Chapter 11 Set 12 Flashcards
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/some
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a body
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/plasm
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formations, growth, cell contents
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ATP
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adenosine triphosphate
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biopsy
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to remove tissue for examination
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centri/o
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relating to a center or central location
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chondri/o
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chondrion
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chondrion
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granule
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chrom/o
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color
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chromat/o
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color, chromatin
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cilium
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hairlike projection
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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enzyme
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a molecule that starts a chemical reaction
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flagellum
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tail-like projection
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genesis
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producing
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granular
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grainy
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genital
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relating to reproduction or the genitalia
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kary/o
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karyon, nucleus
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lip/o
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lipos, fat
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lys/o
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lysis, dissolve or digest
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mit/o
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mitos, thread-like, relating to mitosis
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nucle/o
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nucleus, center
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oxy/, ox/o
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relating to the presence of oxygen in a chemical compound
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oxidize
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to combine with oxygen
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phor/o
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carry
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phos/o
light
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prot/o
first, primitive
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reticul/o, reticulum
little network
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rib/o
the sugar ribose
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RNA
ribonucleic acid
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som/o, somat/o
body
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tri/
three
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vesicul/o
bladder or sac of fluid
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vill/o
fingerlike projection, hairy tuft
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vir/o
virus
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/ase
enzyme
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iso/
same, equal
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/ity
the state of
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/phase
phase or portion
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/static
control, hold in
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anabolic
building up molecules
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C
chemical symbol for carbon
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hexa/
six
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catabolic
breaking down molecules
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dialysis
separate
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electrolyte
conducts a current in electricity and is decomposed by it
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ferr/o
ferrum, iron
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Fe
chemical symbol for iron
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H
chemical symbol for hydrogen
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I
chemical symbol for iodine
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K
chemical symbol for potassium
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metabolic
relating to metabolism
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metabolism
breakdown and building of molecules
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multi/
many
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N
chemical symbol for nitrogen
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Na
chemical symbol for sodium
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osm/o
odor or smell, relating to osmosis
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osmosis
to pass fluids through a membrane
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phagocytosis
process of cells ingesting matter
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pin/o
drink
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tel/o
| also tele/
distant, end
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/vascular
relating to a vessel system
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/ceps
head
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/gen
to produce or create
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penta/
five
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/poietic
relating to the process of formation
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oct/o
eight
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adipose
relating to fat
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areol/o, areola
containing little spaces
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collagen
protein substance of connective tissues
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column/o
column-shaped
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com/, con/
with, con/is used before m or p
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cub/o
cube-shaped
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elast/o
elastin, a protein which gives elasticity to skin and walls of blood vessels
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endocrine
secreting internally
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epitheli/o
epithelium, surface tissue
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fibr/o
fiber
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flex/o
flexion, bending a joint
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striated
striped
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neuron
nerve cell
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osse/o
bone
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osteoporosis
atrophy of the bone
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/poiesis
forming, making
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por/o
hollow
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skelet/o
skeleton, bony framework of the body
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reticular
relating to the fine network formed by cells
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squam/o
scale-like cells
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stratified
to form in layers
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vascul/o
vessels
