Question | Answer |
/elle | little, tiny |
/genetic | producing |
/lus | little |
/ole | little |
/plasm | formation, (cell) contents, growth |
/some | a body |
/type | kind of; general character; mark |
adenosine | chemical that helps the actions of gland hormones |
agranular | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
Golgi apparatus | organelle that packages cell products |
ATP, adenosine triphosphate | cell molecules that store energy |
biopsy | remove tissue for diagnostic examination |
bol/o | throw, project |
centri/o | relating to a center or central location |
centriole | tubular organelles |
chondri/o | granule, little grain |
chrom/o | color |
chromat/o | colored |
chromatin | DNA scattered throughout the necleoplasm |
chromosome | DNA coiled tightly during reproduction |
chromosomal | relating to chromosomes |
cili/o | hair-like projections |
cilium, cilia | hair-like projections of a cell |
cytoplasm | gelatin-like material in the cell |
differentiated | type of a cell that has changed into a cell with a definite function |
DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid | material in cell made up of genes |
enzym/o | in+leaven |
enzyme | a molecule that starts chemical reactions |
ER, endoplasmic reticulum | organelle that moves materials around the cell |
flagell/o | tail-like projections |
flagellum, flagella | long, single projection from a cell |
gene | code for making protein in a cell |
genet/o | producing |
genetic | relating to producing |
granul/o | grainy |
granular | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
genit/o | genitals |
inclusion | supplies of food and water contained in cytoplasm |
kary/o | nucleus |
karyoplasm | gelatin-like material in the nucleus |
lip/o | fat |
lipid | substances extracted from cells by fat solvents |
lys/o | digest or dissolve |
lysosomal | relating to a lysosome |
lysosome | digesting body |
microvillus, microvilli | very small villi |
mit/o | thread-like, related to mitosis (cell reproduction) |
mitochondria | organelles in cytoplasm that oxygen to digest food in cell |
mitosis | cell reproduction |
mitotic spindle | found in a dividing cell |
mitotic | relating to cell reproduction |
nucle/o | center, cell nucleus, eyeball |
nuclear | relating to the nucleus |
nucleol/o | little nucleus |
nucleolus, nucleoli | small, round bodies that probably make ribosomes |
necleoplasm | gelatin-like material in the nucleus |
nucleus | basic cell part |
organelle | structure in cytoplasm that carries out instructions from DNA |
ox/y | oxygen, containing oxygen |
oxidat/o | adding oxygen |
oxidation | use of oxygen to digest food in the cell |
pathologist | one who studies disease |
phor/o | carry |
phos/o | light |
phosphate, H3PO4 | any form of phosphoric acid |
phosphorus | a chemical element; chemical symbol=P |
prot/o | first, primitive |
ptotoplasm | gelatin-like material filling cell |
reticul/o | little network, little net |
rib/o | the sugar ribose |
ribosome | organelle in cytoplasm |
RNA, ribonucleic acid | carries instructions for making proteins |
som/o | body |
triphosphate | chemical in ATP |
tri/ | three |
undifferentiated | cell that can change to different kinds of cells |
vesicle | sac that forms around products of cell for delivery to rest of body |
vesicul/o | little bladder or sac of fluid, blister, vesicle |
vill/o | finger-like projections, hairy tuft |
lip/o | fat |
lipid | substances extracted from cells by fat solvents |
lys/o | digest or dissolve |
lysosomal | relating to a lysosome |
lysosome | digesting body |
microvillus, microvilli | very small villi |
mit/o | thread-like, related to mitosis (cell reproduction) |
mitochondria | organelles in cytoplasm that oxygen to digest food in cell |
mitosis | cell reproduction |
mitotic spindle | found in a dividing cell |
mitotic | relating to cell reproduction |
nucle/o | center, cell nucleus, eyeball |
nuclear | relating to the nucleus |
nucleol/o | little nucleus |
nucleolus, nucleoli | small, round bodies that probably make ribosomes |
necleoplasm | gelatin-like material in the nucleus |
nucleus | basic cell part |
organelle | structure in cytoplasm that carries out instructions from DNA |
ox/y | oxygen, containing oxygen |
oxidat/o | adding oxygen |
oxidation | use of oxygen to digest food in the cell |
pathologist | one who studies disease |
phor/o | carry |
phos/o | light |
phosphate, H3PO4 | any form of phosphoric acid |
phosphorus | a chemical element; chemical symbol=P |
prot/o | first, primitive |
ptotoplasm | gelatin-like material filling cell |
reticul/o | little network, little net |
rib/o | the sugar ribose |
ribosome | organelle in cytoplasm |
RNA, ribonucleic acid | carries instructions for making proteins |
som/o | body |
triphosphate | chemical in ATP |
tri/ | three |
undifferentiated | cell that can change to different kinds of cells |
vesicle | sac that forms around products of cell for delivery to rest of body |
vesicul/o | little bladder or sac of fluid, blister, vesicle |
vill/o | finger-like projections, hairy tuft |
semipermeable | allows some things to pass through membrane |
villus, villi | short projections of cell membrane |
vir/o | virus |
viral | pertaining to virus |