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Science Terminology
Root of Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| card | heart |
| cyst | bladder |
| gastr | stomach |
| hemat | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| my | muscle |
| pector | chest |
| neur | nerve |
| pneum | lung |
| ocul | eye |
| derma | skin |
| ven | vein |
| mast | breast |
| oste | bone |
| nephr | kidney |
| ot | ear |
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| logy | study of |
| phagia | swallowing |
| phasia | speech |
| tic | pertaining to |
| SYSTOLIC | the blood pressure as the heart is PUMPING BLOOD INTO the cardiovascular system.first # of increased. |
| DIASTOLIC | the blood pressure AFTER the heart has completed a pump stroke.second # of relaxed stage. |
| ALIMENTARY TRACT | the organs from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract is a portion of the alimentary tract. |
| INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM | the body covering:skin, hair, and nails;body's first line of defense; a barrier against diseases/physical hazards , and acts as insulation. |
| ALVEOLI | a part of the lungs where gases are exchanged between blood and the air. |
| NEPHRON | the functional unit of the kidney responsible for removing wastes from the blood and producing urine. |
| audi | hearing |
| ophthalm | eye |
| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE | the membrane that transmits sound waves to the inner ear. |
| EUSTACHIAN TUBE | the tube that connects the middle ear to the throat. |