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Endocrine system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |