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49 Cards in this Set
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acr/o
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extremity; top
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o;adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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andr/o
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male;man
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calc/o
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calcium
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crin/o
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to secrete
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estr/o
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female
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gluc/o;glyc/o
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sugar
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glycogen/o
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glycogen
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gonad/o
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gonad
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gynec/o
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women
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home/o
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same
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immun/o
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immune;safe
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insulin/o
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insulin
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kal/o
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potassium
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natr/o
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sodium
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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thyr/o;thyroid/o
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thyroid gland;shield
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panhypopituitarism
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no pituitary hormones resulting in dwarfism
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polydispia
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excessive thrist
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homeostatis
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a balanced state
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acromegaly
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enlargement of many skeletal structures
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thyrotomy
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to cut into the thyroid gland
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hyperkalemia
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excessive amounts of potassium in the blood
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glucogenesis
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production of sugar
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endocrine
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excretes hormones within the bloodstream
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hypoglycemia
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deficient amounts of sugar in the blood
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hyperglycemia
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excessive amounts f sugar in the blood
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FSH
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follicle stimulating hormone
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The thyroid is located...
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in the throat.
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The adrenals are located...
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on top of the kidneys.
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The pineal gland is located...
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deep in the brain.
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The pancreas is located...
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near the stomach.
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Pituitary is pea size and located...
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mid brain.
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-ectomy
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surgical removal; excision
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-emia
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blood condition
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-megally
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enlargement
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-lysis
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breakdown
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-oid
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resembling
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somat/o
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body
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The central endocrine glands are...
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hypothalamus & pituitary
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The peripheral glands are...
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thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals pineal & pancreas.
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The hypothalamus secreates...
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tropic hormones, which have an effect on the pituitary activity.
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The anterior pituitary secreetes several hormones critical to life:
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ACTH, GH, TSH, FSH, LH, PRL and MSH.
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The Posterior pituitary stores & releases 2 hormones produced bt the hypothalamus
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antidiuretic hormone & oxytocin
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The Thyroid produces T3 & T4, which...
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regulate metabolic rate & increase energy.
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The adrenal medulla secretes
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fight or fight hormones epinephrine
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