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Chap 11/12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gonad/o | sex glands o |
| home/o | sameness o |
| iod/o | iodine o |
| kal/i | potassium o |
| ket/o | ketones o |
| mineral/o | minerals, electrolytes o |
| natr/o | sodium o |
| ophthalm/o | eye o |
| ovari/o | ovary o |
| pancreat/o | pancreas o |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland o |
| pineal/o | pineal gland o |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland o |
| testicul/o | testes o |
| thym/o | thymus gland o |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland o |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland o |
| toxic/o | poison o |
| acr/o | extremities o |
| adren/o | adrenal glands o |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands o |
| andr/o | male o |
| calc/o | calcium o |
| crin/o | to secrete o |
| estr/o | female o |
| gluc/o | glucose o |
| glyc/o | sugar o |
| glycos/o | sugar o |
| -dipsia | -thirst |
| -prandial | -relating to a meal |
| -pressin | -to press down |
| -tropin | -to stimulate |
| aden/o | gland o |
| chem/o | drug o |
| cortic/o | outer portion o |
| cyt/o | cell o |
| gynec/o | female o |
| immun/o | protection o |
| lapar/o | abdomen o |
| lob/o | lobe o |
| mast/o | breast o |
| neur/o | nerve o |
| or/o | mouth o |
| radi/o | ray o |
| retin/o | retina o |
| vas/o | vessel o |
| -graphy | -process of recording |
| -ism | -state of |
| -ia | -condition |
| -meter | -instrument to measure |
| -scopy | --procedure to visually examine |
| endo- | within- |
| ex- | outward- |
| pan- | all- |
| antithyroid agents | blocks prod. of thyroid hormones |
| corticosteroids | strong anti-inflammatory |
| human growth hormone therapy | hormone replacement to stimulate skeletal growth |
| insulin | replaces insulin in diabetic patients |
| oral hypoglycemic patients | causes decrease in blood sugar |
| thyroid replacement hormone | hormone replacement for hypothyroidism patients or for those who have had a thyroidectomy |
| vasopressin | controls diabetes and promotes reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules |
| alges/o | sense of pain o |
| astr/o | star o |
| cephal/o | head o |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum o |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum o |
| clon/o | rapid contracting and relaxing o |
| dur/o | dura matter o |
| encephal/o | brain o |
| esthes/o | sensation, feeling o |
| gli/o | glue o |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata o |
| mening/o | meninges o |
| meningi/o | meninges o |
| myel/o | spinal cord o |
| neur/o | nerve o |
| poli/o | gray matter o |
| pont/o | pons o |
| radicul/o | nerve root o |
| thalam/o | thalamus o |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) o |
| ton/o | tone o |
| ventricul/o | brain ventricle o |
| -paresis | -weakness |
| -phasia | -speech |
| -plegia | -paralysis |
| -taxia | -muscle condition |
| -trophic | -pertaining to development |
| angi/o | vessel o |
| arteri/o | artery o |
| electr/o | electricity o |
| isch/o | to hold back o |
| later/o | side o |
| lumb/o | low back o |
| my/o | muscle o |
| scler/o | hard o |
| spin/o | spine o |
| tom/o | to cut o |
| vascul/o | blood vessel o |
| -algia | -pain |
| -asthenia | -weakness |
| -cele | -protrusion |
| epi- | above- |
| hemi- | half- |
| para- | abnormal, 2 parts of a pair |
| semi- | partial- |
| sub- | below- |
| un- | not- |
| analgesic | treats minor to moderate pain w/o loss of consciousness |
| anasthetic | loss of sensation or loss of consciousness |
| anticonvulsant | controls seizures |
| dopaminergic drugs | replaces dopamine. treats Parkinsins |
| hypnotic | promotes sleep |
| narcotic analgesic | opiates. treats severe pain....potential to be habit forming |
| sedative | relaxing or calming effect |
| axon | aspect of the neuron...conducts thr impulse to the destination |
| dendrite | aspect of the neuron....recieves impulses |
| cell body | part of a neuron |
| myelin | insulator...white. Makes impulses go faster. Wraps around axon. |
| delirium | state of mental confusion w/ lack of orientation to time and space |
| dementia | progressive impairment of intellectual function |
| aura | sensations that occur before an epileptic seizure or migraine headache |
| meninges layer | dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater |
| palsy | temporary or permanent loss of ability to control movement |
| plegia vs. paresis | paralysis/weakness |
| syncope | fainting |
| vertigo | dizzy |
| meninges | protective sac for CNS |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensations...tingling, burning |
| tremor | involuntary repetitive movements |
| convulsion | severe involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations |
| hydrocephalus | water on the brain |
| Bell's Palsy | inflammation of a facial nerve one side of face |
| Alzheiner's | type of dementia....loss of memory |
| Parkinson's | decrease of dopamine...tremors, weakness, shufflinf gait |
| Reye's Syndrome | kids...have had a viral infection...took aspirin. Encephalopathy and organ damage |
| concussion | brain shaken |
| shingles | inflammed nerves, blisters |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident....stroke |
| multiple sclerosis | permanent, destruction of myelin....weakness and numbness |
| Guillain-Barre | temporary....nerves lose myelin cover. Reactions slow down. |
| Lou Gehrig's | degeneration of motor neurons of spinal cord |
| myesthenia gravis | insufficient neurotransmitters at a synapse |
| lumbar puncture | take out spinal fluid between L4 andL5 |
| positron emission tomography (PET) | looks at brain metabolism and glucose in the brain |
| cerebral angiography | x-ray of blood vessels. Uses dye |
| seizure | sudden attack of severe muscular contractions |
| spina bifida | vertebra didn't fuse. Born with it. |
| meningocele | protrding meninges |
| myelomeningocele | protruding meninges and spinal cord |
| hypercalcemia | too much calcium in the blood |
| hypernatremia | too much sodium in the blood |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| pineal gland | in thalamus...wake, sleep cycles |
| adrenal gland | top of kidney...secretes adrenaline |
| pancreas...part of which 2 body systems | digestive, endocrine |
| GH | growth hormone |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| LH | leutinizing hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| hirsutism | too much body hair |
| gynecomastia | man boobs |
| acromegaly | too much GH as an adult |
| gigantism | too much GH as a child |
| tetany | low calcium |
| cretinism | born with it. Low thyroid as a child |
| Type 1 DM | insulin dependent. Early onset |
| Type 2 DM | non-insulin dependent. Later onset |
| exophthalmos | hyperthyroid. Bulging eyes |
| diabetic retinopathy | destroying the retina. DM complication |
| cephalalgia | headache |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| dysphasia | difficulty communicating verbally or in writing |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all 4 limbs |
| paraplegia | paralysis of lower portion of the body |
| thymoma | thyroid tumor |
| thyromegaly | large thyroid |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| echo | ultrasound |
| peripheral neuropathy | DM complication...damage to nerves in lower legs and hands |
| ketoacidosis | DM complication...excessive ketone bodies (waste products) |
| dwarfism | abnormally small. hereditary or endocrine dysfunction |
| myxedema | hypothyroid...anemia, slow speech, enlarged tongue and facial features |
| adrenaline | hormone secreted by adrenal medulla. AKA epinephrine |
| epinephrine | hormone secreted by adrenal medulla. AKA adrenaline |
| pancreas | gland in endocrine system. Produces insulin and glucagon |
| pituitary gland | master gland |
| gonads | organs responsble for producing sex cells |
| thymus | in mediastinum. immune function and development of antibodies. |
Created by:
julswagner
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