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Tissues/Organs/Systems Flashcards

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Alimentary

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Pertaining to food or nutrition (alimentary glands)

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Arterial

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Pertaining to arteries or the blood in them

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Articular

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Pertaining to a joint

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Autonomic

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Occuring involuntarily

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Axial

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Trunk and skull (skeleton)

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Bowel

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Division of the intestine

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Bronchial

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Pertaining to air tubes of the lungs

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Capillary

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Smallest blood vessels

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart

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Cardiac muscle tissue

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Specialized form id involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart

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Cardiovascular

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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Cavity

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Space or hollow within the body

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Cerebral

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Pertaining to the brain, the cerebrum in particular

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck or cervix

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Cilia

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Small hairlike structures

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Circulatory

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Pertaining to blood circulation

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Cloaca

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Urigenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal, urinary, & generative canals discharge

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Coccygeal

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Tail area

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Collateral

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Secondary or accessory

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Colon

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Part of the large intestine

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Copulatory

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Pertaining to sexual intercourse

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Abdominal

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Space between the diaphragm and hip bones; houses the major digestive organs

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Connective tissue

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Tissue specializing in connection & support of body parts

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Coronary

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Regarding the heart

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the space enclosed by the skull; houses the brain & pituitary gland

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Cutaneous

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Relating to the skin

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Deciduous

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Falling out at the end of a stage or season; first set of teeth

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Dental

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Pertaining to teeth or dentistry

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Diaphragm

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Muscular wall dividing thoracic & abdominal cavities

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Diaphragmatic

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Pertaining to the diaphragm

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Diastolic

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Regarding the relaxation of heart muscle, allowing heart chambers to fill with blood

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Digestive

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Regarding the conversion of food into chemical substances the body uses

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Digital

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Pertaining to fingers or toes

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Duodenal

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Pertaining to the duodenum

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Endocrine

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Secreting integrally; relating to endocrine glands

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Epidermal

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Relating to the outer layer of skin

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Epithelial tissue

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Tissue that protects, lines, or invests body organs

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Esophagus

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Tubular food passage between the neck & stomach

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Excretory

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Relating to the discharge of waste

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Exocrine

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External secretion of a gland

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Extremities

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Terminal portions: legs, feet, hooves, paws

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Fascist

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Connective tissue membrane

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Fecal

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Relating to feces (stool or excrement)

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Genetic

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Relating to biological heredity

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Genital

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Pertaining to the reproductive organs

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Hormonal

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Relating to hormones

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Integumentary

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Pertaining to the skin of the body

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Intestinal

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Pertaining to the large or small intestine

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Invest

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Cover or surround a part of the body

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Involuntary muscle tissue

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Muscle tissues that are automatically controlled by the nervous system

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Larynx

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Upper part of the trachea (windpipe)

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the lower back

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Lymphatic

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Pertaining to lymph or lymphatic vessels

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Mediastinum

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The mass of tissues & organs separating the two lungs

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Metabolic

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Relating to the metabolism

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Mucuous

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Secreting mucus or covered by mucus

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Mucus

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Slippery secretion of mucous membranes, acts like a lubrication

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Nerve tissue

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Tissue that carries nerve impulses

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Muscle tissue

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Tissue with the power to contract & thus produce movement; can be skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, or cardiac muscle

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Nervous

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Pertaining to the nerves

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Muscular

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Pertaining to the muscles

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Peritoneum

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Membrane investing the abdominal cavity & viscrea

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Pleural cavity

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Space between lungs and pleura

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Reproductive

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Concerning the production of offspring

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Respiratory

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Pertaining to the exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells

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Skeletal

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Pertaining to the bones of the body

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Spinal cavity

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Spaces within the vertebrae; houses the spinal cord

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Striated

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Striped, as in the appearance of voluntary (skeletal) muscles

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Thoracic cavity

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Space between the neck & diaphragm; houses the lungs

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Urinary

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Pertaining to the system of urine excretion

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Urogenital

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Pertaining to organs of excretion & reproduction

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Vascular

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Relating to vessels for passage of bodily fluids

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Viscus

Pl. viscera

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Internal organ(s), particularly those of the abdominal cavity

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Voluntary muscle tissue

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Muscle tissues controlled by conscious effort; also called skeletal muscle

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Endocrine

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Secreting internally; relating to endocrine glands

Penn Foster: Vet Terms (11 decks)

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