Endocrine

Question 1

adren/o
adrenal/o

Answer 1

adrenal glands

Question 2

calc/o

Answer 2

calcium

Question 3

crin/o

Answer 3

secrete

Question 4

gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o

Answer 4

sugar, sweetness

Question 5

home/o

Answer 5

same, alike

Question 6

kal/i

Answer 6

potassium (an electrolyte)

Question 7

pancreat/o

Answer 7

pancreas

Question 8

parathyroid/o

Answer 8

parathyroid glands

Question 9

thym/o

Answer 9

thymus gland

Question 10

thyr/o
thyroid/o

Answer 10

thyroid gland

Question 11

toxic/o

Answer 11

poison

Question 12

-crine

Answer 12

secrete

Question 13

-dipsia

Answer 13

thirst

Question 14

-gen

Answer 14

forming, producing, origin

Question 15

-toxic

Answer 15

pertaining to poison

Question 16

-uria

Answer 16

urine

Question 17

eu-

Answer 17

good

Question 18

exo-

Answer 18

outside

Question 19

poly

Answer 19

many

Question 20

adrenomegaly

Answer 20

enlargement of the adrenal glands

Question 21

adrenalectomy

Answer 21

removal of the adrenal glands

Question 22

endocrinology

Answer 22

study of within the secrete

Question 23

hypercalcemia

Answer 23

blood condition of excessive calcium

Question 24

glucogenesis

Answer 24

producing glucose

Question 25

hypoglycemia

Answer 25

blood condition of low glucose

Question 26

glycosuria

Answer 26

above normal amount of glucose in the urine

Question 27

homeostasis

Answer 27

state of equilibrium

Question 28

kalemia

Answer 28

potassium blood condition

Question 29

pancreatotomy

Answer 29

Incision of the pancrease

Question 30

parathyroidectomy

Answer 30

Excision of the parathyroid glands

Question 31

thymoma

Answer 31

tumor of the thymus glands

Question 32

thyromegaly

Answer 32

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 33

hyperthyroidism

Answer 33

condition of above normal thyroid gland

Question 34

toxicologist

Answer 34

specialist in the study of poison

Question 35

endocrine

Answer 35

within the secrete

Question 36

polydipsia

Answer 36

excessive thirst

Question 37

androgen

Answer 37

Steroid hormones that increases masclinization

Question 38

thyrptoxic

Answer 38

pertaining to poison of the thyroid gland

Question 39

glycosuria

Answer 39

glucose in the urine

Question 40

euthyroid

Answer 40

resembling a good thyroid gland

Question 41

-oid

Answer 41

resembling

Question 42

andr/o

Answer 42

male

Question 43

-ism

Answer 43

condition

Question 44

exocrine

Answer 44

outside the secrete

Question 45

polyuria

Answer 45

excessive urination

Question 46

hypocalccemia

Answer 46

decreased blood calcium level

Question 47

pineal gland

Answer 47

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

Question 48

thymus gland

Answer 48

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

Question 49

hyperglycemia

Answer 49

blood glucose levels are high

Question 50

hypoglycemia

Answer 50

blood glucose levels are low

Question 51

what hormone is responsible for lowering blood glucose level?

Answer 51

Insulin produced in the pancreas

Question 52

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

Answer 52

epinephrine

Question 53

which hormone initiates labor during childbirth?

Answer 53

Oxytocin

Question 54

what is the master gland that regulates all other glands

Answer 54

pituitary gland

Question 55

which gland regulates metabolism

Answer 55

Thyroid gland

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Homeostasis

Question 57

Primary source of energy for living organisms?

Answer 57

Glucose

Question 58

-emia

Answer 58

blood condition

Question 59

hypersecretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex causes what

Answer 59

Cushing syndrome

Question 60

hypo secretion of thyroxine causes what?

Answer 60

Graves disease

Question 61

Build a word that means large cell:

Answer 61

megacyte