Endocrine System
adren/o
adrenal glands
gonad/o
gonads
testic/o
male: testicles
ovari/o
female: ovaries
pancreat/o
pancreatic Islets, controls blood sugar levels and glucose metabolism
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland, regulate calcium levels throughout the body
pineal/o
pineal gland, influences the sleep wakefulness cycle.
pituit/o, pituitar/o
pituitary gland, secretes hormons that control the activity of the other endocrine glands
thym/o
thymus, plays major roll in the immune reaction
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland, stimulates metabolism, growth and the activity of the nervous system.
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
adren/o
adrenal glands
crin/o
secrete
-dispsia
thirst
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
gonad/o
gonad, sex glands
-ism
condition, state of
pancreat/o
pancreas