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25 Cards in this Set
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Endocrin/o |
Endocrine glands of the system |
Endocrinopathy- any disease of the _________ system |
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Pituitar/i |
Pituitary gland |
Hypopituitarism- condition of underactivity of the ________ gland |
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Hypophysi/o |
Pituitary gland |
Hypophyseal- pertaining to the ________ gland or hypophysis |
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Thyr/o, thyroid/o |
Thyroid gland |
Euthyroidism- condition of normal function of the _________ gland |
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Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o |
Parathyroid gland |
Parathyroidotropic- acting on the __________ gland |
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Adren/o, adrenal/o |
Adrenal gland or epinephrine |
Adrenogenital- pertaining to the _________ gland and genitals |
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Adrenocortic/o |
Adrenal cortex |
Adrenalcortical- pertaining to the __________ |
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Insul/o |
Pancreatic islets |
Insular- pertaining to the ______________ |
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Endocrine |
Pertaining to the ductless gland that secretes directly into the blood |
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Hormone |
Secretion of endocrine gland a substance that travels in the blood and has regulatory effect on tissues organs and glands |
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Receptor |
A site on the cell membrane or within a cell to which a substance such as a hormone attaches |
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Target tissue |
The specific tissue on which a hormone acts may also be called the target organ |
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Panhypopituitarism |
Under activity of the entire pituitary gland |
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Acromegaly |
Overgrowth of bone and soft tissue especially in the hands feet and face caused by an excess growth and hormone in an adult |
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Giantism |
Overgrowth caused by excess of growth hormone from the pituitary gland during childhood also known as gigantism |
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ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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ADH |
Antidiuretic hormone |
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FBS |
Fasting blood sugar |
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GH |
Growth hormone |
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IGT |
Impaired glucose tolerance |
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OGTT |
Oral glucose tolerance test |
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SIADH |
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
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T1DM |
Type 1 diabetes mellitus |
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T2DM |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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