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Medical Terminology
The Endrocrine System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Signal makers and senders of the Endrocrine system are called _______ | Glands |
| The Glands are linked to the Nervous system via the ______ | Hypothalamus |
| Hypothalamus is located in the ______. | Brain |
| The main role of the hypothalamus is to direct the activity of the ________ _______. | Pituitary gland |
| The hypothalamus causes the Pituitary to make and release _________. | Hormones |
| The Pituitary gland is made up of 2 parts, the _______ and the ________ | Anterior (Front) Posterior (Back) |
| The Anterior (Front) of the Pituitary gland is the origin for important ______ | Hormones |
| Located in the front of your neck right below your adam's apple lies the ______ ______ | Thyroid Gland |
| Just behind the Thyroid is the ________ | Parathyroid |
| The pituitary gland's hormones travel by blood and stimulate many other endocrine glands, including your ______ gland, ______ glands, and ________. | Thyroid Adrenal Gonads |
| The chemical signals that travel through the bloodstream to target other cells are called _________. | Hormones |
| The gland that is both an endocrine gland and a gastrointestinal organ is the _________ | Pancreas |
| The inner layer of the adrenal gland makes the fight-or-flight hormone called _______ | Adrenaline |
| The outer layer (Or _______) of the adrenal gland makes 2 general types of hormones. | Cortex |
| What gland is responsible for mineral levels balance, and also maintains the proper volume of water and salt in the blood?` | Adrenal |
| The suffix that means "blood condition" is called | -emia |
| What are the three important hormones made by the thyroid? | T4 Calcitonin T3 |
| What does thyroid hormone refer to? | T3 and T4 |
| -uria | Urine Condition |
| If the Pituitary gland causes extra growth with disproportionate in the face and long bones of the body is called ________. | Acromegaly |
| Abnormally Large growth caused by Pituitary Gland | Pituitary Gigantism |
| Abnormally small growth caused by Pituitary Gland | Pituitary Dwarfism |
| Overactive Thyroid | Hyperthyroidism |
| Underactive Thyroid | Hypothyroidism |
| Bulging Eyes | Exophthalmos |
| Myxedema | Grouping of symptoms for Hypothyroidism (Weight Gain, decreased energy, Hair loss,) |
| Patients with both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism can experience an enlarged thyroid called a ______ | Goiter |
| Adenalgia | Pain in Gland |
| Adrenal Virilism | Development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
| Adrenarche | Beginning of adrenal secretion |
| Hirsutism | Excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
| Amenorrhea | Lack of menstrual flow |
| Gyncomastia | Development of breast tissue in males |
| Hypergonadism | Condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands |
| Hypogonadism | Condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands |
| Menarche | Beginning of first menstration |
| Thelarche | Beginning of breast development |
| Hypoglycemic | Pertaining to low sugar |
| Pacreatalgia | Pain in the Pancreas |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Polyphagia | Excessive eating |
| Polyuria | Excessive Urination |
| Acromegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the extremeties |
| Galactorrhea | Discharge of milk |
| Thyrocele | Another name for goiter |
| Thyromegaly | Enlargement of the thyroid |
| Thyroptosis | Downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |
| The pancreas functions to ______. | regulate sugar levels aid in digestion |
| Hormones generally cause ______ changes to their target cells than the nervous system. | Slower |
| The outer cortex of the adrenal gland functions to ______. | regulate water levels in the blood regulate mineral levels in the blood affect the body's response to inflammation regulate sugar levels in the blood |
| Which of the following is a term used for secretion? | Crino |
| Which of the following is the term used for excessive potassium in the blood? | Hyperkalemia |
| An abnormal acidity in the blood is termed | Acidemia or acidosis |
| Excessive fat in the blood is termed _______ | Hyperlipidemia |
| When a patient has a combination of medical disorders, all of which are associated with faulty metabolism, she is said to have ______. | Dysmetabolic syndrome |
| The term that describes having too much base in the blood is ______. | Alkalemia |
| The proper abbreviation for adrenocorticotropic hormone is ______. | ACTH |
| When the cortex of the adrenal gland does not make enough cortisol the condition is called _____________ insufficiency. | Adrenocortical |
| What condition is characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood? | Ketosis |
| BS in the context of endocrinology means ______. | Blood sugar |
| The abbreviation for glucose tolerance test is | GTT |
| The abbreviation GDM means | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| When translating a medical term, one can usually figure out the definition by | Interpreting the suffix first, then the prefix, and finally the root or roots. |
| Which part of the SOAP method most accurately describes the following excerpt from a patient’s clinic note? T: 99.0; HR: 60; RR: 20; BP: 112/70. General: Pleasant, responsive. No acute distress. HEENT: PERRLA. Mucous membranes moist and pink. | Objective |
| Which of the following roots means thick? | Pachy/o |
| Which is the correct breakdown of the term hypopigmentation into its component parts | hypo/pigment/ation |
| Identify the correct pronunciation for the term costochondritis. | KAWS-toh-kawn-DRAIT-is |
| Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy into its component parts? | end/arter/ectomy |
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