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A&P CH5 word parts
A&P CH5 Tissues
Term | Definition |
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adip- | (fat) adipose tissue: tissue that stores fat |
chondro- | (cartilage) chondrocyte: cartilage cell |
-cyt | (cell) osteocyte: bone cell |
epi- | (upon) epithelial tissue: tissue that covers all free body surfaces |
-glia | (glue) neuroglia: cells that bind nervous tissue together |
inter- | (between) intercalated disc: band between cardiac muscle cells |
marco- | (large) macrophage: large phagocytic cell |
-oss | (bone) osseous tissue: bone tissue |
pseudo- | (false) pseudostratified epithelium: tissue whose cells appear to be in layers, but are not |
squam- | (scale) squamous epithelium: tissue whose cells appear flattened or scale-like |
strat- | (layer) stratified epithelium: tissue whose cells occur in layers |