Vet Med Term Ch 11: The Great.. (Part 2)

the — are four glans located on the surface of the thyroid gland that secrete parathyroid hormone or Parathormone or PTH. Which helps regulate blood calcium leves by reducing bone calcium levels. What is its combining form.

Parathyroid glands

parathyroid/o

The prefix — means near or before.

-para

Two small glands know as the — or suprarenal glands are located cranial to each kidney. They regualte electrolytes, metabolism, esxual functions and the body’s response to injury. What is its combining from.

Adrenal gland

adren/o and adrenal/o

The prefix — meands kindey and toward

The combining from — means kidney.

ad-

ren/o

Each adrenal gland consists of two parts: the — or the outer portion and the — or the inner portion.

What are the combing froms for each part.

Adrenal cortex (cortic/o)

Adrenal medulla (medull/o)

A — is a substance that has a specific chemical structure of carbon atoms in four interlocking rings.

Steroid

— are seteroids producted by the adrenal cortex.

Corticosteroids

Group of corticosteroids that regulates electrolyte and water balance by affecting ion transport in the kidney. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Mineralocorticoids

The principal mineralocorticoids is — which is a hormone that regulates sodium and potassium. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Aldosterone

Group of corticosteroids that regulate carbonhydrate, fat and portein metabolism. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Glucocorticoids

An example of a glucocorticoid is — or — which regulates carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Hydrocortisone or corisol

Groupe of corticosteroids that aids in the development and maintnenace of male sex char. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

The combining from — means male

The suffix — means producting.

Androgens

andr/o

-gen

— are synthetic medications simular in structure are synthetic medications similar in structure to testosterone that are used to increase strength and muscle mass. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Anabolic steroids

The opposite of anabolism is — which means breakdown. (Secretions of the adrenal cortex)

Catabolism

— is a catecholamine that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and increase blood pressure, heart rate, and blood glucose.

(catecholamine are nitrogen containg compounds that act as hormones or neurotransmitters) (Secretions of the adrenal medulla)

Epinephrine

Epinephrine is also know as — because epinephrine increses blood pressure, it is know as a — which is a substance that stimulates blood vessel contraction and increases blood pressure. (Secretions of the adrenal medulla)

Adrenaline

Vasopressor

— catecholamine taht stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and increase blood pressure, heart rate and blood glusoce also know as noradrenaline. (Secretions of the adrenal medulla)

Norepinephrine

The — is an aggregation of cells located near the proximal duodenum that has both exocrine and endocrine functions. The endocrine function include secretion of digestive enzymnes and the exocrine functions involves the secretion of blood glucose regulating hormone. What is its combining form.

Pancreas

pancreat/o

Specialized cells in the parcreas called the — secreat the hormones that help regulate blood glucose.

Islets of Langerhans

— hormone that decreases blood glucose levels by transporting blood glucose into body (secretion of pancreas)

Insuline

Hormone that increase blood gluose levels by breaking down glycogen to glucose. (secretion of pancreas)

Glucagon

Th — is a gland predominant in young animals locaed near midline in the cranioventral portion of the thoracic cavity. What is it combining form.

Thymus

thym/o

ugments maturation of T-lymphocytes, therfore, it plays a role in he immune system

Thymosin

The — or Pineral body is an aggreation of cells located in the central protion of the brian. Function is secretion of serotonin which is then convereted to melatonin. What is its combining form.

Pineal gland

pineal/o

Controls circadian rythm and reporductive timing

Melatonin

The — are gamet producing glands. What is is combining from.

Gonads

gonad/o

— stimulates the gonads.

Gonadotropic hormones

Secretions of the ovary are stimulated by — or hCG which is secreated by the embryo and by the placenta after implantation has occured.

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Hormone that aids in the development of secondary sex characteristics and regulates ovulation in females.

Estrogen

Hormone that aids in the maintenance of pregnancy and is secreated by corpus leteum and placenta

Progesterone

Augments that development of second sex characteristics (males and little in females)

Testosterone