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Session 12: Membranes and Partitions Flashcards

1
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chorion (root)

A

skin

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2
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chorion (term)

A

outside (skin) of the placenta

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3
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choroid (root)

A

skin-like

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4
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choroid (term)

A

brown vascular part of eye between the sclera and retina

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5
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chorioretinitis

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inflammation of the retina and its vascular bed

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6
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cyto-/-cyte

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cell

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7
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thrombocyte

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blood platelet cell

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8
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cytogenetics

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chromosome analysis of cells

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diaphragm (root)

A

partition

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10
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diaphragm (term)

A

muscular, fibrous wall between chest and abdomen

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hymen (root)

A

membrane

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12
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hymen (term)

A

membrane partially obstructing the entrance to the vagina in virgins

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13
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hymenoptera

A

membrane winged insects

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14
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-lemma

A

husk, confining membrane

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15
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sarcolemma

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membranous sheath of muscle

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mediastinum (root)

A

partition

17
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mediastinum (term)

A

partition between right and left sides of chest

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membrana

A

thin skin

19
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membrane

A

thin pliable sheet of tissue

20
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membranous

A

pertaining to a thin pliable sheet of tissue

21
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mening-/meningo-

A

membrane

22
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meninges

A

3 membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord

23
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meningitis

A

inflammation of the lining membranes of the brain and spinal cord

24
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meningoencephalitis

A

inflammation of brain and its lining membranes

25
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paries

A

wall

26
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parietal

A

bone that forms most of the skull wall

27
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-phrax

A

a stoppage or obstruction

28
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emphraxis

A

a stoppage or obstruction

29
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pykno-

A

thick, dense

30
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pykonosis

A

condensation of a cell’s nucleus

31
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septum (root)

A

partition

32
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septum (term)

A

dividing wall or partition in the nasal passages

33
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septal

A

pertaining to a partition

34
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stroma (root)

A

supporting tissue

35
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stroma (term)

A

supporting tissue for an organ

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