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19 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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-tropic
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having an affinity for
turning toward |
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gonadotropic
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having an affinity for the gonads / sex organs
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lute/o
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yellow
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vasopressin
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substance that constricts vessels and increases blood pressure (ADH)
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suprarenal
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another name for the adrenal glands
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steroid
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substance having a chemical structure of four interlocking rings of carbon
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glucocorticoids
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group of corticosteroids that regulate carb / fat / protein metabolism
(resistance to stress and immunologic functioning as well) |
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thymus gland
thym/o |
gland located in the cranioventral thoracic cavity; produces thyroid hormone
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human chorionic gonadotropin
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stimulates uterine secretions after pregnancy
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endocrineopathy
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disease of the endocrine system
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acromegaly
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enlargement of the extremities caused by excessive secretion of GH after puberty
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euthyroidism
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good and normal thyroid gland function
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hypocalcemia
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low blood calcium levels
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hypercalcemia
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high blood calcium levels
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adrenopathy
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disease of the adrenal glands
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pheochromocytoma
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tumor of the adrenal medulla; increases epinephrine and norepinephrine secretion
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ACTH stim test
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blood analysis for cortisol levels after administration of synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone
tells if hyperadrenocorticism is pituitary or adrenal dependent |
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Dexamethasone suppression test
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blood analysis for cortisol levels after administration of synthetic glucocorticoids (dexamethasone)
tells if hyperadrenocorticism is pituitary or adrenal dependent can be low or high dose dex suppression test |
