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Endocrine system
Question | Answer |
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acid/o | low acid levels |
acr/o | extremely |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
andr/o | male |
calc/o | calcium |
cortic/o | cortex |
crin/o | secrete |
dips/o | thirst |
erythr/o | red |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycos/o | sugar |
gynec/o | woman or female |
kal/i | potassium |
ket/o | ketone |
natr/o | sodium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
phag/o | eating or swallowing |
pituit/o | pituitary gland |
steroid/o | steroid |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison, toxic |
ur/o | urine or urinary tract |
-ism | state of |
-megaly | enlarged |
-poietin | one that forms |
-steroid | steroid |
-tropin | stimulating |
Pineal gland | releases melatonin/sets up circadian rhythm |
Hypothalamus | Connection between brain and the endocrine system |
Anterior pituitary gland | Releases Growth Hormone |
Posterior pituitary gland | Gives off Antidiuretic hormone |