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Chap 10 Endocrine Sy
Chap 10 Endocrine system MOD 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acid/o | sour; bitter |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| andr/o | male; man |
| calc/i | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| dips/o | thirst |
| endocrin/o | endocrine |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| gluc/o | glucose; sugar; sweet |
| glyc/o | glucose; sugar; sweet |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| lact/o | milk |
| natr/o | sodium |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| somat/o | body |
| toxic/o | poison |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| eu- | same, normal |
| oxy- | sharp; quick |
| poly- | excessive |
| -crine | secrete |
| -emia | blood codition |
| -tropin | stimulating effect of a hormaone |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| DM-I | diabetes mellitus, type 1 |
| DM-II | diabetedmellitus, type 2 |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake test |