Question | Answer |
Hormone produced by Thyroid Gland | Thyroxine (T4) and Triioodothyronine (T3) |
Function of T4 and T3 hormones | Maintain normal level of metabolism in all body cells |
Hormone produced by Parathyroid Gland | parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
Function of the parathyroid hormone | mobilized calcium from bones into the bloodstream |
Hormone produced by the Adrenal Gland | Steroids and Corticosteroids from adrenal cortex AND catecholamines from adrenal medulla |
Hormone produced by the Pancrea | insulin and glucagon |
Function of Pancreas' hormones | regulate blood glucose |
Hormone produced by Pituitary gland | Growth hormone (GH
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Gonadotropic hormones
Prolactin (PRL)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Oxytocin (OT) |
Hormone produced by the Ovaries | estrogen and progesterone |
Function of estrogen | stimulate development of egg and female sex characteristics |
Function of progesterone | responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the uterus in pregnancy |
Hormone produced by Testes | testosterone |
Function of testosterone | stimulates development of sperm and secondary sex characteristics in the male |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
gonad/o | sex glands |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
andr/o | male |
calc/o , claci/o | calcium |
cortic/o | cortex |
crin/o | secrete |
dips/o | thirst |
estr/o | female |
gluc/o , glyc/o | sugar |
home/o | sameness |
hormon/o | hormone |
kal/i | potassium |
lact/o | milk |
myx/o | mucus |
natr/o | sodium |
phys/o | growing |
somat/o | body |
ster/o | solid structure |
toc/o | childbirth |
toxic/o | poison |
ur/o | urine |
-agon | assemble, gather together |
-emia | blood condition |
-in, -ine | a substance |
-tropin | stimulating the function of |
-uria | urine condition |
eu- | good, normal |
hyper- | excessive;above |
hypo- | deficient; below |
oxy- | rapid, sharp, acid |
pan- | all |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
Overactivity of the thyroid gland | hyperthyroidism |
Underactivity of the thyroid gland | hypothyroidism |
Group of symptoms produced by excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex | cushing syndrome |
Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex | addison disease |
Lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar | diabetes mellitus |
Diabetes onset in childhood, involving destruction of the beta islet of the pancreas and requires frequent injections of insulin | Type 1 |
Diabetes that occurs in older people, obesity is very common | Type 2 |
Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone | syndrome of inappropriate ADH |
Insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone | diabetes insipidus (DI) |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate ADH |