Key Medical Terminology
Supplemental Medical
Anatomy & Physiology
Pathophysiology
Medications
100
Secreted within the tissue (rather than via a duct) and enter the blood stream via capillaries
What are Endocrine Hormones?
100
A physician who is in charge of the endocrine system
What is an Endocrinologist?
100
Secreted within the tissue (rather than via a duct) and enter the blood stream via capillaries
What is Hypothalamus?
100
These hormones are made from lipids
What are Steroids?
100
What does A(n) Radioimmunoessay (RIA) do?
it measures very small amounts of a substance, especially hormones, in blood plasma using radioactively labeled hormones and specific antibodies.
200
Inflammation of the adrenal glands
What is Adrenalitis?
200
A specialty study of the system of glands
What is Endocrinology?
200
A hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex
What is ACTH (Adrenocorticotrophic hormone)?
200
This hormone acts on the kidneys for them to conserve water
What is Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)?
200
Glucose levels in blood plasma
What does an oral glucose tolerance test measure?
300
Occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormones cortisol or aldosterone
What is Addison's Disease?
300
Disease with a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a gradual, marked enlargement and thickening of the bones of face and jaw
What is Acromegaly?
300
A result of uncontrolled diabetes
What is Ketoacidosis?
300
This hormone stimulates uterine contractions
What is Oxytocin?
300
Diabetes Mellitus
What illness is medicated by administering insulin?
400
Aids in regulating the levels of salt and water in the body
What is Aldosterone (ALD)?
400
Example of a thyroid supplement brand to replace or supplement thyroid hormones
What is Levothyroxin?
400
A gland that regulates things such as mood and daily rhythms
What is Pineal Gland?
400
These glands affect calcium metabolism
What are parathyroids?
400
Pituitary tumor
What does a transsphenoidal adenomectomy remove?
500
Mineral substances, such as sodium and potassium, that are normally found in the blood
What is Electrolytes?
500
Surgery of removing an adrenal gland
What is Adrenalectomy?
500
Place where glucagon and insulin are secreted here
What is the Pancreas?
500
This is a disease that results in the kidneys decreased ability to conserve water
What is Diabetes Insipidus?
500
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
What disease related to the endocrine system does Metformin treat?
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