IBEC Exam Study Guide- Electrology
Archard-Theirs Syndrome - Answer-hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes -
growth of body hair in masculine distribution
Acne - Answer-inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) - Answer-Stimulates adrenal cortex to release glucocorticoids
(cortisol)
Adipose - Answer-Pertaining to fat
adrenal glands - Answer-Paired glands above the kidney-two parts the cortex and medulla. Secretes
cortisol and androgens
adrenal virilism - Answer-development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female- excessive
production of androgenic hormones
AIDS - Answer-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
, allergy - Answer-abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen
alopecia - Answer-baldness or hair loss, that may be in patches or total
Alternating Current (AC) - Answer-A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction. Also
changes magnitude
amenorrhea - Answer-Stoppage of absence of menstruation
Ampere (A) - Answer-Measures electric current
Anagen - Answer-The period of active hair growth- growing phase
Anaphoresis - Answer-process of forcing liquids into the tissues from the negative toward the positive
pole
Androgens - Answer-Any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics
Anode - Answer-Positive pole
anovulatory - Answer-without ovulation- common sign of infertility
antiseptic - Answer-chemical used to inhibit or kill microorganisms on skin or tissue- not the same as
those used for disinfection
apocrine sweat glands - Answer-found primarily in the armpit and genitals. Larger than the eccrine
glands- thicker secretion material than watery sweat
Archard-Theirs Syndrome - Answer-hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes -
growth of body hair in masculine distribution
Acne - Answer-inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) - Answer-Stimulates adrenal cortex to release glucocorticoids
(cortisol)
Adipose - Answer-Pertaining to fat
adrenal glands - Answer-Paired glands above the kidney-two parts the cortex and medulla. Secretes
cortisol and androgens
adrenal virilism - Answer-development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female- excessive
production of androgenic hormones
AIDS - Answer-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
, allergy - Answer-abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen
alopecia - Answer-baldness or hair loss, that may be in patches or total
Alternating Current (AC) - Answer-A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction. Also
changes magnitude
amenorrhea - Answer-Stoppage of absence of menstruation
Ampere (A) - Answer-Measures electric current
Anagen - Answer-The period of active hair growth- growing phase
Anaphoresis - Answer-process of forcing liquids into the tissues from the negative toward the positive
pole
Androgens - Answer-Any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics
Anode - Answer-Positive pole
anovulatory - Answer-without ovulation- common sign of infertility
antiseptic - Answer-chemical used to inhibit or kill microorganisms on skin or tissue- not the same as
those used for disinfection
apocrine sweat glands - Answer-found primarily in the armpit and genitals. Larger than the eccrine
glands- thicker secretion material than watery sweat
