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Anatomy

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What is meant by "Hyponatremia"?   Low levels of sodium, in the blood  
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What is meant by "Hypogonadism"?   Low levels of sex hormones  
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Which endocrine gland produces "vassopressin"?   Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland  
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What is a "Costicosteroid"?   Produced by the adrenal cortex. (artificial steroid)  
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What is meant by "Euthyroid"?   Normal thyroid hormone  
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What is meant by "Achondroplasia"?   Deficiency of GH with defective cartilage formation. Affects bone growth  
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If the Dr. said you suffered from "Acromegaly", what is it and how did you get it?   Hyper secretion of growth hormone, post puberty  
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What are "electrolytes"?   Sodium, potassium, calcium, magneseum  
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What is ACTH and what does it do?   Adrenocorticotropic hormone - stimulates the adrenal cortex  
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If you we diagnosed with "diabetes neuropathy" what is wrong with you?   Damaged to the peripheral nerves due to high blood sugar levels  
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What is "cretinism" and which endocrine gland is involved?   Hypo thyroidism during childhood  
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What is GH and what does it do?   Growth Hormone. (stimulates bone growth)  
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What is "Hypophysectomy"?   Surgical removal of the pituitary glands  
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What is "Gonadotropin"?   A sex hormone  
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What is the Pituitary Gland and where is it located?   Main gland of the endocrine system located in the base of the skull in the brain.  
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What is mean by "Goiter"?   Hyperthyroidism  
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What is the substance "Bilirubin"?   A pigment released by Red Blood Cells destruction.  
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What is meant by "Erythropoiesis"?   Formation of Red Blood Cells  
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Give the accent for the following terms: Differentiation, Goiter, Myelodysplasia, Mineralocorticoid.   A , Goi , Pla, Cor  
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Where does the "Myeloid" come from?   derived from bone marrow  
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what is meant by "Neutropenia"   Deficiency of white blood cells  
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What is meant by "Electrophoresis"?   Separating plasma protein using an electrical charge  
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Which WBC has reddish, rosy granulesd, and increases in allergic reaction?   Eosinophil  
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What is meant by "hematopoietic stem cell"?   cell in the bone marrow that gives rise to all the different types of blood cells  
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What is the medical term for "excessive thirst"?   polydipsia  
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What is meant by "homeostasis"?   keeping perfect balance of the internal environment.  
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What is "immunoglobulin" and what does it do?   antibody that binds and destroys antigens  
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What is WBC differential?   Counting of each White blood cells in percentages.  
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Why are Blood Smears performed?   To look at the red blood cells morphology  
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What causes "Iron-deficiency anemia"?   Lack of iron in the red blood cells  
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What is meant by "Hemolysis'"?   Destruction or breakdown of red blood cells  
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What is T4?   Thyroxine  
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What is the hormone ADH?   Vasopressin  
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Give the combining form for the following: Blood, white, iron, eat/swallow, thirst.   Blood= Hemat/o, White= leuk/o, Iron= Sider/o, Eat/Swallow= Phag/o, Thist= Dips/o  
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what is the prefix for the following : against, large?   against = Anti, large, macro  
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What is meant by "Thalassemia"?   inability to produce hemoglobin  
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What is a "Phagocyte"?   White blood cells (Macrophage)  
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What is meant by Morphology?   Study of shapes and forms in cells  
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What is another term for "thrombocyte"?   Platelet  
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