Chapter 5.0 Flashcards
adip-
fat
adipose tissue
tissue that stores fat
chondr-
cartilage
chondrocyte
cartilage cell
-cyt
cell
octeocyte
bone cell
epi-
upon, after, in addition
epithelial tissue
tissue that covers all free body surfaces
-glia
glue
neuroglia
cells that support neurons; art of nevous tissue
hist-
web, tissue
histology
the study of composition and function of tissues
hyal-
resemblance to glass
hyaline cartilage
flexible tissue containing chondrocytes
inter-
among, between
intercalated disc
band between adjacent cardiac muscle cells
macr-
large
macrophage
large phagocytic cell
neur-
nerve
neuron
nerve cell
os-
bone
osseous tissue
bone tissue
phag-
to eat
phagocyte
cell that engulfs and destroys foreign particles
pseud-
false
pseudostratified epithelium
tissue with cells that appear to be in layers, but are not
squam-
scale
squamous epithelium
tissue with flattened or scalelike cells
strat-
layer
stratified epithelium
tissue with cells in layers
stria-
groove
striations
alternating light and dark cross-markings in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells