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Match the medical words with their definitions. -pertaining to a condition without clear pathogenesis or a disease without a recognizable cause


A) acromegaly
B) adrenal cortex
C) adrenal medulla
D) corticosteroids
E) diuresis
F) electrolytes
G) fasting blood glucose
H) follicle-stimulating hormone
I) glucose
J) glucose tolerance test
K) Graves disease
L) hirsutism
M) homeostasis
N) hypercalcemia
O) hyperglycemia
P) hyperkalemia
Q) hyponatremia
R) idiopathic
S) insulin
T) obesity
U) oral antidiabetics
V) parathyroidectomy
W) pheochromocytoma
X) prolactin
Y) thyroid storm
Z) total calcium test

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Use adren/o to build a word that means disease of the adrenal glands:

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The prefix exo- means


A) exocrine.
B) outside, outward.
C) inward.
D) abnormal.
E) excrete.

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Which laboratory test measures blood glucose levels in a blood sample after the patient refrains from eating food for at least 8 hours?


A) Insulin tolerance test
B) Thyroid function test
C) Total calcium test
D) Glucose tolerance test
E) Fasting blood glucose

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RAIU is a test that involves oral administration of radioactive iodine, which functions as a tracer to provide images of the thyroid gland.

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Hyposecretion of prolactin in nursing mothers causes galactorrhea.

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Use adrenal/o to build a word that means inflammation of the adrenal glands:

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Hyposecretion of growth hormone in children causes dwarfism.

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The CF toxic/o means


A) death.
B) tension.
C) decay.
D) poison.
E) destruction.

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Hypersecretion of urine is called


A) polydipsia.
B) anuria.
C) glycosuria.
D) hyperuricemia.
E) diuresis.

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A clinical manifestation of Addison disease is


A) jaundice on the extremities.
B) muscle weakness.
C) blurred vision.
D) anorexia.
E) kidney polyp.

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Which organ produces insulin?


A) Thyroid gland
B) Pineal gland
C) Pancreas
D) Kidneys
E) Pituitary gland

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Match the medical words with their definitions. -small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla


A) acromegaly
B) adrenal cortex
C) adrenal medulla
D) corticosteroids
E) diuresis
F) electrolytes
G) fasting blood glucose
H) follicle-stimulating hormone
I) glucose
J) glucose tolerance test
K) Graves disease
L) hirsutism
M) homeostasis
N) hypercalcemia
O) hyperglycemia
P) hyperkalemia
Q) hyponatremia
R) idiopathic
S) insulin
T) obesity
U) oral antidiabetics
V) parathyroidectomy
W) pheochromocytoma
X) prolactin
Y) thyroid storm
Z) total calcium test

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Match the medical words with their definitions. -state of equilibrium in the body


A) acromegaly
B) adrenal cortex
C) adrenal medulla
D) corticosteroids
E) diuresis
F) electrolytes
G) fasting blood glucose
H) follicle-stimulating hormone
I) glucose
J) glucose tolerance test
K) Graves disease
L) hirsutism
M) homeostasis
N) hypercalcemia
O) hyperglycemia
P) hyperkalemia
Q) hyponatremia
R) idiopathic
S) insulin
T) obesity
U) oral antidiabetics
V) parathyroidectomy
W) pheochromocytoma
X) prolactin
Y) thyroid storm
Z) total calcium test

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