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medical terminology ch 2

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karyotype   picture of chromosomes in nucleus  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid  
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mitochondria - chemical process   catabolism  
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endoplasmic reticulum (ER) - mfg process   anabolism  
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catabolism   breaking down food to release energy  
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anabolism   linking sm proteins (amino acids) to make larger proteins - helps grow new cells  
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metabolism   catabolism + anabolism  
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genes   regions of DNA w/in each chromosome  
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muscle cell   long, slender; contracts & relaxes  
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epithelial cell   square, flat; skin & lining of internal organs  
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nerve cell   long with fibrous extensions; carry (conducts) impulses  
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fat cell   large, empty space; fat storage  
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9 systems   digestive; urinary (excretory); respiratory; reproductive; endocrine; nervous; circulatory; musculoskeletal; skin & sense organs  
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digestive system   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas  
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urinary (excretory) system   kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra  
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respiratory system   nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tube, lungs  
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reproductive system   female- ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glandsmale - testes & assoc tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland  
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endocrine system   thyroid gland, pituitary gland, sex glands(ovaries & testes), adrenal glands, pancreas (islets of Langerhans), parathyroid glands  
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nervous system   brain, spinal cord, nerves and collections of nerves  
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circulatory system   heart; blood vessels; (veins, venules, capillaries, arterioles, arteries) lymphatic vessels & nodes; spleen; thymus gland  
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musculoskeletal system   muscles, bones & joints  
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skin & sense organs system   skin; hair; nails; sweat flands; sebaceous (oil)glands; eye; ear; nose; tongue  
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