Ch 2 Body Terms Flashcards
(84 cards)
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acu/o
A
sharp, sudden, severe
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axill/o
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armpit
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carp/o
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wrist
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cib/o
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meals
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cutane/o
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skin
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duct/o
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to lead, carry get carried away
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking, branching
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isch/o
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to hold bag
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mort/o
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death
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necr/o
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death of cells or whole body
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nect/o
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to bind, tie, connect
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neutr/o
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neutrophil (WBC)
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plas/o
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formation, development
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pub/o
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pubis, pubic bone
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seps/o
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infection
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the/o
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to put, place
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top/o
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place, position, location
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con-
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together, with
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ultra
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beyond, excessive
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-coccus
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berry shaped bacteria
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-drome
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to run
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-dynia
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pain
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-er
one who
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-fusion
coming together, to pour
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-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
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-mission
to send
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-ole
small, little
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-or
one who
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-partum
birth, labor
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-phobia
fear
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-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling
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-physis
to grow
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-therapy
treatment
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ule
little, small
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-us
structure, substance
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When – is above a vowel, the sound is ___
long, ex. ā as in āpe, õ as in õpen
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When ˘ is above a vowel, the sound is ____
short. ex. ă as in ăpple
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The ____ syllable is accented
capitalized
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Fundamental unit of all living things
Cell
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Surrounds and protects the cell; regulates what passes into and out of the cell
Cell membrane
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Controls the operations of the cell; directs cell division and determines the structure and function of the cell
Nucleus
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Rod-like structures within the nucleus
Chromosomes
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All human body cells except the sex cells contain ___ pairs of chromosomes
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Each sperm and each cell have __ unpaired chromosomes
23
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When an egg and sperm cell unite to form the embryo, each cell of the embryo then has __ pairs
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Chromosomes contain regions called ____
Genes
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T or F. There are several thousand genes in an orderly sequence, on every chromosome
T
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Each gene contains a chemical ___, which regulates the activities of the cell according to its sequence in each chromosome
DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid
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Code that directs the activities of each cell such as cell division and synthesis of proteins
DNA sequence
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Photograph of an individual's chromosomes arranged by size, shape and number
Karyotype
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Extra chromosome __ results in the development of a child with Down syndrome
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Includes all of the material outside the nucleus and enclosed by the cell membrane; carries on the work of the cell; contains specialized apparatus to supply the chemical needs of the cell
Cytoplasm
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Small sausage shaped bodies that provide the principal source of energy for cell; use nutrients and oxygen to release energy that is stored in food
Mitochondria
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Chemical process where complex foods are broken down into simpler substances and energy is released by the mitochondria
catabolism
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Network of canals within the cell that manufacture proteins for the cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Attached to the ER; builds long chains of proteins
Ribosomes
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Occurs in the ER; process of building large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids
anabolism
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Important proteins for cell growth
Hormones and enzymes
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Processes that make up the cell's metabolism
Anabolism and catabolism
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The total of the chemical processes occurring in a cell
Metabolism
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Break down anabolism
Ana: up
Bol: cast
Ism: process
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An ______ cell is square and flat to provide protection
Epithelial
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____ cells are long and slender and contains fibers that aid in contracting and relaxing
Muscle
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___ cells are long and have various fibrous extensions that help them carry impulses
Nerve
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_____ cells contain large, empty spaces for fat storage
Fat
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Group of similar cells working together to do a specific job
Tissue
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Type of tissue located all over the body, forms the linings of internal organs and the outer surface of the skin covering the body
Epithelial
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Why did epithelial originally refer to the tissue on the breast?
Epi: tissue on
Thelo: nipple
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Type of muscle tissue found in arms and legs and parts of the body where movement is under conscious control
Voluntary
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Type of muscle tissue found in the heart and digestive system that allows movement not under conscious control
Involuntary
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Examples of connective tissue:
Adipose tissue? Cartilage, bone, blood
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_____ tissue conducts impulses all over the body
Nerve
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Cranio
Skull
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Karyo
Nucleus
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Ventro
Belly side of body
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Meta
Change
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-ose
Pertaining to, full of
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-plasm
Formation
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-some a
Bodies
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-type
Picture, classification
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A yo
Sharp severe
