Unit 16-Endocrine Flashcards
Ca
Calcium
Fe
Iron
K
Potassium
Na
Sodium
2 hr pp
2 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
-Juvenile
Type II
Type II diabetes
-adult onset diabetes
Aden/o
Glands
Lymph/o
Lymph (glands)
Ex/o
Out of
-crine
Secrete
Exocrine glands
Secretes out of the body (sweat, salivary glands)
Endocrine glands
Secrete hormones within the bloodstream
End/o
Within or inside
Pituitar/o
Pituitary gland
Pituitary gland
“Master” gland
Adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
-Adrenaline
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid glands
Cortic/o
Cortex
-Outer layer
Medull/o
Medulla
-middle layer
Acr/o
Extremities
Calc/i
Calcium
Dips/o
Thirst
Kal/i
Potassium
Natr/o
Sodium