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