medterm endocrine

Cards (65)

  • Extremity
    Acr
  • Gland
    Aden
  • Calcium
    Calc
  • To secrete
    Crin
  • Thirst
    Dips
  • Sweet or sugar
    Glyc
  • Hairy
    Hirsut
  • To set in motion
    Hormon
  • Eye
    Opthalm
  • Pancreas
    Pancreat
  • Shield, thyroid
    Thyr
  • Body system that works with the nervous system and includes the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreatic islets, and gonads.

    Endocrine
  • The chemical secretion from an endocrine gland, it changes cell functions and alters body activities.

    Hormone
  • Occurs when carbon dioxide, the waste product from cellular metabolism, accumulates in blood and tissues to form carbonic acid. It is a symptom of diabetes OR respiratory or kidney disorders.
    Acidosis
  • It help in biochemical reaction or speeds up biochemical reaction process.

    Enzymes
  • Fats
    Lipase
  • Carbohydrates
    Amylase
  • Protein
    Pepsin
  • Maintains the acid-base balance (ph level)

    Bicarbonate
    • Too much carbon dioxide in the body.
    • Bicarbonate up, ph level down..
    • Deprived in oxygen

    Respiratory Acidosis
  • Excessive amounts of the growth hormone from the pituitary gland are secreted during adulthood. It causes enlargement of the bone structures, especially the hands and face.

    Acromegaly
  • An abnormal protrusion of the eyes, it is a symptom of excessive activity of the thyroid gland.

    Exophthalmos
    • Too much lactate.
    • Deprived oxygen in the body.
    • Common in diabetic body.

    Lactic acidosis
  • Damage in the kidney causes by acidosis.
    Renal tubelar acidosis
  • Misalignment of the eyeball.

    Strabismus
  • Inward deviation of the eyeballs.

    Esotopia
  • Outside deviation of the eyeballs.
    Exotopia
  • Upward deviation of the eyeballs.

    Hypertopia
  • Downward deviation of the eyeballs.

    Hypotopia
  • Double vision deviation of the eyeballs.

    Diplopia
  • Near sighted
    Myopia
  • Far sightedness

    Hyperopia
  • Far sightedness due to aging.

    Presbyopia
  • Eye fatigue
    Asthenopia
  • Abnormal tearing of the eye

    Ephipora
  • Night blindedness
    Nyctalopia
  • Waterfall like

    Cataract
  • No lens
    Apactia
  • An abnormal swelling or enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by a tumor, lack of iodine in the diet, or an infection of the gland.

    Goiter
  • Nodular inflammation in the eyelid.

    Chalazio