Module 11: Endocrine System

Question 1

Combining form: ‘thyr/o’ word root: thyr

Answer 1

thyroid

Question 2

Combining form: ‘parathyroid/o word root: parathyroid

Answer 2

parathyroid

Question 3

Combining form: ‘thym/o’ word root: thym

Answer 3

thymus

Question 4

Combining form: ‘gluc/o’ word root: gluc

Answer 4

sugar, sweet

Question 5

Combining form: ‘glyc/o’ word root: glyc

Answer 5

sugar, sweet

Question 6

Combining form: ‘toxic/o’ word root: toxic

Answer 6

poison, toxin

Question 7

What does the suffix -oid mean?

Answer 7

resembling

Question 8

What does the suffix -ose mean?

Answer 8

sugar

Question 9

What is the thyroid?

Answer 9

A gland that makes the thyroid hormone which helps to regulate growth and metabolism.
Located in the throat beneath the larynx (voice box).

Question 10

What is the parathyroid?

Answer 10

Small oval shaped glands next to the thyroid. Helps the body to store and use calcium.

Question 11

What is the thymus?

Answer 11

Gland that helps both the endocrine and the lymphatic systems. The thymus gland produces
and releases hormones that control the release of hormones from the pituitary gland