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ModF Lab Final Vocab
Vocab Chapter 9
Question | Answer |
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thyro- | thyroid; shield |
-osis | condition of |
-pexy | fixation |
-ectomy | excision |
-physis | growth |
insul- | insulin |
aden | gland |
T3 | triiodothyronine |
T4 | thyroxine |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
tumor of a gland | adenoma |
enlargement of the extremeties caused by excessive growth hormone | acromegaly |
softening of a gland | adenomalacia |
any disease of the adrenal gland | adrenopathy |
congenital deficiency in the secreation of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 | cretinism |
hormone produced by the adrenal medulla; adrenaline | epinephrine |
condition of being abnormally small | dwarfism |
hormone porduced by the pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contraction | oxytocin |
condition of masculinity developed in a woman | virilism |
hormone produced by hypothalamus stored in posterior lob of the pituitary gland | vasopressin |
hormone produced by the testes | testosterone |
the master gland of the body | pituitary gland |
gland that has a role in metabolism and regulates the body's metabolic processes | thyroid |
essential for maintenance of a normal level of blood sugar | Pancreas; beta cells produce insulin |
the principle mineralocorticoid secreated by the adrenal cortex is | aldosterone |
epinephrine does? | assists in regulation of the sympathetic branch of the nervous system |
glands with ducts | exocrine |
glands with out ducts | endocrine |
what is a hormone? | chemical substance produced by the endocrine glands |