Endocrine Flashcards
1
Q
Fr
A
iron
2
Q
K
A
potassium
3
Q
Na
A
sodium
4
Q
2 hr pp
A
2 hour post-prandial glucose test
5
Q
Bmp
A
basic metabolic panel
6
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
7
Q
FBS
A
fasting blood sugar
8
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
9
Q
T3
A
thyroid test (triiodothyronine)
10
Q
T4
A
thyroid test (thyroxine)
11
Q
Aden/o
A
glands
12
Q
TSH
A
thyroid-stimulating hormone
13
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
14
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
15
Q
Type I
A
type 1 diabetes
16
Q
Type II
A
type 2 diabetes
17
Q
ex/o
A
out of
18
Q
-crine
A
secrete
19
Q
exocrine glands
A
secretes out of body
20
Q
endocrine glands
A
secrete hormones within bloodstream
21
Q
pituitary gland
A
pituitar/o
master gland
22
Q
adrenal glands
A
adren/o adrenal/o
23
Q
thyroid gland
A
thyr/o thyroid/o
largest gland
24
Q
parathyroid gland
A
parathyroid/o
calcium levels
25
Q
cortic/o
A
cortex - outer layer
26
Q
medull/o
A
medulla middle or inner layer of a body organ
27
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
28
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
29
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
30
Q
Kal/i
A
potassium
31
Q
natr/o
A
sodium
32
Q
Ca
A
calcium
