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Organization of body
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | A state of equilibrium that is maintained within the body's internal environment |
| Adipose (adip= fat) (-ose= pertaining to) | Pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body |
| Ambilateral (ambi-= both) (later= side) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to both sides |
| Android (andr= man) (-oid= resemble) | To resemble man |
| Apex | Pointed end of a cone-shaped structure |
| Base | Lower part or foundation of a structure |
| Bilateral (bi-= two) (later= side) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to two sides |
| Biology (bi/o= life) (-ology= study of) | Study of life |
| Center | Middle or mid point of abody |
| Chromosome (chromo-= color) (-some=body) | Microscopic bodies in the nucleus that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics |
| Cytology (cyt/o= cell) (-ology= study of) | Sstudy of cells |
| Dehydrate (de-= down, away from) (hydr= water) (-ate= use, action) | To remove eater; to lose or be deprives of water from the body; to become dry |
| Anatomy (ana-= up;apart) (-tomy=incision) | Literally means to cut up or to cut apart; the study of the structure of an organism such as humans. |
| Diffusion (dif-= apart) (fus= to pour) (-ion= process) | The process whereby particles in a fluid move from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration, resulting in an even distribution of the particles in the fluid. |
| Ectomorph (ecto-= outside) (-morph= form, shape) | Slender physical body form; linear physique |
| Endomorph (endo-= within) (-morph= form, shape) | Round and soft physical body form |
| Filtration (filtrat= to strain through) (-ion= process) | Process of filtering or straining particles from a solution |
| Gene | Hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's characteristics or hereditary traits |
| Histology (hist/o= tissue) (-ology= study of) | Study of tissue |
| Homeostasis (homeo-= similar, same) (-stasis= control, stop, stand still) | State of equilibrium maintained in the body's internal environment; an important fundamental principle of physiology that permits a body to maintain constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment. |
| Horizontal (horizon= horizon) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the horizon, of or near the horizon, lying flat,even, level |
| Human genome | Complete set of genes and chromosomes tucked inside each of the body's trillions of cells |
| Inguinal (inguin= grion) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the groin, of or near the groin |
| Internal (intern= within) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to within or the inside |
| Karyogenesis (kary/o= cell's nucleus) (-genesis= formation, produce) | Formation of a cell's nucleus |
| Lateral(Lat, lat) (later= side) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the side |
| Medial (medi= toward the middle) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the middle |
| Mesomorph (meso-= middle) (-morph= form, shape) | Well-proportioned body form marked by predominance of tissue derived from the mesoderm (the middle layer of cells in the developing embryo) |
| Organic (organ= organ) (-ic= pertaining to) | Pertaining to an organ or organs; pertaining to or derived from vegetable or animal forms of life |
| Pathology (path/o= disease) (-ology= study of) | Study of disease |
| Perfusion (per-= through) (fus= to pour) (-ion= process) | Literally means a process of pouring through; as passing of fluid through spaces; to supply the body with nutritive fluid via the bloodstream |
| Phenotype (phen/o= to show) (-type= type) | Physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual |
| Physiology (physi/o= nature) (-logy= study of) | Study of the function (nature) of living organisms; anatomy and physiology (A&P) is the combination of the study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body |
| protoplasm (proto-= first) (-plasm= a thing formed , plasma) | Essential matter inside of a living cell |
| Somatotrophic (somat/o= body) (troph= nourishment, development) (-ic= pertaining to) | Pertaining to stimualtion of body growth |
| Superficial | Pertaining to the surface, on or near the surface |
| Systemic (system= composite, whole) (-ic= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the body as a whole |
| Tropical (tropic= place) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to a place, definite locale |
| Unilateral (uni-= one) (later= side ) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to one side |
| Ventral (ventr= near the belly side) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to the belly side, abdomen; front side of the body (same as anterior) |
| Vertex | Top or highest point; top or crown of the head |
| Visceral (viscer= body organs) (-al= pertaining to) | Pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs |
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