Pertaining to the body as a whole Flashcards
ana-
up - (anabolic-process of building large proteins from small proteins called amino acids)
cata-
down - (catabolism-complex nutrients are broken down into simpler substances and energy is released)
meta-
change - (metabolism-to cast (bol/o) a change (meta-) meaning the chemical changes - processes - that occur in a cell
epi-
above - epigastric
-eal
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
-ose
pertaiing to, full of
-plasm
formation
-somes
bodies
-type
picture, classification
bol/o
to cast (throw) - anabolism ana-means up -ism means process - proteins are built up
chrom/o
color - chromosomes -somes means bodies (bodies of color - nuclear structures absorb the color of dyes used to stain the cell
coccyg/o
coccyx - tailbone
cyt/o
cell - cytoplasm - -plasm means formation
formation of a cell
kary/o
nucleus - karyotype-photograph of an individuals chromosomes arranged by size, shape and number
cytoplasm
includes all of the material outside the nucleus and enclosed by the cell membrane-carries on the work of the cell
mitochondria
small sausage-shaped bodies that provide the principal source of energy for the cell
epithelial tissue
located al over the body, forms the linings of internal organs, and the outer surface of the skin covering the body
muscle tissue
voluntary muscle found in arms, legs and parts of the body where movement is under conscious control
connective tissue
adipose fat tissue, cartilage-elastic, fibrous tissue attached to the bone
nerve tissue
nerve tissue conducts impulses all over the body
anterior(ventral)
front side of the body