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Chapter Two Flashcards

1
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Catabolism

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  • breaking down food

* releases energy

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Cell membrane

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  • around the cell
  • protects the cell
  • determines what enters and leaves
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Chromosomes

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  • rod-shaped
  • in the nucleus
  • contains DNA (genes)
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Cytoplasm

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  • outside the nucleus

* in the cell membrane

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DNA

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  • in chromosomes

* directs activities of the cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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  • large proteins are made from smaller ones

* anabolism in ribosomes

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Genes

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•regions of DNA within each chromosome

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Karyotype

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  • picture of chromosomes in a nucleus

* numerical order

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Metabolism

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  • the total of the chemical processes in a cell

* catabolism and anabolism

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Mitochondria

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  • foods are burned to release energy

* catabolism

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Nucleus

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  • control center
  • chromosomes
  • directs activity of the cell
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Digestive Organs

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  • mouth
  • pharynx (throat)
  • esophagus
  • stomach
  • intestines
  • liver
  • gallbladder
  • pancreas
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Urinary (Excretory) Organs

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  • kidneys
  • ureters (tubes from kidneys to urinary bladder)
  • urinary bladder
  • urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside)
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Respiratory Organs

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  • nose
  • pharynx
  • larynx (voice box)
  • trachea (windpipe)
  • bronchial tubes
  • lungs (gas exchange)
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Reproductive Organs

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Female: Male:
•ovaries •testes and tubes
•Fallopian tubes •urethra
•uterus (womb) •penis
•vagina •prostate gland
•mammary glands

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Endocrine Organs

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  • thyroid gland
  • pituitary gland (base of the brain)
  • sex glands
  • adrenal glands
  • pancreas
  • parathyroid glands
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Nervous Organs

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  • brain
  • spinal cord
  • nerves
  • collections or nerves
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Circulatory Organs

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  • heart
  • blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)
  • lymphatic vessels and nodes
  • spleen
  • thymus gland
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Musculoskeletal Organs

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  • bones
  • muscles
  • joints
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Skin and Sense Organs

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  • skin
  • hair
  • nails
  • sweat glands
  • sebaceous (oil) glands
  • eye
  • ear
  • nose
  • tongue
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Epithelial tissue

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  • linings of internal organs
  • skin
  • lines glands
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Muscle tissue

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  • voluntary and involuntary
  • movement
  • heat
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Connective tissue

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  • fat (adipose)
  • cartilage
  • bone
  • blood
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Nerve tissue

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•conducts impulses all over the body

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Anabolism

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  • builds up proteins
  • produces hormones and enzymes
  • growth of cells
  • endoplastic reticulum
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Adipose tissue

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Collection of fat cells

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Cartilage

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Flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints

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Epithelial cells

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Skin cells that cover the external body surface and line the internal surfaces of organs

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Histologist

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Specialist in the study of tissues

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30
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Larynx

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Voice box

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Pituitary gland

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Endocrine gland at the base of the brain

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Thyroid gland

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Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

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Trachea

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Windpipe (tube from throat to the bronchial tubes)

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Ureter

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Tube from kidney to the urinary bladder

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Urethra

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Tube from urinary bladder to outside of the body

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Uterus

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The womb

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38
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Viscera

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Internal organs

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Abdominal cavity

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Space below the chest containing organs such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder, and intestines; abdomen

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cranial cavity

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Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull

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Diaphragm

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Muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; breathing

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Dorsal (posterior)

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Pertaining to the back

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43
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Mediastinum

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Centrally located space between the lungs

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Pelvic cavities

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Space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs.

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45
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Peritoneum

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Double layered membrane surrounding the abdominal organs

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46
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Pleura

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Double layered membrane surrounding each lung

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Pleural cavity

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Space between pleural membranes

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Spinal cavity

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Space within the spinal column and containing the spinal cord (spinal canal)

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Thoracic cavity

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Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs

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50
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Ventral (anterior)

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Pertaining to the front

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51
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Hypochondriac region

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Right and left upper regions beneath the ribs

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52
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Epigastric regions

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Middle upper region above the stomach

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Lumbar regions

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Right and left middle regions near the waist

54
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Umbilical region

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Central region near the navel

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Inguinal region

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Right and left lower regions near the grown (iliac regions)

56
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Hypogastric region

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Middle lower region below the umbilical region

57
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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

58
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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

59
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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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LLQ

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Left lower quadrant

61
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Cervical

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Neck region (C1 to C7)

62
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Thoracic (back)

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Chest region (T1 to T12)

63
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Lumbar (back)

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Loin (waist) region (L1 to L5)

64
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Sacral (back)

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Region of the sacrum (S1 to S5)

65
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Coccygeal (back)

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Region of the coccyx (tailbone)

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Vertebra

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Single backbone

67
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Vertebrae

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Backbones

68
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Spinal column

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Bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity

69
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Spinal cord

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Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity

70
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Disk (disc)

A

Pad of cartilage between vertebrae

71
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Anterior (ventral)

A

Front surface of the body

72
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Deep

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Away from the surface

73
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Distal

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Far from the point of attachment

74
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Frontal (coronal) plane

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Plane dividing into anterior and posterior regions

75
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Inferior (caudal)

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Below another structure

76
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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side

77
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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle

78
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Posterior (dorsal)

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Back surface of the body

79
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Prone

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Lying on the belly

80
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Proximal

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Near point of attachment

81
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Sagittal (lateral) plane

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Divides structure into right and left sides

82
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Superficial

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On the surface

83
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Superior (cephalic)

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Above another structure

84
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Supine

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Lying on the back

85
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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane dividing the body in upper and lower portions

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

•abdominal

87
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Adip/o

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Fat

•adipose

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Anter/o

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Front

•anterior

89
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Bol/o

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To cast (throw)

•anabolism

90
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Cervic/o

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Neck (of the body or of the uterus)

•cervical

91
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

•chondroma

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Chrom/o

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Color

•chromosomes

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbone)

•coccygeal

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Crani/o

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Skull

•craniotomy

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Cyt/o

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Cell

•cytoplasm

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Dist/o

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Far, distant

•distal

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Dors/o

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Back portion of the body

•dorsal

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Hist/o

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Tissue

•histology

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Ili/o

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Ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

•iliac

100
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Inguin/o

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Groin

•inguinal

101
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Kary/o

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Nucleus

•karyotype

102
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Later/o

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Side

•lateral

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Lumb/o

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Lowe back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

•lumbosacral

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Medi/o

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Middle

•medial

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

•nucleus

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Pelv/I

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Pelvis, hip region

•pelvic

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

•posterior

108
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Proxim/o

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Nearest

•proximal

109
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Sarc/o

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Flesh

•sarcoma

110
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Spin/o

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Spine, backbone

•spinal

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Thel/o

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Nipple

•epithelial cell

112
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Thorac/o

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Chest

•thoracic

113
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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

•tracheal

114
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Umbilic/o

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Navel, umbilicus

•umbilical

115
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Ventr/o

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Belly side of the body

•ventral

116
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra(e), backbone(s)

•vertebral

117
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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

•visceral

118
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Ana-

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Up

•anabolism

119
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Cata-

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Down

•catabolism

120
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Epi-

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Above

•epigastric

121
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Hypo-

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Below

•hypochondriac region

122
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Inter-

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Between

•intervertebral

123
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Meta-

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Change

•metabolism

124
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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

126
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-ior

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Pertaining to

127
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-ism

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Process, condition

128
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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

129
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-plasm

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Formation

130
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-somes

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Bodies

131
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-type

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Picture, classification

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