Endocrine System
Organ at the base of the brain in the sella turcica
What is the pituitary gland?
Measures blood glucose levels
What is a fasting blood sugar?
Upper arm bone
What is the humerus?
Incision of the skull
What is a craniotomy?
Chronic brain disorder with seizure activity
What is epilepsy?
Two paired male glands located in teh scrotal sac
What are the testes?
Deficiency of insulin leading to high blood sugar levels
What is diabetes mellitus?
Breastbone
What is the sternum?
Inflammation of cartilage attached to ribs
What is costochoncritis?
Paralysis on one side of the body
What is hemiplegia?
Two paired organs in teh female abdomen
What are the ovaries?
Overactivity of the thyroid gland
What is hyperthyroidism?
Kneecap
What is the patella?
Visual examination of a joint
What is an arthroscopy?
Brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity (dementia)
What is Alzheimer disease?
Gland in the neck on either side of the trachea
What is the thyroid gland?
Hypersecretion of cortisone from the adrenal glands
What is Cushing syndrome?
Collarbone
Inflammatin of bone and bone marrow
What is osteomyelitis?
Malignant tumor of the brain
What is a glioblastoma?
Removal of the thyroid gland
What is a thyroidectomy?
Enlargement of the thyroid gland
What is a goiter?
Shoulder bone
What is the scapula?
Pertaining to between the backbones
What is intervertebral?
What is a concussion?