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Week 3
ch 7-10
| Hypoglycemia | Low Blood Sugar Condition |
| Exocrine | To secrete internally |
| Glucagon | Hormone that increases blood sugar levels |
| Insulin | Hormone that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats |
| Metabolism | the total of all chemical reactions in your body that change food into energy. |
| Euthyroid | Normal functioning thyroid |
| Myel/o | Bone Marrow, Spine (Root Word) |
| Erythrocytes | Erythr/o = Red Blood Cells |
| Coagulation | Coagul/o = Blood’s ability to form clots |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Hematopoiesis | Blood Formation |
| Aort/o | Aorta = The main artery leaving the heart and distributing oxygenated blood through the body |
| Vessel | angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle (lower chamber) |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Pectoralgia | Chest Pain |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| Alceol/o | Avelolus = Air Sac |
| Stern/o | Sternum ( aka The breastbone) |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Hypoxia | Lack of oxygen |
| Eupnea | Good/ Normal/ Unlabored Breathing |