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Append-

To hang something; appendicular-pertaining to the upper limbs and lower limbs.

Cardi-

Heart; pericardium-membrane that surrounds the heart

Cerebr-

Brain; cerebrum-largest part of the brain

Cran

Helmet; cranial-pertaining to the part of the skull that surrounds the brain

Dors

Back; dorsal-position towards the back of the body

Homeo

Same; homeostasis-maintaining internal balance

-logy

The study of

Meta

Change; metabolism-chemical changes in the body

Nas-

Nose; nasal-pertaining to the nose

Orb-

Circle; orbital-the portion of the skull that circles the eye

Pariet-

Wall; parietal membrane-membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

Pelv-

Basin; pelvic cavity-cavity enclosed by the pelvic bone

Peri-

Around; pericardial membrane-membrane that surrounds the heart

Pleur-

Rib; pleural membrane-membrane that encloses the lungs in the rib cage

-stasis

Standing still; homeostasis-maintaining balance

Super-

Above; superior-above

-tomy

Cutting; anatomy-study of structure

Apoptosis

Programmed cell death; eliminates malfunctioning cells

Iso-

Equal

Synthesis

Chemicals join to form new chemicals

Cyt-

Cell

Endo-

Within

Hyper-

Above, more

Inter-

Between; interphase

Lys-

To break up; lysosome

Phag-

To eat; phagocytosis-when a cell takes in particles

Pino-

To drink; pinocytosis-when a cell takes in liquid

Pro-

Before; prophase

Vesic-

Bladder; vesicle-small saclike shape

Aer-

Air

An-

Without

Ana-

Up

Cata-

Down

Co

With

De-

Undoing

Mut-

Change

Sub-

Under

Enzyme

Protein that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed

Adip-

Fat

Chondr-

Cartilage

-cyt

Cell

Epi-

Upon, above

-glia

Glue, neuroglia:cells that support neurons

Hist-

Web, tissue

Hyal-

Resemblance to glass

Os-

Bone; Osseous tissue:bone tissue

Pseud-

False

Squam-

Flattened or scale like

Strat-

Layer

Stria-

Groove; striations:alternating light dark markings on skeletal and cardiac muscle cells