unit 16 Flashcards
Ca
calcium- maintains bone health
Fe
iron- helps the delivery of oxygen
K
potassium- helps preserve muscles
Na
sodium- controls blood pressure and volume
2 hr pp
2 hour post-prandial (meal) blood glucose test- screening for diabetes
BMP
basic metabolic panel- to give your health person information
BS
blood sugar- a factor of diabetes
FBS
fasting blood sugar- going for 8 hours without sugar
T3 (triiodothyronine)
thyroid test- issued when a person has a abnormal TSH
GTT (thyroxine)
glucose tolerance
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
DM
diabetes mellitus
type 1
type 1 diabetes- juvenile diabetes
type 2
type 2 diabetes- formally known as an adult onset diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes
aden/o
glands
lymph/o
lymph (immune system gland)
exocrine glands
sweat out of body
-crine
secrete
endocrine glands
secrete hormones within the body
pituitary glands
pituitar/o master gland located below brain )
adrenal glands
adren/o, adrenal/o (influences metabolism and responds to stress)
thyroid gland
thyr/o or thyroid/o (stimulates metabolism located in neck below the larynx)
parathyroid glands
parathyroid/o (helps maintain levels of calcium in blood and bone levels located next or inside of thyroid gland)
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of a body organ)
medull/o
medulla middle or inner layer of a body organ
acr/o
extremities
calc/i
calcium
dips/o
thirst
kal/i
potassium
natr/o
sodium
