Terms pg. 19-20 Flashcards
-arthrodial
joint (diarthrodial - freely moving joints)
bi-
two or double (bipolar - having two poles)
cellular
related to a cell (intracellular movement - originating or occuring within the cell)
chondrium
related to cartilage (perichondrium - fiberous membrane surrounding the outer surface of cartilage)
cyto-
pertaining to a cell (cytoplasm - the fluid inferior of the cell outside of the nucleus)
endo-
toward the interior (endomysium - the connective tissue covering a muscle fiber)
epi-
upon or above (epimysium - the connective tissue covering a group of muscle fasciculi)
extra-
outside of (extracellular - the area external to the cell)
inter-
between (intercellular - originating or occuring in between cells)
intra-
within (intracellular - originating or occuring within the cell)
meatus
an opening (external auditory meatus - ear canal)
meso-
middle or intermediate (mesothelial tissue - a type of epithelial tissue that lines the internal body cavities)
micro-
small size (microtubule - an organele that asists with cell movement and transport of substances within the cell)
-mysium
pertaining to muscle (perimysium - connective tissue covering each muscle fasciculus)
os
bone (ossicles - the bones of the middle ear: malleus, incus, and stapes)
-osteum
pertaining to bone (periosteum - fiberous membrane surounding the outer surface of bone)
peri-
around (perimysium - connective tissue covering each muscle fasciculus)
-plasm
cellular substance (cytoplasm - the fluid interior of the cell outside of the nucleus)
proto-
first (protoplasm -
uni-
one or single (unipolar - having a single pole)
