Terms Relating to Tissues, Organs, or Systems Flashcards
Division of the intestine
bowel
space between diaphragm & hip bones
abdominal
pertaining to food or nutrition
alimentary
pertaining to arteries or the blood in them
arterial
pertaining to a joint
articular
occurring involuntarily
autonomic
trunk and skull
axial
pertaining to the air tubes in the lungs
bronchial
smallest blood vessels
capillary
pertaining to the heart
cardiac
specialized form of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart
cardiac muscle tissue
pertaining to the heart and the blood vessels
cardiovascular
space or hollow within the body
cavity
pertaining to the brain, particularly cerebrum
cerebral
pertaining to the neck or cervix
cervical
small hairlike structures
cilia
pertaining to circulation
circulatory
urogenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals discharge
cloaca
tail area
coccygeal
secondary or accessory
collateral
part of the large intestine
colon
tissue specializing in connection & support of body parts
connective tissue