Med Term: Chapter 15

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Endocrine system consist of what and how many group of glands?

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Two adrenal glands

Two ovaries (in female)

Two testes (in male)

Four parathyroid glands (two on each side)

The pancreas

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(The pineal gland

The pituitary gland

The thymus gland

The thyroid gland)

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The pancreas consist of:

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Two sections:

Alpha section

Insulin

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Type 1 vs Type 2 diabetes:

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Type 1 : juvenile (make no insulin)

Type 2: no juvenile, overweight (make insulin, but their bodies don’t recognize it.)

-dypsia is very common condition

Front 4

Endocrine system consist of:

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A group of glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones into the bloodstream.

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Endocrine system plays vital role in:

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Maintaining homeostasis

(A stable internal body environment.)

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Target organs is:

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When hormones travel through the blood to target organs and adjust their activities to regulate factors such as:

Growth

Reproduction

Metabolic rate

Bone growth

Sugar levels

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Glands secrete hormones to:

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Internal chemical messengers.

Travel through bloodstream to target organs.

Regulates activity level of target organ.

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If a gland releases too little hormone it's called:

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Hyposecretion

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Endocrinology

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Is a subspecialty of internal medicine.

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Endocrinologists

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Diagnose and treat conditions that develop as a result of hormone imbalance.

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Acr/o

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extremities

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Aden/o

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gland

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Adren/o

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adrenal gland

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Crin/o

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to secrete

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Glyc/o

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sugar

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Glycos/o

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sugar

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Carcin/o

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cancer

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Oophor/o

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ovary

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Orchi/o

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testes

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Ovari/o

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ovary

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Cyt/o

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cell

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Ophthalm/o

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eye

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Parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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Pineal/o

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pineal gland

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Pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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Toxic/o

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poison

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-cyte

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cell

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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Thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pathy

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disease

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hypo-

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below, insufficient

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Thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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Testicul/o

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testes

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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ex-

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outward

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endo-

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within, inner

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-uria

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urine condition

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Thym/o

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thymus gland

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hyper-

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excessive

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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poly-

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many