Exph 240 endocrine system - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

dips/o - thirst gluc/o, glucos/om glyc/o - glucose hormon/o - hormone ket/o, keton/o - ketone bodies pancreat/o - pancreas thym/o - thymus gland thyr/o, thyroid/o - thyroid gland (shield) adrenal glands - located on the superior surface of each kidney; the adrenal cortez secretes steroid hormones, and the adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine steroid hormones - hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex catecholamines - hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla that affec...