Endocrine system
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| Coma | State of deep unconsciousness |
| Excessive urination | Polyuria |
| Excessive thirst | Polydipsia |
| Excessive hunger | Polyphagia |
| Antidiuretic | An agent that decreases urine production |
| Type 1 | What type of diabetes is found in patients under 30 |
| Acromegaly | Enlargement of head, face,hands,and feet due to excess growth hormone after growth plates have closed |
| Hypertension , weight loss , rapid heart rate, sweating | Symptoms of hyperthyroidism |
| Poly- | Prefix for many , excessive |
| Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia | The basic principle of diabetes treatment is to avoid |
| Beta | What type of cells in the pancreas secrete insulin |
| Pineal | Small endocrine gland located in the verterbrate of the brain |
| Hypothalamus | An endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain |
| Melatonin | Hormone formed by the pineal gland |
| Glucagon | Pancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels |
| Adrenocortcotropic | Hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce its own hormone |
| Mela- | Root word for black |
| Oxytocin | Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the uterus to contract |
| Somatotrophin | Hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the growth of body tissues |
| Diabetes insipidus | Excretion of large amounts of dilute urine as a result of inadequate hormone production |
| Hypothalamus | An endocrine gland gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain |
| Brain | The blank is the first organ affected by hypoglycmia because its metabolism depends primary on glucose |
| Emaciation | Abnormal thinness |
| Puffy face, hair loss, weight gain | Symptoms of hypothyroidism |
| 2 | How many adrenal glands are there |
| Cretinism | Congenital form of thyroid deficiency that severely retards mental and physical growth is |
| Cushing syndrome | With what disease is adrenocortical hyperfunction most commonly seen |
| Gonad | Latin word for seed |
| Pituitary | The hypothalamus connects the brain to the endocrine through blood vessels between the hypothalamus and the blank gland |
| 4 | Most people have blank parathyroid glands |
| Anti- | Prefix meaning against |
| Lethargy | Greek term for drowsiness |
| Glucagon and insulin | What do the islets of langerhans in the pancreas produce |
| Posterior | The parathyroid glands are located on the blank surface of the thyroid gland |
| Adrenal | Endocrine gland on the upper pole of each kidney |
| Lethargy | Abnormal drowsiness in depth or length of time |
| Thymus | Endocrine gland located in the mediastinum |
| Addison's disease | With what disease is adrenocortical hypofunction most commonly seen |
| Thymus | Greek term for sweetbread |
| Serotonin | Neurotransmitter in central and peripheral nervous system |
| Pancreas | The islets of langerhans are located in the |
| Graves disease | Hyperthyroidism with toxic goiter |