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Anatomy
Illnesses
100
gluc/o, glyc/o
What is sugar, glucose and glycogen?
100
-oma
What is tumor?
100
GH
What is growth hormone?
100
These are the male and female gonads. One secretes testosterone and the other estrogen and progesterone.
What are the testes and ovaries?
100
A condition where there is excessive sugar in the blood.
What is hyperglycemia?
200
aden/o
What is gland?
200
-ectomy
What is excision?
200
FSH
What is follicle-stimulating hormone?
200
This feather-shaped gland is located behind the stomach and produces insulin and glucagon.
What is the pancreas?
200
In this "type" of disorder, glucose fails to be absorbed by cells.
What is Type II Diabetes Mellitus?
300
calc/i
What is calcium?
300
-megaly
What is enlargement?
300
LH
What is luteinizing hormone?
300
This butterfly-shaped gland wraps around the larynx and regulates the body's metabolism and calcium levels.
What is the thyroid gland?
300
In this condition, excess secretion of growth hormone can lead to abnormal growth of hands and feet.
What is giantism?
400
hypophys/o
What is the pituitary gland?
400
-ine
What is a suffix used in the formation of names of chemical substances?
400
TSH
What is thyroid-stimulating hormone?
400
This "master gland" is divided into two lobes and regulates the activities of other glands.
What is the pituitary?
400
This is a chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland.
What is goiter?
500
acr/o
What is extremities?
500
-tropin
What is nourishment or stimulation?
500
ADH
What is antidiuretic hormone?
500
These pair of glands lie on top of the kidneys and secrete the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
What are the adrenal glands?
500
This common form of hyperthyroidism (overproduction of thyroxine) is due to a failed immune response.
What is Grave's disease.