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72 Cards in this Set
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adipose (adip-ose) |
fatty tissue thoughout the body (fat, pertaining to) |
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ambilateral (ambi-later-al) |
both sides (both, side, pertaining to) |
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(!) anatomy (ana-tomy) |
the study of the structure of an organism (up, apart) |
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android (andr-oid) |
to resemble man (rem, resemble) |
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anterior (anter-ior) |
part situated toward the front of the bosy (toward the front, pertaining to) |
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apex |
pointed end of a cone-shaped structure |
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base |
lower part of foundation of a structure |
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bilateral (bi-later-al) |
to sides (two, side, pertaining to) |
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biology (bi/o-logy) |
study of life (life, to veiw) |
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caudal (caud-al) |
the tail (tal, pertaining to) |
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canter |
midpoint of a body |
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chromosome (chromo-some) |
bodies that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics (color, body) |
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cillia |
hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells |
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cytology (cyt/o-logy) |
study of cells (cells, study of) |
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deep |
far down from the surface |
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dehydrate (de-hydr-ate) |
to remove water (down, water, use) |
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diffusion (dif-fus-ion) |
The process whereby particles in a fluid move from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration (apart, to pour, process) |
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distal (dist-al) |
farthest from the center (away from the point oforigin, pertaining to) |
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dorsal (dors-al) |
back side of the body (backward, pertaining to) |
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ectomorph (ecto-morph) |
slender physical form (ouside, form) |
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(!) endomorph (endo-morph) |
round and soft physical body |
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filtration (filtrat-ion) |
filtering or straining particles from a solution (to strain through, process) |
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gene |
hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's charateristics or traits |
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(!) histology (hist/o-logy) |
study of tissue (tissue, study of) |
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adip/o |
fat |
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dors/o |
backward |
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medi/o |
toward the middle |
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organ/o |
organ |
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physi/o |
nature |
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somat/o |
body |
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viscer/o |
body organs |
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skeletal system |
framework and movement |
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muscular system |
framework and movement |
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nervous system |
communication and control |
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endocrine system |
communication and control |
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cardiovascular system |
transportaion and immunity |
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blood and the lymphatic system |
transportation and immunity |
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respiration system |
distribution and elimination |
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digestive system |
distribution and elimination |
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urinary system |
disribution and elimination |
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reproductive system |
cycle of life |
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(mid)sagittal plane |
right and left sides |
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transverse plane |
superior (above) nd inferior (below) |
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coronal planes |
anerior and posterior |
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anterior (ventral) |
in front |
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posterior (dorsal) |
toward the back |
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Medial |
middle |
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lateral |
to the side |
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proximal |
closer to the center |
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distal |
farther from thecenter |
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(!) homeostasis (homeo-stasis) |
state of equilibrium in the body'sinternal enviromnet despit changes in the extrernal environment (same, control) |
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horizontal (horizont-al) |
laying flat (horizon, pertaining to) |
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human genome |
complete set of genes and chromosomes |
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inferior (infer-ior) |
below |
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internal (iner-al) |
within |
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karyogenesis (kary/o-genesis) |
formation of the cell's nucleus (cell's nucleus, formation) |
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lateral |
side |
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medial |
middle, midline |
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mesomorph (meso-morph) |
well-proportioned body (middle, form) |
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organic (aorgan-ic) |
organ |
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path/o-logy |
study of disease |
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(!) perfusion (per-fus-ion) |
a passing of fluid through spaces (through, to pour, process) |
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phenotype (phen/o-type) |
physical apperacne (to show, type) |
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physiology (physi/o-logy) |
study of the function of living orgamisms (nature, study of) |
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posterior (poster-ior) |
toward the back |
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(!) systemic (system-ic) |
the body as a whole (whole, pertaining to) |
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eye |
opthalm/o |
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foot |
pod/o |
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liver |
hepat/o |
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tissues |
epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve |
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order of size |
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, oragn system, organism |
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inguial (inguin-al) |
groin |
