Chapter 2: Body Structure Flashcards by Desiree Dixon | Brainscape

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morph/o-

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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

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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

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body, small body

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blast/o, -blast

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Immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

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gen

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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

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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

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Starch

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lip/o

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Lipid, fat

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adip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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Fatty

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prote/o

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Protein

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Anterior(ventral)

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

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Posterior(dorsal)

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Toward or at the back(dorsum) of the body

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Caudal

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

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cephal/o

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Head

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cervic/o

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Neck

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thorac/o

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Chest, thorax

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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celi/o

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Abdomen

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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

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lumb/o

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Lumbar region, lower back

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Periton, peritoneal

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Peritoneum

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Acro

A

Extremity, end

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brachi/o

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Arm

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dactyl/o

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Finger, toe

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Ped/o

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Foot

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Pod/o

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Foot

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circum-

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Around

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peri-

A

Around

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intra-

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In, within

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epi-

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On, over

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extra-

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Outside

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infra-

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Below

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sub-

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Below, under

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inter-

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Between

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juxta-

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Near, beside

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para-

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Near, beside

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retro-

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Behind, backward

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Supra-

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above

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frontal(coronal) plane

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Separates body into anterior and posterior

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sagittal plane

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Divides body into right and left

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transverse(horizontal) plane

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