Chapter 3 Aids to understanding words Flashcards
Endo
Within
Cyt
Cell
Hyper
Above
Hypo
Below
Inter
Between
Iso
Equal
Mit
Thread
Phag
To eat
Pino
To drink
-som
Body
Cytoplasm
Fluid and organelles that occupy the space between the cell membrane and the nuclear envelope
Endoplasmic reticulum
Complex of membranous structures within the cytoplasm
Hypertonic
Solution that has a greater osmotic pressure than body fluids
Hypotonic
Solution that has a lesser osmotic pressure than body fluids
Interphase
Stage that occurs between mitotic divisions of a cell
Isotonic
Solution that has the same osmotic pressure as body fluids
Mitosis
Process of cell division when threadlike chromosomes become visible within a cell
Phagocytosis
Process by which a cell takes in solid particles
Pinocytosis
Process by which a cell takes in tiny droplets of liquid
Ribosome
Tiny, spherical structure that consists of protein and RNA and functions in protein synthesis