Unit 16 Flashcards
1
Q
Ca
A
calcium
2
Q
Fe
A
iron
3
Q
K
A
potassium
4
Q
Na
A
sodium
5
Q
2 hr pp
A
2 hour post-prandial (meal) blood glucose test
6
Q
BMP
A
basic metabolic panel
7
Q
BS
A
blood sugar
8
Q
FbS
A
fasting blood sugar
9
Q
GTT
A
glucose tolerance test
10
Q
T3
A
thyroid test (triiodothyronine)
11
Q
T4
A
thyroid test (thyroxine)
12
Q
TSH
A
thyroid-stimulating hormone
13
Q
DM
A
diabetes mellitus
14
Q
Type I
A
Type 1 diabetes
15
Q
Type II
A
Type 2 diabetes
16
Q
aden/o
A
glands
17
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph, serve an important part of of the immune system
18
Q
exocrine glands
A
secrete out of the body,, sweat and salivary glands
19
Q
ex/o
A
out of
20
Q
-crine
A
to secrete
21
Q
endocrine glands
A
secrete hormones into the bloodstream
22
Q
end/o
A
within, inside
23
Q
pituitary gland
A
master gland
24
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
25
adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal glands, influences metabolism and responds to stress
26
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland, stimulates metabolism
27
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands, maintain calcium levels
28
cortic/o
cortex, outer layer of a body organ
29
medull/o
medulla, middle or inner layer of a body organ
30
acr/o
extremities
31
calc/i
calcium
32
dips/o
thirst
33
kal/i
potassium
34
natr/o
sodium
