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Nervous/sensory/reproductive Flashcards

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1
Q

ENCEPHAL-

A

HEN/SIEVE FALL
BRAIN IN SIEVE
BRAIN

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THALAM-

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TALL LAMB
WINNER CHAMBER OF COMMERECE
INNER CHAMBER

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plexus-

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plexiglass
braid

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dendr-

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den door
tree with branches
tree, branching

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dura-

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door
hardhats
hard

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ependym-

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a pendulum
wrapped
wrapping

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gangli-

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gang
swelling

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8
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rachi-

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rake
made of spinal column
spinal column

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neuro-

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Nero (roman emperor)
nervous
nerve

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10
Q

lact-

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lacquer
turns to milk
milk

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orchi-

A

orchid
tests
testis

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colp-

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coal
Virginia Ham
vagina

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oophor-

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over eggs
over pan
ovary

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14
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part-

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part in hair
laborador
labor

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gravid-

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gravy
pregnant women
pregnant

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gyn-

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guide
female on arm
female

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mamm-

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mammal
breast
breast

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18
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metr-

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meter
U-turn
uterus

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19
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thel-

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telephone
pacifier nipple
nipple

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salpingo-

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salad/bingo
inner tube
tube

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umbillic-

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umbrella
naval officer
navel

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ovario-

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ovary

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utero-

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uterus

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lacrim-

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lake rim
tear

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audi-

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audience
hearing aids
hearing

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aur-

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arm
ear

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27
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myring-

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my ring
drum
eardrum

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blephar/o

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bleh, fur
furry eyelid
eyelid

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29
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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30
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cor/o or core/o

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pupil

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31
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corne/o

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cornea

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32
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dacry/o

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tear or tear duct

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ir/o or irid/o

A

iris

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ocul/o

A

eye

35
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opthalm/o

A

eye

36
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opt/o

A

vision

37
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retin/o

A

retina

38
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scler/o

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sclera

39
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-opia

A

vision as related to a specific condition

40
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

41
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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth or inner ear

42
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staped/o

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stapes or middle ear

43
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ton/o

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pressure or sometimes means tension

44
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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

45
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arche/o

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first or beginning

46
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carvic/o

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cervix

47
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endometri/o

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endometrium (inner lining of uterus)

48
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episi/o or vulv/o

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vulva (external female genitalia)

49
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gynec/o

A

woman

50
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hyster/o

A

uterus

51
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mast/o

A

breast

52
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men/o

A

menstruation

53
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hymen/o

A

hymen

54
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salpinx

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uterine or fallopian tube

55
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andr/o

A

male

56
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balan/o

A

glans penis

57
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gonad/o

A

gonad

58
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pen/o. pen/i, phall/o

A

penis

59
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preputi/o or prosth/o

A

foreskin

60
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

61
Q

scrot/o

A

scrotum

62
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semin/i

A

semen

63
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sperm/o or spermat/o

A

sperm

64
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vas/o

A

vas deferens (in other systems this may be vessel or duct)

65
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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

66
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zo/o

A

alive, viable, life

67
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crypt

A

hidden

68
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perine/o

A

perineum (area between the scrotum and the anus)

69
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trans-

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through, across, or beyond

70
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pertaining to

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-al, -ar, -atic, -ferous, -ic, -ile, -ous

71
Q

-cision

A

process of cutting

72
Q

-clesis

A

surgical closure

73
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-genesis

A

production

74
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-graphy

A

process of recording (radiographic image)

75
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-ism

A

state of or condition of

76
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-lysis

A

destruction of

77
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-plasia

A

development or growth

78
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-rrhagia

A

excessive bleeding

79
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