endocrine & nervous Flashcards
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
3
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
5
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
6
Q
encelphal/o
A
brain
7
Q
gli/o
A
glue; neurological tissue
8
Q
gluc/o, glyc/o
A
sugar
9
Q
hem/o
A
blood
10
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
11
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
12
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
13
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
14
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
15
Q
orchid/o, orchi/o
A
testis
16
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
17
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
18
Q
spin/o
A
spine
19
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thym/o
A
thymus gland
20
Q
thyroid/o, thyr/o
A
thyroid gland
21
Q
toxic/o
A
poison
22
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
23
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
24
Q
-glia
A
glue; neurological
25
-iasis
abnormal condition
26
-lith
stone, calculus
27
oma
tumor
28
-megaly
enlargement
29
-phasia
speech
30
-plegia
paralysis
31
a-
without; not
32
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
33
hypo-
under, below, deficient
34
homeostasis
equal state of the body; everything is balanced
35
endocrine system
discharges hormones into the bloodstream
36
nervous system
transmitting electrical impulses to specific body locations
37
parathyroid glands
control calcium
38
pancreas
insulin
39
CNS
central nervous system
40
PNS
peripheral nervous system
41
glial cells
form a supporting network
42
meninges
3 layers of membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
43
CNS
brain & spinal cord
automatic & somatic
fight or flight; rest & digest
44
PNS
allows you to move
45
Alzheimer's Disease
confusion & memory loss (form of dementia)
46
analgesia
without pain
47
anesthesia
without feeling or sensation
48
aphasia
impaired speech
49
ataxia
lack of muscle coordination
50
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
stroke
51
concussion
violent jarring and bruising of the brain
52
dementia
mental disorder resulting in confusion and disorientation
53
diabetes
pancreas is insulin deficient
54
disorientation
state of mental confusion
55
epilepsy
seizures
56
paralysis
loss of voluntary movement
57
seizure
sudden attack with an involuntary series of contractions
58
syncope
fainting
59
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
mini stroke
60
vertigo
dizziness
61
accu-check
glucose check-monitor blood sugar levels
62
hemoglobin A1C
blood test to check the hemoglobin for the average glucose level in the blood
63
CNS
central nervous system
64
CVA
cerebral vascular accident
65
DM
diabetes mellitus
66
TIA
transient ischemic attacks
