Word Parts
What does the word part gonad/o mean?
Gonads
_____ are chemical messengers secreted by the endocrine glands directly into the bloodstream.
Hormones
This is surgical removal of the parathyroid glands.
Parathyroidectomy
_____ is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both.
Diabetes Mellitus
A ___ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and malfunctions of the endocrine glands.
Endocrinologist
What does dipsia mean?
Thirst
A __ is a reproductive cell.
Gamete
This is a minimally invasive procedure to surgically remove 1 or both adrenal glands.
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
A condition marked by excessive secretion of insulin is known as _____.
Hyperinsulinism
______ is an autoimmune disorder that is a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter, exophthalmos, or both.
Graves disease
What does somato/o mean?
Body
This hormone maintains the water balance within the body by promoting reabsorption of water through the kidneys.
Antidiuretic hormone
Which blood test measures glucose levels 8-12 hours after eating and is used to screen for DM?
Fasting blood sugar test
Which condition is also known as diabetic ketoacidosis?
Diabetic coma
Which type of diabetes is an insulin resistance disorder?
Type 2 DM
What does the word part acr/o mean?
Extremities
This hormone is secreted by fat cells.
Leptin
A ___ is the surgical removal of one lobe of the thyroid gland.
Lobectomy
An abnormality of electrolyte balance caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone is ______.
Aldosteronism
This is abnormal overgrowth of the body
gigantism
What does ism mean?
condition
The ___ is located near the midline in the anterior portion of the thoracic cavity, posterior to the sternum and slightly superior to the heart.
Thymus
A ____ uses radioactive iodine administered orally to measure thyroid function.
Radioactive iodine uptake test
______ is a pathology that results in excessive secretion of hormones by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
Hyperpituitarism
______ syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal glands due to excessive production of aldosterone.
Conns