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Unit 9 Seminar. Agenda. 1. Seminar Discussion. 2. Unit 9 Review. 3. Questions. Discussion. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1. Seminar Discussion1. Seminar Discussion
2. Unit 9 Review2. Unit 9 Review
3. Questions3. Questions
DiscussionDiscussion
Come to seminar prepared to Come to seminar prepared to explore the complicated medical explore the complicated medical terminology related to endocrine terminology related to endocrine system and examine how we can system and examine how we can discuss diseases related to these discuss diseases related to these body systems in patient friendly body systems in patient friendly terminology. terminology.
Endocrine systemEndocrine system
Aden/o = glandAden/o = gland Adren/o, adrenal/o = adrenal Adren/o, adrenal/o = adrenal
glandsglands Cortic/o = cortex (outer Cortic/o = cortex (outer
layer)layer) Endocrin/o = endocrineEndocrin/o = endocrine Parathyroid/0 = parathyroid Parathyroid/0 = parathyroid
glandsglands Pituitar/o = pituitary glandPituitar/o = pituitary gland Thyroid/0, thyr/o = thyroid glandThyroid/0, thyr/o = thyroid gland Acr/o = extremities, Acr/o = extremities,
heightheight Calc/i = calciumCalc/i = calcium Dips/o = thirstDips/o = thirst Kal/i = potassiumKal/i = potassium Natr/o = sodiumNatr/o = sodium
-drome = run, -drome = run, runningrunning
Growth hormone regulates the Growth hormone regulates the growth growth of the body.of the body.
Growth hormone regulates the growth Growth hormone regulates the growth of the bodyof the body
The hypothalamus in the brain The hypothalamus in the brain controls the pituitary gland.controls the pituitary gland.
The hypothalamus in the brain controls The hypothalamus in the brain controls the pituitary gland.the pituitary gland.
The body’s “chemical” The body’s “chemical” messengers messengers are the nerve are the nerve impulses.impulses.
The body’s “chemical” messengers are The body’s “chemical” messengers are the hormones.the hormones.
The islets of Langerhans are: The islets of Langerhans are:
A.A. four small bodies lying directly four small bodies lying directly behind behind the thyroid the thyroid
B.B. located near the pituitary gland located near the pituitary gland
C.C. clusters of endocrine tissue found clusters of endocrine tissue found throughout the pancreas throughout the pancreas
D.D. paired glands, one of which is paired glands, one of which is located located above each above each kidney kidney
C.C. clusters of endocrine tissue clusters of endocrine tissue found found throughout throughout the pancreas the pancreas
The combining form meaning The combining form meaning potassiumpotassium is: is:
A.A. kal/I kal/I
B.B. calc/i calc/i
C.C. natr/o natr/o
D.D. dips/o dips/o
A.A. kal/Ikal/I
The word part that completes the The word part that completes the medical term meaning medical term meaning excision of an excision of an adrenal glandadrenal gland, ___________/ectomy, is: , ___________/ectomy, is:
A.A. dips dips
B.B. adren adren
C.C. adrenal adrenal
D.D. aden aden
C.C. adrenal adrenal
The meaning of the medical term The meaning of the medical term tetanytetany is a is a condition: condition:
A.A. affecting nerves causing muscle affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low amounts spasms as a result of low amounts of of
calcium calcium
B.B. resulting from a deficiency of the resulting from a deficiency of the thyroid hormone thyroxine thyroid hormone thyroxine
C.C. caused by excessive thyroid caused by excessive thyroid hormones hormones
D.D. brought about by overproduction brought about by overproduction of growth hormoneof growth hormone
A.A. affecting nerves causing affecting nerves causing muscle muscle spasms as a result of spasms as a result of low amounts low amounts of calciumof calcium
RAIU abbreviates the medical term meaning: RAIU abbreviates the medical term meaning:
A.A. nuclear medicine scan that measures nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid function thyroid function
B.B. blood test to determine the amount of blood test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood glucose in the blood
C.C. blood test that measures the amount of blood test that measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood blood
D.D. a blood study that gives the direct a blood study that gives the direct measurement of the amount of thyroxine measurement of the amount of thyroxine in in the blood the blood
A.A. nuclear medicine scan that nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid measures thyroid
function function