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Endocrine System

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  1. Aden/o
    gland
  2. Adren/o
    Adrenal/o
    Adrenal gland
  3. andr/o
    male
  4. Crin/o
    to secrete
  5. dips/o 
    thirst
  6. gluc/o
    glucos/o
    glyc/o
    sugar
  7. hormon/o
    hormone 
  8. ket/o
    keton/o
    ketone bodies
  9. Pancreat/o
    pancreas
  10. thym/o
  11. thymus gland
  12. thyr/o
    thyroid/o
    thyroid gland
  13. Androgens
    produce secondary sex characteristcs 
  14. Epinephrine 
    Flight or fight Affect sympathetic nervous system in stress response
  15. norepinephrine
    lowers epinephrine- returns us to a calm state
  16. Antidiuretic 
    influences the absorption of water by kidney tubules
  17. oxytocin
  18. influences uterine contraction 
  19. parathryorid glands
    located on the posterior aspectof the thyroid gland in the neck
  20. pituitary gland 
    located at the base of the brain the anterior pituitary secretes thryoid stimulating hormone 
  21. Thyroid gland 
    located in front of th neck functioning to secrete hormones
  22. exophthalmos
    protrusion of one or bothe eyeballs often becasue of thyroid dysfunction
  23. Ketosis
    presence of an abnormal amount of ketone bodies
  24. hypernatremia
    excessive level of sodium in the blood
  25. Hirsutism
    shaggy an excessive growth of hair especially in the unusual places
  26. hyperkalemia
    an abnormally high level of potassium in the blood
  27. cushing syndrome
    collection of signs and symptoms caused by an excessive level of cortisol hormone from any cause
  28. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
    diabetes in which there is no beta cell production of insulin
  29. Acromegaly 
    disease characterized by enlarged features in the hands and face- caused by hypersecretion of the pituitary hormone after puberty
  30. Diabetes insipidus
    condition of abnormal increase in urine output casued by inadequate secretion of pituitary antidiuretic hormone
  31. hyperthyroidism
    condition of hypersection of the thyroid gland
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Endocrine System
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Chapter 11 Endocrine system
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