Skip to document
Was this document helpful?

Assignment 8a 8b - HW 8a and b

Course: Medical Terminology (KINE 2850)

27 Documents
Students shared 27 documents in this course
Was this document helpful?
LastName_FirstName McDonald_Madeleine Assignment # 8A & 8B
KINE_2850 Section # 500 Date 10/16/2016
Label the Endocrine Glands
Instructions: Label the endocrine glands and name at least one hormone associated with the gland.
1. Hypothalamus
a. dopamine
2. Pineal
a. melatonin
3. Pituitary
a. oxytocin, growth hormone
4. Thyroid
a. calcitonin, thyroxine
5. Parathyroids
a. cortisol, epinephrine
6. Thymus
a. thymosin
7. Adrenals
a. cortisol, aldosterone
8. Pancreatic islets
a. insulin, glucagon
9. Ovaries
a. estrogen, progesterone
10. Testes
a. testosterone
Name that Word
Instructions: Name the word defined on the left, then separate the word into its word elements by using a /.
Example: Osteocyte; osteo- (word root)/-cyte (suffix)
Enlargement of the thyroid gland: Thyromegaly; thyro- (word root)/ -megaly (suffix)
Disease of the thyroid gland: Thyropathy; thyro-(word root)/-pathy (suffix)
Incision of the thyroid gland: Thyroidotomy; thyroid-(word root)/-tomy (suffix)
Excessive sugar in the blood: Hyperglycemia; hyper-(prefix)/glyc-(word root)/-ia(suffix)
Sugar in the urine: Glycosuria; glyco- (word root)/ -uria (suffix)
Tendency to equilibrium: Homeostasis; homos-(word root) –stasis(suffix)
Excessive hormone secretion by the pituitary gland: Hyperpituitarism; hyper-(prefix)/pituitar-
(word root)/-ism
Medical specialist in Endocrinology: Endocrinologist; endocrin-(word root)/-logist (suffix)
Any pituitary dysfunction: Pituitarism; pituitar-(word root)/-ism(suffix)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10