HCC Exam 4 Questions & Answers
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ex- & exo- - ANSWERSout, outward, outside
-uria - ANSWERSurination
acr/o - ANSWERSextremitites
aden/o - ANSWERSgland
adren/o - ANSWERSadrenal
dips/o - ANSWERSthirst
endocrin/o - ANSWERSendocrine
glyc/o - ANSWERSsugar
pancreat/o - ANSWERSpancreas
parathyroid/o - ANSWERSparathyroid glands
pituitar/o - ANSWERSpituitary gland
thyr/o & thyroid/o - ANSWERSthyroid gland
, tox/o & toxic/o - ANSWERSpoison
ADH - ANSWERSantidiuretic hormone
DM - ANSWERSdiabetes mellitus
FBS - ANSWERSfasting blood sugar
IDDM - ANSWERSinsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type I); req. IV insulin
NIDDM - ANSWERSnon-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type II); usually don't req. insulin
adrenal gland - ANSWERScortex- outer; secretes steroid hormones called corticosteroids
medulla- inner; secretes non-steroid hormones called catecholamines
pancreas - ANSWERSproduces glucagons and insulin. Insulin is the only hormone that can lower blood
sugar
parathyroid glands - ANSWERSparathormone; regulates blood calcium levels
pituitary gland - ANSWERShypothalamus makes, pituitary secretes
anterior lobe- GH, ACTH, TSH, LTH, FSH, LH, MSH
posterior lobe - ANSWERSADH, OT
thyroid gland - ANSWERST3, T4, calcitonin
acromegaly - ANSWERSa disorder that is caused by chronic overproduction of growth hormone by the
pituitary gland and is characterized by a gradual and permanent enlargement of the flat bones (as the
2024/2025
ex- & exo- - ANSWERSout, outward, outside
-uria - ANSWERSurination
acr/o - ANSWERSextremitites
aden/o - ANSWERSgland
adren/o - ANSWERSadrenal
dips/o - ANSWERSthirst
endocrin/o - ANSWERSendocrine
glyc/o - ANSWERSsugar
pancreat/o - ANSWERSpancreas
parathyroid/o - ANSWERSparathyroid glands
pituitar/o - ANSWERSpituitary gland
thyr/o & thyroid/o - ANSWERSthyroid gland
, tox/o & toxic/o - ANSWERSpoison
ADH - ANSWERSantidiuretic hormone
DM - ANSWERSdiabetes mellitus
FBS - ANSWERSfasting blood sugar
IDDM - ANSWERSinsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type I); req. IV insulin
NIDDM - ANSWERSnon-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type II); usually don't req. insulin
adrenal gland - ANSWERScortex- outer; secretes steroid hormones called corticosteroids
medulla- inner; secretes non-steroid hormones called catecholamines
pancreas - ANSWERSproduces glucagons and insulin. Insulin is the only hormone that can lower blood
sugar
parathyroid glands - ANSWERSparathormone; regulates blood calcium levels
pituitary gland - ANSWERShypothalamus makes, pituitary secretes
anterior lobe- GH, ACTH, TSH, LTH, FSH, LH, MSH
posterior lobe - ANSWERSADH, OT
thyroid gland - ANSWERST3, T4, calcitonin
acromegaly - ANSWERSa disorder that is caused by chronic overproduction of growth hormone by the
pituitary gland and is characterized by a gradual and permanent enlargement of the flat bones (as the
