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Component 3 Unit 7 Application Activities

Component 5/Unit 7 Application Activities

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 (), a service of the US 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 Medline Plus:

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the US 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. In addition, learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System:

a.

1. Diabetes – Introduction

2. Pancreatitis

b.

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.

1. Thyroid Surgery

b.

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 define correctly 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.

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 (), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|adren/o | |

|-crine | |

|Exo | |

|eu- | |

|-gen | |

|gluc/o | |

|glyc/o | |

|glycos/o | |

|home/o | |

|hyper- | |

|hypo- | |

|hypophys/o | |

|kal/i | |

|oophor/o | |

|ovari/o | |

|orch/o | |

|orchid/o | |

|orchid/o | |

|pancreat/o | |

|parathyroid/o | |

|pituitary/o | |

|poly- | |

|thym/o | |

|thyr/o | |

|thyroid/o | |

|toxic/o | |

|-uria | |

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 (), define the following word parts.

|word part |Definition |

|adren/o |gland |

|-crine |separate; secrete |

|exo |outside; outward |

|eu- |normal; good |

|-gen |substance or agent that produces or causes |

|gluc/o |glucose; sugar |

|glyc/o |glucose; sugar |

|glycos/o |glucose; sugar |

|home/o |like; similar |

|hyper- |above, beyond, excessive |

|hypo- |below; incomplete; deficient |

|hypophys/o |pituitary gland |

|kal/i |potassium |

|oophor/o |ovary |

|ovari/o |ovary |

|orch/o |testis |

|orchid/o |testis |

|orchid/o |testis |

|pancreat/o |pancreas |

|parathyroid/o |parathyroid gland |

|pituitary/o |pituitary gland |

|poly- |many; excessive |

|thym/o |thymus gland |

|thyr/o |thyroid |

|thyroid/o |thyroid gland |

|toxic/o |of, related to, or caused by a poison |

|-uria |in the urine; urination |

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.

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 -crine dipsia exo eu-

-gen gluc/o glyc/o glycos/o home/o

Hyper hypo- kal/i pancreat/o poly-

thym/o thyr/o thyroid/o toxic/o -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_____

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 |-crine |-dipsia |exo- |eu- |

|-gen |gluc/o |glyc/o |glycos/o |home/o |

|hyper- |hypo- |kal/i |pancreat/o |poly- |

|thym/o |thyr/o |thyroid/o |toxic/o |-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

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the US 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 Medline Plus.

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.

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

1. Acromegaly

2. Adrenopathy

3. Adrenalectomy

4. Cretinism

5. Diabetes Insipidus

6. Diabetes Mellitus

7. Hypophyseal

8. Oophoritis

9. Ovarian cyst

10. Orchitis

11. Orchiopexy

12. Orchidectomy

13. Pancreatitis

14. Pancreatectomy

15. Pheochromocytoma

16. Hyperparathyroidism

17. Hypopituitarism

18. Thymoma

19. Thyroadenitis

20. Thyroidectomy

Medline Plus (), a service of the US 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. In addition, 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 one or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Diabetes – Introduction

2. Pancreatitis

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select two or more of these Endocrine System Topics.

b.

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.

1. Thyroid Surgery

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

Medline Plus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select one or more of these Endocrine System Topics.

b.

1. Hormone Replacement Therapy

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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