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