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