Part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Endo/crine

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(Glands) that secrete (hormones) into the (blood vessels)

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2
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Crine

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Secrete

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3
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Home/o

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Same

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4
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-stasis

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Standing still; staying in one place

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5
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Homeostasis

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Condition of staying the same (or maintaining sameness)

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6
Q

Pituit/o

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Pituitary gland

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7
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Aden/o

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Gland

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8
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Hypo

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Below;deficient

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9
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-physis

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State of growing

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10
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Adenohypophysis

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State of a gland growing below (anterior pituitary gland)

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11
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Neur/

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Nerve

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12
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Neurohypophysis

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State of growth below nerves

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13
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Trop/o

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Having an affinity for; stimulating turning

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14
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Gonadotropin

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Substance that stimulates the gonads

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15
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Pro

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Before

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16
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Prolactin

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Substance (that must be secreted) before milk (can be produced)

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17
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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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18
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Adrenocorticotropin

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Pertaining to a substance that acts on the outer region of the adrenal glands

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19
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Ox/y

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Oxygen; quick

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20
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Toc/o

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Childbirth; labor

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21
Q

Thyr/o

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Shield shaped structure; thyroid gland

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22
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-oid

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Resembling

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23
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Iod/o

24
Q

-nine

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Pertaining to a single chemical substance

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Tri/iod/o/thyr/o/nine
Pertaining to a substance of thyroxine with 3 (atoms of ) iodine attached.
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-ism
Disease from a specific cause; process
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Euthyroidism
Process of a good or normal thyroid gland
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Para-
Abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair
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Parathyroid
Resembling two parts of a pair on the thyroid gland
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Thymic
Pertaining to the thymus gland
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Pancreatic
Pertaining to the pancreas
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Gluc/o
Glucose sugar
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Ag/o
Lead to
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-on
Structure; substance
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Glucagon
Substance that leads to sugar
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Glyc/o
Glucose; sugar
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-gen
That which produces
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Glycogen
That which produces sugar
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-ose
Full of; thing full of
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Glucose
Full of sugar
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Insul/o
Island
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-in
Substance
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Insulin
Substance (secreted by an) island
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Ad
Toward
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Adrenal
Pertaining to toward the kidney
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Glucocorticoid
Substance resembling sugar from the outer region (of the adrenal gland)
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Androgen
That which produces male hormones
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Estrogen
That which produces female hormones
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Stimul/o
Exciting; strengthening
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-ation
Being; having; process
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Inhibit/o
Block; hold back
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-ion
Action; condition
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Inhibition
Action to block
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Syn
Together
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Erg/o
Activity; work
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Synergism
Process of working together