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1
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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adrenal/o

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Adrenal gland

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Gonad/o

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Sex glands

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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Pituitar/o

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Pituitary gland

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Andr/o

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Male

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Calci/o

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Calcium

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Cortic/o

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Cortex

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Crin/o

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Secrete

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Estr/o

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Female

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Gest/o

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Pregnancy, gestation

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Gluc/o

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Sugar

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Home/o

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Sameness

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Hormon/o

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Hormone

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21
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Kal/i

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Potassium

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Myx/o

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Mucus

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Natr/o

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Sodium

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Phys/o

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Growing

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Somat/o

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Body

27
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Ster/o

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Solid structure

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Toc/o

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Childbirth

29
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Toxic/o

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Poison

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Ur/o

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Urine

31
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-agon

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Assemble, gather together

32
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-emia

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Blood condition

33
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-in

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Substance

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-ine

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Substance

35
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-tropin

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Stimulating the function of, to turn on, to act on

36
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-uria

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Urine condition

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

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Hypo-

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Deficient, below

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Oxy-

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Rapid, sharp, acid

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Pan-

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All

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Poly-

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Many, increased

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Tetra-

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Four

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Tri-

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Three

45
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What is the difference between -trophic, -trophin and -tropin?

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  • trophic = pt regulation
  • trophin = substance that regulates
  • tropin = substance that regulates
46
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What is -tocia and -tocin?

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  • tocia = childbirth

- tocin = substance that stimulates childbirth

47
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What are the hormones released by the thyroid?

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All have ‘thyr’ within

Exception = calcitonin

48
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What are the hormones released by the parathyroid?

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Parathyroid hormone or parathormone

49
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What are the hormones released by the adrenal cortex?

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Cortisol
Aldosterone
Androgens and estrogens

50
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What are the hormones released by the adrenal medulla?

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Epinephrine (adrenaline)

Norepinephrine

51
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What are the hormones released by the pancreas?

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Insulin

Glucagon

52
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What are the hormones released by the pituitary or hypophysis? (Anterior)

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Trophin hormones (stimulate what is in the name)
Prolactin
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

53
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What are the hormones released by the pituitary or hypophysis? (Posterior)

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Oxytocin

Antidiuretic hormone

54
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What are the hormones released by the gonads? (Ovaries)

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Estrogen
Estradiol
Progesterone

55
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What are the hormones released by the gonads? (Testes)

A

Testosterone

androgen

56
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What are the hormones released by the thymus?

A

Thymosin

57
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What are the hormones released by the GI tract?

A

Gastrin
Cholecystokinin
Secretin

58
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What are the hormones released by the kidney?

A

Erythropoietin

Renin

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