Unit 16 Flashcards
Ca
calcium
Fe
iron
K
potassium
Na
sodium
2 hr pp
two hour post-prandial (meal) blood glucose test
BMP
basic metabolic panel
BS
blood sugar
FBS
fasting blood sugar
GTT
glucose tolerance test
T3
thyroid test (triiodothyronine)
T4
thyroid test (thyroxine)
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
DM
diabetes mellitus
Type I
type 1 diabetes
Type II
type II diabetes
aden/o
glands
lymph/o
lymph
exocrine glands
secretes out of the body
ex/o
out of
-crine
secrete
endocrine glands
secrete hormones within the blood stream
end/o
within or inside
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
pituitary gland
master gland, produces hormones that stimulate the function of other endocrine glands
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
adrenal glands
influences metabolism and responds to stress
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
thyroid gland
stimulates metabolism, largest gland
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
parathyroid gland
helps maintain the level of calcium in the blood and bones
cortic/o
cortex
cortex
outer layer of a body organ
medull/o
medulla
medulla
middle or inner layer of a body organ
acr/o
extremities
calc/i
calcium
dips/o
thirst
kal/i
potassium
natr/o
sodium
