Component 3 Unit 7 Application Activities
Unit 7
Endocrine System
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
 Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Endocrine System
2. Word Building Exercise – Endocrine System

Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to
the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct
pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Disease and Conditions of the Endocrine System
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Diabetes –Introduction
2. Pancreatitis
b. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
1. Addison's Disease
2. Diabetes Insipidus
3. Endocrine System Video
4. Pituitary Gland Video
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Endocrine System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Thyroid Surgery
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b. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
1. Hormone Replacement Therapy
2. Pancreas Transplantation
Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using
a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable
them to appropriately build medical terms.
Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class
or homework assignment.
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Unit 7 – Medical Dictionary Exercise
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided
in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and
What They Mean from Medline Plus
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html), define the following
word parts.
WORD PART
DEFINITION
adren/o
-crine
Exo
eu-gen
gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
home/o
hyperhypohypophys/o
kal/i
oophor/o
ovari/o
orch/o
orchid/o
orchid/o
pancreat/o
parathyroid/o
pituitary/o
polythym/o
thyr/o
thyroid/o
toxic/o
-uria
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Unit 7 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables
provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A:
Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html), define the
following word parts.
word part
adren/o
-crine
exo
eu-gen
gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
home/o
hyperhypohypophys/o
kal/i
oophor/o
ovari/o
orch/o
orchid/o
orchid/o
pancreat/o
parathyroid/o
pituitary/o
polythym/o
thyr/o
thyroid/o
toxic/o
-uria
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Definition
Gland
Separate; secrete
outside; outward
normal; good
substance or agent that produces or causes
glucose; sugar
glucose; sugar
glucose; sugar
like; similar
above, beyond, excessive
below; incomplete; deficient
pituitary gland
potassium
ovary
ovary
testis
testis
testis
pancreas
parathyroid gland
pituitary gland
many; excessive
thymus gland
thyroid
thyroid gland
of, related to, or caused by a poison
in the urine; urination
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2. Word Building Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word
parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.
Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class
or homework assignment.
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Unit 7 – Endocrine System: Word Building Exercise
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use
more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
adren/o
-gen
hyperthym/o
-crine
gluc/o
hypothyr/o
-dipsia
glyc/o
kal/i
thyroid/o
exoglycos/o
pancreat/o
toxic/o
euhome/o
poly-uria
1. The science of healthy and hygienic living: ___________biotics
2. Originating outside an organ or part: ______________ous
3. Excessive sugar in the blood: _________________emia
4. Pertaining to the adrenal cortex: _________________cortical
5. Enlargement of the thyroid gland: __________________megaly
6. Specialist in the field of poisons or toxins: _______________logist
7. Excretion of potassium in the urine: ______________uresis
8. Formation of glycogen from glucose: ___________genesis
9. Excessive thirst: poly___________________
10. Affecting many glands: _____________glandular
11. Enzymatic destruction of the pancreas: ________________lysis
12. Abnormally low blood calcium: ______________calcemic
13. Disease of the thymus: _________________pathy
14. Glucose in the urine: ___________uria
15. Specialist who treats hormonal diseases: ________________ologist
16. Incision into the thyroid: __________________tomy
17. School of healing based on “like cures like:” _____________pathy
18. Pertaining to hydrolysis and digestion of sugars:
_____________clastic
19. Blood in the urine: hemat__________________
20. Substance that produces low temperatures: cryo_____
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Unit 7 – Endocrine System: Word Building Exercise Key
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition
given below. Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use
more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.
adren/o
-gen
hyperthym/o
-crine
gluc/o
hypothyr/o
-dipsia
glyc/o
kal/i
thyroid/o
exoglycos/o
pancreat/o
toxic/o
euhome/o
poly-uria
1. The science of healthy and hygienic living: eubiotics
2. Originating outside an organ or part: exogenous
3. Excessive sugar in the blood: hyperglycemia
4. Pertaining to the adrenal cortex: adrenocortical
5. Enlargement of the thyroid gland: thyromegaly
6. Specialist in the field of poisons or toxins: toxicologist
7. Excretion of potassium in the urine: kaliuresis
8. Formation of glycogen from glucose: glycogenesis; glucogenesis
9. Excessive thirst: polydipsia
10. Affecting many glands: polyglandular
11. Enzymatic destruction of the pancreas: pancreatolysis; pancreolysis
12. Abnormally low blood calcium: hypocalcemic; hypocalcemia
13. Disease of the thymus: thymopathy
14. Glucose in the urine: glucosuria; glycosuria
15. Specialist who treats hormonal diseases: endocrinoologist
16. Incision into the thyroid: thyroidotomy
17. School of healing based on “like cures like:” homeopathy
18. Pertaining to hydrolysis and digestion of sugars: glycoclastic
19. Blood in the urine: hematuria
20. Substance that produces low temperatures: cryogen; cryogenic
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of
Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the MerriamWebster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of
medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience by
using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce
medical terms appropriate to this unit.
Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as
an in-class or homework assignment.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"
2. Enter the key term and click “search”
3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation
4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed
Acromegaly
Adrenopathy
Adrenalectomy
Cretinism
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypophyseal
Oophoritis
Ovarian cyst
Orchitis
Orchiopexy
Orchidectomy
Pancreatitis
Pancreatectomy
Pheochromocytoma
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypopituitarism
Thymoma
Thyroadenitis
Thyroidectomy
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
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interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn
about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases
and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness.
Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read
language.
2. Disease and Conditions of the Endocrine System
Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional
information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the
Endocrine System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the
Medline Plus website and complete 1 or more of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Diabetes –Introduction
2. Pancreatitis
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the
MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems,
select 2 or more of these Endocrine System Topics.
b. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
1. Addison's Disease
2. Diabetes Insipidus
3. Endocrine System Video
4. Pituitary Gland Video
3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Endocrine System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional
information regarding surgical procedures of the Endocrine System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment
complete this interactive tutorial.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Thyroid Surgery
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the
MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems,
select 1 or more of these Endocrine System Topics.
b. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
1. Hormone Replacement Therapy
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2. Pancreas Transplantation
Expected Outcomes for Student Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical
dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes
and suffixes that are common to the endocrine system.
2. Word Building Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots,
prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.
3. Pronounce Key Terms
This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key
terms related to this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System Interactive Tutorials
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the endocrine system.
5. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Endocrine System
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows
the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases
and conditions of the endocrine system.
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