Chapter 2: Body Structure Flashcards by Desiree Dixon

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morph/o-

A

Form

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cyt/o, -cyte

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Cell

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nucle/o

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Nucleus

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kary/o

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Nucleus

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hist/o, histi/o

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Tissue

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fibr/o

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fiber

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reticul/o

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Network

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Aden/o

A

Gland

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papill/o

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Nipple

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myx/o

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Mucus

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muc/o

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Mucus, mucous membrane

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somat/o, -some

A

body, small body

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blast/o, -blast

A

Immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

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gen

A

Origin, formation

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phag/o

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Eat, ingest

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phil

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Attract, absorb

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plas

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Formation, molding, development

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trop

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Act on, affect

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troph/o

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Feeding, growth, nourishment

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-ase

A

Enzyme

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-ase

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Enzyme

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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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gluc/o

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Glucose

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glyc/o

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Sugar, glucose

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sacchar/o

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Sugar

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amyl/o

A

Starch

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lip/o

A

Lipid, fat

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adip/o

A

fat

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steat/o

A

Fatty

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prote/o

A

Protein

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Anterior(ventral)

A

Toward or at the front of the(belly) of the body

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Posterior(dorsal)

A

Toward or at the back(dorsum) of the body

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Caudal

A

Toward the lower end of the spine(cauda tail) in humans, in an inferior direction

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cephal/o

A

Head

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cervic/o

A

Neck

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thorac/o

A

Chest, thorax

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abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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celi/o

A

Abdomen

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Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall

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lumb/o

A

Lumbar region, lower back

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Periton, peritoneal

A

Peritoneum

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Acro

A

Extremity, end

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brachi/o

A

Arm

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dactyl/o

A

Finger, toe

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Ped/o

A

Foot

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Pod/o

A

Foot

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circum-

A

Around

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peri-

A

Around

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intra-

A

In, within

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epi-

A

On, over

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extra-

A

Outside

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infra-

A

Below

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sub-

A

Below, under

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inter-

A

Between

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juxta-

A

Near, beside

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para-

A

Near, beside

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retro-

A

Behind, backward

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Supra-

A

above

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frontal(coronal) plane

A

Separates body into anterior and posterior

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sagittal plane

A

Divides body into right and left

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transverse(horizontal) plane

A

Divides the body into superior(upper) and inferior(lower)