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30 Cards in this Set
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crin/o
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to secrete
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kal/i
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potassium
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aden/o
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gland
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poly
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excessive
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trop/o
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to turn, stimulate
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calc/o
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calcium
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lact/o
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milk
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gen/o
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origin
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natr/o
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sodium
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anterior pituitary AKA
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Master gland
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location of the islets of langerhans
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pancreas
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polydipsia
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excessive thirst
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beta cells secrete
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insulin
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tetany
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continous muscle spams
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hirsutism
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abnormal hairness, especially in women
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polyphagia
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condition of excessive appetite
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antidiuretic hormone AKA
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vasopression (vp)
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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myalgia
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muscle pain or tenderness
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anorexia
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lack of appetite
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external portion of the adrenal gland is the adrenal
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adrenal cortex ,secretes 3 hormones
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grave disease
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overproduction of thyroid hormone in adults
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gigantism
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over production of body tissue before puberty ,including large bones
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hyperthyroidism
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excessive thyroid hormone production
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GTT
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glucose tolerance test, blood test used to measure the body's ability to process a large dose of glucose
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crushing disease
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adrenal cortex oversecretes hormones resulting in obesity, weakness,hypertention
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goiter
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enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by underproduction on or overproduction of thyroid hormones in adults
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diabetes insipidus
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disease caused by the release of insuffient antiduretic hormone fromthe posterior pituitary gland
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GHD
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growth hormone deficiency not enough GHD produced by the pituitary gland
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