Organization of body
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
🗑
|
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.
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
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
ch1017
Popular Medical sets