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Endocrine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| andr/o | male |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| gluc/o | glucose/sugar |
| glyc/o | glucose |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| pacreat/o | pancreas |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| adrenal glands | cortex secretes steroid hormones and medulla secretes epi/norepi |
| glucocorticoids | regulate carb metabolism and anti-inflammatory effects |
| mineralocorticoids | regulate salt and water balance |
| androgens | devel and management of male sex characteristics |
| catecholamines | secreted by adrenal medulla in a response to stressors |
| islets of Langerhans | endocrine tissue of pancreas that secretes insulin and glucagon |
| insulin | regulates blood sugar by up taking sugar from blood; reduces blood sugar; beta cells |
| glucagon | regulates blood sugar by breaking down carbs into sugar; raises blood sugar; alpha cells |
| parathyroid glands | secrete PTH that regulates calcium and phosphorous levels |
| pineal gland | secretes melatonin (circadian rhythm) and serotonin (vasoconstrictor and neurotransmitter) |
| pituitary gland | two bulbed gland that has glandular tissue (adenohypophysis) and neuro tissue (neurohypophysis) |
| anterior pituitary | adenohypophysis; secrete stimulating hormones (FSH, TSH, ACTH, LH, MSH, PRL) as well as GH |
| posterior pituitary | neurohypophysis; releases ADH/VP and OXT |
| testes | secrete testosterone --> masculinization and reproduction |
| thymus | secrete thymosin --> immune |
| thyroid | secretes T3, T4 (metabolism), and calcitonin (Ca/P regulation) |
| glucosuria | sugar in urine |
| hypercalemia | high blood calcium |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| hyperkalemia | high blood potassium |
| hypersecretion | ABNORMAL increase in secretion |
| ketosis | presence of abnormal amount of ketone bodies in blood |
| polydypsia | excessive thirst |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| Cushing syndrome | number of signs caused by excessive cortisol due to either by dysfunction of adrenal glands or side effect of treatment with glucocorticoids |
| adrenal virilism | excessive secretion of androgens in women |
| diabetes mellitus | absence (type 1) or insufficient (type 2) production of insulin |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of pancreas |
| acromegaly | enlarged feature due to hypersecretion of GH; AKA gigantism |
| goiter | enlargement of thyroid due to dysfunction, tumor, lack of iodine or inflammation |
| Graves disease | autoimmune defect that creates antibodies that stimulate overproduction of T4 and T3 |
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