Unit #7 Terms on the Test Flashcards
Retro-
Backwards;Behind; Reverse
Dys-
Bad
Para-
Beside;Near
Syn-
With;Together
Pan-
All;Everything;Everyone
Psuedo-
False;Lying
Poly -
Many;Much
Hyper-
Too Much
Hypo-
Too Little
natri
Sodium
nephro
kidney
crine
secretion
arche
beginning
aden/o
gland
drome
run
mast
breast
dips
drinking
phag
eating
lipid/lipo
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
gonad/o
sex organs
hypophys/is
pituitary gland
thel
nipple or breast
agonist
driver of an action
antagonist
working against the driver of an action
receptor
chemical to signal inside a cell
gluco-
sugar
mineral/o
sodium or potassium
kal
potassium
-bulum
name of an instrument
-genic
giving rise to
-tropic
fat soluable hormone
-sterone
influencing the activity of a gland
-toxic
poisonous to
-oma
tumor
DI & DM
Diabetes Insipidus/Mellitus
ERCP
Examines the cortex of the pancreas
ACTH
Acts of the adrenal cortex to regulate blood sugar and stress
BS
Blood Sugar
BG
Blood Glucose
T3 & T4
Thyroid Hormones
Hyper-calc-emia
high level of calcium in the blood
Hyper-chole-sterol-emia
high cholesterol in the blood
Hyper-glyc-emia
high blood sugar
Hyper-gonad-ism
overactive reproductive organs
Hyper-kal-emia
high potassium in the blood
Hyper-lipid-emia
high fats in the blood
Hyper-natr-emia
high sodium in the blood
Hyper-para-thyroid-ism
overactive para thyroid
Hyper-phopsphat-emia
high phosphate in the blood
Hyper-pituitar-ism
overactive pituitary glands
Adrenal-ectomy
Surgical removal of the adrenal gland
Aden-ectomy
surgical removal of a gland