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Session 17: Receptacles, Together-Apart Flashcards

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ampulla (root)

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flask, jug

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ampulla (term)

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sac-like dilation of a canal or duct

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ampule

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small sealed glass of fluid for injection

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ascos

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bag

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ascites

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accumulation of excessive fluid in the abdominal cavity

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bursa (root)

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skin bag of wine

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bursa (term)

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a fibrous sac between tendon and bone or tendon and ligament lined by a synovial membrane and containing synovial fluid

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bursitis

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inflammation of a bursa

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calyx

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cup of a flower

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calyces

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cup-like collection area for urine in inner part of the kidneys

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capsula

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small box

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capsule

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a fibrous sheath that encloses an organ

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capsulotomy

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cutting into a capsule (of the lens of the eye)

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cisterna

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reservoir

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cisterna magna

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large area of cerebrospinal fluid collection between the cerebellum and the medulla

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cremaster

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hanging basket

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cremaster muscle

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muscle which helps suspend the testicles and can pull them toward the abdomen

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folliculus

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small leather bag

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follicle

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an invagination of the skin’s surface that generates hair shafts; also a cavity in the ovaries that nourishes an egg

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patella

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shallow dish

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patella

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kneecap, shallow dish-shaped sesamoid bone

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pelvis

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basin

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pelvis

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a basin shaped group of bones that forms the hip

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pyelo-

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basin

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pyelonephritis

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inflammation of the kidney with an accumulation of pus in the kidney “basin” ie calyces

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pyelography

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injection of a dye for x-ray exam of the kidney calyces

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sac

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small bag

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saccule

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act of forming small cavities

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29
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sacculation

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act of forming small cavities

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theca

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receptacle, sheath

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thecal

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referring to a sheath or case (often refers to tissue case for ovarian follicle)

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vas-/vaso-

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canal for fluid

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33
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vas deferens

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canal for semen going away from testes

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vascular

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pertaining to blood vessels

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coito

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meeting

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coitus

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sexual connection between male and female

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com-/con-

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with/together

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commisure

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site of union of corresponding parts

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concentric

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having a common center (various sized overlapping rings with same center)

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crinein, - crit

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to seperate

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endocrine

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secreting blood-borne messages to other organs

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hematocrit

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percentage of blood components in relation to total volume of a blood sample that has been separated by centrifugation (spinning)

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binding (ligament)

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desmo-

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desmoid

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fibrous, like a ligament

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desmorrhexis

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rupture of a ligament

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enanti-

A

opposite

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enentiobiosis

A

two organisms that live together but antagonize each other’s development

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fiss-

A

split

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fissure

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a deep cleft

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fission

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asexual reproduction when a cell divides into daughter cells

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-fuge

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flee

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centrifuge

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fleeing the center

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haptein

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to fasten

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hapten

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a substance that fastens to a small protein to form a complex that can trigger an allergic reaction

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liga-

A

to tie

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ligature

A

string, rubber band, or wire for surgical tying

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ligament

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a sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones at a joint or supporting an organ

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-petal

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to seek

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centripetal

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seeking the center

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-pexy

A

fastening

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gastropexy

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fastening the stomach to the adbominal wall

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hysteropexy

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fastening the uterus to the abdominal wall or vagina

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schisto-

A

split

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schistosomiasis

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a blood fluke parasite, the male has a groove down the length of his body to hold the female when mating

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schistocyte

A

sliced red blood cell

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schizo-

A

divided

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schizophrenia

A

split personality

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schizonychia

A

splitting of fingernails or toenails

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sphincter

A

tightly bound

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anal sphincter

A

ring-like muscle that constricts the anus

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urethral sphincter

A

ring-like muscle that constricts the urethra

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sy-/sym-/syn-

A

together

73
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systole

A

contraction of the heart chambers

74
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symphysis

A

immovable joint united by plate of fibrocartilage

75
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synapse

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the junction of a nerve ending and another nerve or muscle gland

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valgus

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bow-legged

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valgus

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bent or twisted outward

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valgus knee (genu valgus)

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knock-kneed (bent inward)

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varus

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knock-kneed

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varus

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bent or twisted inward

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varus knee (genu varum)

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bow legged

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xeno-

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strange, foreign

83
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xenodiagnosis

A

use of lab animals to diagnose a parasitic disease

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xenograft

A

transplant of tissue from one species to another

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