MT: Endocrine System

What is endocrinology?

• Study of organs that receive hormones

• Study of organs that secrete (release) hormones

• A person who studies organs that receive hormones

• A person who studies organs that secrete hormones

Adrenomegaly?

• Enlarged adrenals

• Small adrenals

• No adrenals

• Too many adrenals

Thyromegaly?

• Enlarged thymus

• Small thymus

• Enlarged thyroid

• Small thyroid

Adrenalitis

• Inflammation of the adrenal glands

• Abnormal condition of the adrenal glands

• Inflammation of adrenaline hormone

• Abnormal condition of adrenaline hormone

Thyrotoxicosis

Thyr/o

Toxic/o

-osis

• Abnormal condition caused by toxins in the thymus

• Abnormal condition caused by toxins in the tongue

• Abnormal condition caused by toxins in the thyroid

• Abnormal condition caused by toxins in the thumbs

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypo-

Parathyroid/o

-ism

• Lowered amount of thyroid function

• Higher amount of thyroid function

• Lowered amount of parathyroid function

• Higher amount of parathyroid function

Hypercalcemia

• Too much potassium in the blood

• Not enough potassium in the blood

• Too much calcium in the blood

• Not enough calcium in the blood

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Hypokalemia

• Too much potassium in the blood

• Not enough potassium in the blood

• Too much calcium in the blood

• Not enough calcium in the blood

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Hypernatremia

Hyper-

natr/o

-emia = blood condition

• Not enough magnesium in the blood

• Too much magnesium in the blood

• Not enough sodium in the blood

• Too much sodium in the blood

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Polydipsia

poly-

-dipsia

• Excessive hunger

• Not hungry

• Excessive thirst

• Not thirsty