Chapter 1.0 Flashcards
Append meaning
to hang something
Appendicular
Pertaining to the upper limbs and lower limbs
Cardi meaning
heart
pericardium?
membrane that surrounds the heart
Cran meaning?
helmet
Cranial?
Pertaining to the part of the skull that surrounds the brain
Dors meaning?
Back
Dorsal?
Position toward the back of the body
Hemeo meaning?
Same
Heomeostasis
Maintenance of stable internal environment
-logy meaning?
The study of
Physiology
study of body functions
pariet- meaning
wall
parietal membrane
membrane that lines the wall of a cavity
Pelv- meaning
basin
Pelvic cavity
basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones
peri- meaning
around
pericardial membrane
membrane that surrounds the heart
-stasis meaning
standing still
homeostasis?
maintenance of a stable internal environment
-tomy meaning
cutting
anatomy
study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts