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Part 1 Flashcards

1
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Endo/crine

A

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

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2
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Crine

A

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

A

Standing still; staying in one place

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5
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Homeostasis

A

Condition of staying the same (or maintaining sameness)

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6
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Pituit/o

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Pituitary gland

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7
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Aden/o

A

Gland

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8
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Hypo

A

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

A

State of a gland growing below (anterior pituitary gland)

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11
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Neur/

A

Nerve

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12
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Neurohypophysis

A

State of growth below nerves

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13
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Trop/o

A

Having an affinity for; stimulating turning

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14
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Gonadotropin

A

Substance that stimulates the gonads

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15
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Pro

A

Before

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16
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Prolactin

A

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

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17
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Adren/o

A

Adrenal gland

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18
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Adrenocorticotropin

A

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

A

Oxygen; quick

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20
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Toc/o

A

Childbirth; labor

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21
Q

Thyr/o

A

Shield shaped structure; thyroid gland

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22
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-oid

A

Resembling

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23
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Iod/o

A

Iodine

24
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-nine

A

Pertaining to a single chemical substance

25
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Tri/iod/o/thyr/o/nine

A

Pertaining to a substance of thyroxine with 3 (atoms of ) iodine attached.

26
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-ism

A

Disease from a specific cause; process

27
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Euthyroidism

A

Process of a good or normal thyroid gland

28
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Para-

A

Abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair

29
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Parathyroid

A

Resembling two parts of a pair on the thyroid gland

30
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Thymic

A

Pertaining to the thymus gland

31
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Pancreatic

A

Pertaining to the pancreas

32
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Gluc/o

A

Glucose sugar

33
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Ag/o

A

Lead to

34
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-on

A

Structure; substance

35
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Glucagon

A

Substance that leads to sugar

36
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Glyc/o

A

Glucose; sugar

37
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-gen

A

That which produces

38
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Glycogen

A

That which produces sugar

39
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-ose

A

Full of; thing full of

40
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Glucose

A

Full of sugar

41
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Insul/o

A

Island

42
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-in

A

Substance

43
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Insulin

A

Substance (secreted by an) island

44
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Ad

A

Toward

45
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Ren/o

A

Kidney

46
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Adrenal

A

Pertaining to toward the kidney

47
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Glucocorticoid

A

Substance resembling sugar from the outer region (of the adrenal gland)

48
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Androgen

A

That which produces male hormones

49
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Estrogen

A

That which produces female hormones

50
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Stimul/o

A

Exciting; strengthening

51
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-ation

A

Being; having; process

52
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Inhibit/o

A

Block; hold back

53
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-ion

A

Action; condition

54
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Inhibition

A

Action to block

55
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Syn

A

Together

56
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Erg/o

A

Activity; work

57
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Synergism

A

Process of working together

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