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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Cells

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are the body’s structural and functional units.

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Tissues

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group of cells working together to create. Are arranged into organs

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Organs

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made of tissues which have specialized functions Are grouped into systems.

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oste/o

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bone

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Hematologist

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study of blood. Root: hemat

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Mitosis

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the process of a body cell dividing. Cell division

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Dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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Intravenous

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pertaining within vein

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Pericardium

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the membrane surrounding the heart

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Hypoglycemia

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Decrease in blood sugar

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Meiosis

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reduce numbers of chromosomes

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12
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xerosis

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dry

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Four basic types of tissues

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Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nervous Tissue.

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Membrane

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is a simple, very thin, and a pliable sheet of tissue.

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Homeostatsis

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a steady-state, a condition of internal stability and constancy

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Roots for Cells and Tissues

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morph/o form; cyt/o -cyte cell; nucle/o nucleus; kary/o nucleus; hist/o histi/o tissue; fibr/o fiber; reticul/o network; aden/o gland; papill/o nipple; myx/o mucus; muc/o mucus, mucous membrane; somat/o, -some body, small body.

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Roots for Cell Activity

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blast/o, -blast immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell; gen origin, formation; phag/o eat, ingest; phil attract, absorb; plas formation, molding, development; trop act on, affect; troph/o feeding, growth, nourishment.

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Suffixes and Root for Body Chemistry

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root: sacchar/o sugar; root: steat/o fatty; root: amyl/o starch; suffixes: -ase enzyme; -ose sugar.

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WNL

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Within Normal Limit

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Met/a

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no charge e.g metastasis

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Cytoplasm

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material that holds the cellular organelles

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Liposomes

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small bodies that store fat

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ATP

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energy compound of the cells

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DNA

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genetic material

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