Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Cell Terms

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Cyt/o   Cell  
🗑
-skeleton   framework  
🗑
cyto/skeleton   helps maintain cell’s shape  
🗑
Chromo   Colored  
🗑
-some   Body  
🗑
Cromo/some   Colored body in the cell, contains DNA  
🗑
Hyper   Excessive  
🗑
Hypo   Below normal  
🗑
Neo   New  
🗑
-plasm   Growth  
🗑
Neo/plasm   New growth  
🗑
Phag/o   Eat  
🗑
Sis   Process of, condition  
🗑
Phago/cytosis   Process of cell eating  
🗑
Hist/o   Tissue  
🗑
Histology   The study of tissue  
🗑
Ana   Dissection  
🗑
-tom   Cutting  
🗑
-y   Process of  
🗑
anatomy   process of cutting apart, dissection; study of form & structure of an organism  
🗑
physi/o   nature or natural (function)  
🗑
-ology   Study of  
🗑
Physi/ology   study of nature or natural; the study of processes & function of the human body  
🗑
homeo   the same, steady  
🗑
homeostasis   remaining stable; the tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. Some of the functions controlled by homeostatic mechanisms are heartbeat, hematopoiesis, blood pressure, body temperature.  
🗑
malignant   cells divide and grow uncontrollably & invade nearby body parts  
🗑
benign   favorable for recovery, not malignant  
🗑
meta   beyond or after  
🗑
-stasis   Controlled  
🗑
meta/stasis   beyond control; a secondary cancer, or one that has spread from one area of the body to another.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: mary_2313
Popular Anatomy sets