndrome

60
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hypo secretion of thyroxine causes what?

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Graves disease

61
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Build a word that means large cell:

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megacyte

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