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50 Cards in this Set
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Append- |
To hang something; appendicular-pertaining to the upper limbs and lower limbs. |
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Cardi- |
Heart; pericardium-membrane that surrounds the heart |
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Cerebr- |
Brain; cerebrum-largest part of the brain |
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Cran |
Helmet; cranial-pertaining to the part of the skull that surrounds the brain |
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Dors |
Back; dorsal-position towards the back of the body |
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Homeo |
Same; homeostasis-maintaining internal balance |
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-logy |
The study of |
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Meta |
Change; metabolism-chemical changes in the body |
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Nas- |
Nose; nasal-pertaining to the nose |
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Orb- |
Circle; orbital-the portion of the skull that circles the eye |
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Pariet- |
Wall; parietal membrane-membrane that lines the wall of a cavity |
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Pelv- |
Basin; pelvic cavity-cavity enclosed by the pelvic bone |
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Peri- |
Around; pericardial membrane-membrane that surrounds the heart |
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Pleur- |
Rib; pleural membrane-membrane that encloses the lungs in the rib cage |
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-stasis |
Standing still; homeostasis-maintaining balance |
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Super- |
Above; superior-above |
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-tomy |
Cutting; anatomy-study of structure |
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Apoptosis |
Programmed cell death; eliminates malfunctioning cells |
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Iso- |
Equal |
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Synthesis |
Chemicals join to form new chemicals |
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Cyt- |
Cell |
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Endo- |
Within |
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Hyper- |
Above, more |
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Inter- |
Between; interphase |
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Lys- |
To break up; lysosome |
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Phag- |
To eat; phagocytosis-when a cell takes in particles |
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Pino- |
To drink; pinocytosis-when a cell takes in liquid |
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Pro- |
Before; prophase |
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Vesic- |
Bladder; vesicle-small saclike shape |
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Aer- |
Air |
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An- |
Without |
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Ana- |
Up |
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Cata- |
Down |
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Co |
With |
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De- |
Undoing |
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Mut- |
Change |
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Sub- |
Under |
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Enzyme |
Protein that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed |
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Adip- |
Fat |
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Chondr- |
Cartilage |
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-cyt |
Cell |
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Epi- |
Upon, above |
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-glia |
Glue, neuroglia:cells that support neurons |
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Hist- |
Web, tissue |
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Hyal- |
Resemblance to glass |
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Os- |
Bone; Osseous tissue:bone tissue |
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Pseud- |
False |
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Squam- |
Flattened or scale like |
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Strat- |
Layer |
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Stria- |
Groove; striations:alternating light dark markings on skeletal and cardiac muscle cells |