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Body Structur

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a-   no, not without lack of, apart  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ana-   up  
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cata-   down  
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epi-   upon, above  
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hypo-   below, deficient  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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inter-   between  
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meta-   change  
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abdomin/o   abdominal  
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adip/o   fat  
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bol/o   throw  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chrom/o   color  
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crani/o   skull  
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cyt/o   cell  
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hist/o   tissue  
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eti/o   cause of  
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erythr/o   red  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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cyan/o   blue  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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thel/o   nipple  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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thromb/o   clot  
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ne/o   new  
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my/o   muscle  
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home/o   similar  
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heter/o   dissimilar  
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viscer/o   internal organ  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-iac   pertaining to  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-ism   process of  
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-ose   pertaining to, full of  
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-plasm   a thing formed  
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-somes   bodies  
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-tomy   process of cuttingty  
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Musculoskeletal   Bones, joints, cartilage, tendons, ligaments  
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Cardiovascular   Heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)  
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Lymphatic & Immune   Lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland  
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Respiratory   Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs  
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Digestive   Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas  
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Urinary   Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra  
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Nervous   Brain, spinal cord, nerves  
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Integumentary   Skin, hair, nails, sweat, oil and wax glands  
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Endocrine   Thyroid gland, pituitary gland, sex glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, parathyroid glands  
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Reproductive- Female   ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands  
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Reproductive - Male   Testes, prostate, penis, urethra  
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DNA   Sequence of chemicals that make up genes and directs the activities of the cell  
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gene   Regions of DNA in each chromosome considered to be the basic unit of heredity  
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chromosome   Rod like nucleic structures (23 pairs) composed of genes  
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nucleus   Controlling structure of controlling 23 pairs of chromosomes  
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cytoplasm   All the material outside the nucleus yet contained in the membrane of the cell  
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mitochondria   Structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned and energy is released;  
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endoplasmic reticulum   Canal-like structures in the cytoplasm in which large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces  
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anabolism   The process of building complex proteins from amino acids  
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catabolism   The process of breaking down complex foods into simpler substances and releasing energy during the process  
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metabolism   The total chemical process within a cell  
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cell   Basic unit of all living things  
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tissue   Groups of similar cells performing one function  
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organs   Structures composed of several kinds of tissues  
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system   Groups of organs working together to perform complex functions  
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somatic cells   Any cell in the body that is not a reproductive cell having 46 (23 pairs) of chromosomes  
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germ cells   Reproductive cell either sperm or ovum having 23 chromosomes  
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mitosis   Cellular division and reproduction of somatic cells  
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meiosis   Cellular division and reproduction of germ cells  
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epithelial tissue   Cells that cover and line all the surfaces of the body  
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nerve tissue   Tissue that conducts nerve impulses all over the body  
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connective tissue   Tissue that supports and combines other body parts  
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viscera   Internal organs  
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