Chapter 2

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Cell

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Basic unit of all living things

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Cell membrane

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Forms the boundary of the cell

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Cytoplasm

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Gel like fluid inside the cell

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Nucleus

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Centrally located, contains chromosomes for reproduction and is the control center of the cell

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Genes

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Regions within the chromosome. Determine hereditary characteristics.

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DNA

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Genetic material that regulates the activities of the cell

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DNA

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Genetic material that regulates the activities of the cell

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Tissue

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Group of cells that perform a specific function

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DNA

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Genetic material that regulates the activities of the cell

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Tissue

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Group of cells that perform a specific function

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Muscle tissue

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Composed of cells that have a special ability to contract, usually producing movement

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Nervous tissue

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Found in the nerves, spinal cord, and brain. Responsible for coordinating and controlling the bodies activities.

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Connective tissue

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Connects supports penetrates and encases various body structures. Adipose (fat), osseous (bone) tissues and blood are examples.

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Connective tissue

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Connects supports penetrates and encases various body structures. Adipose (fat), osseous (bone) tissues and blood are examples.

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Epithelial tissue

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Covering of the external surface of the body; forms membranes that line body cavities and organs and is the major tissue in glands.

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Organ

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Two or more kinds of tissues that perform special body functions.

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Organ

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Two or more kinds of tissues that perform special body functions.

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System

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Group of organs that work together to preform complex body functions.

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Lip/o

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Fat

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My/o

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Muscle

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My/o

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Muscle

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Organ/o

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Organ

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Organ/o

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Organ

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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System/o

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System

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Eti/o

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Cause (of disease)

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Eti/o

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Cause (of disease)

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Gn/o

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Knowledge

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Eti/o

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Cause (of disease)

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Gn/o

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Knowledge

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Iatr/o

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Physician, medicine (also treatment)

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Lei/o

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Smooth

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Onc/o

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Tumor, mass

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Onc/o

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Tumor, mass

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Path/o

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Disease

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Rhabd/o

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Rod shaped, striated

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Rhabd/o

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Rod shaped, striated

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Somat/o

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Body

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yelloe

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, incomplete, deficient, under

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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neo-

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new

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pro-

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before

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-gen

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substance of agent that produces or causes

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-genic

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producing, origination, or causing

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-logist

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one who studies and treats

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-osis

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abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell words)

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasia

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condition of formation, development, growth

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-plasm

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growth, substance, formation

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-sis

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state of

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-stasis

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control, stop, standing

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death, a mechanism for cell deletion to regulate cell population, or destroy damaged or defective cells. Some cancers disrupt apoptosis; cells lose their ability to die and live forever

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benign

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not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery