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append-
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to hang
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appendicular: pertaining to the upper and lower limbs
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cardi-
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heart
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pericardium: membrane that surrounds the heart
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cerebr-
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brain
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cerebrum: largest portion of the brain
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cran-
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helmet
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cranial: pertaining to the portion of the skull that surrounds the brain
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dors-
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back
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dorsal: position towards the back of the body
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homeo-
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same
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homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment
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-logy
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the study of
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physiology: study of body function
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meta-
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change
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metabolism: chemical changes that occur within the body
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nas-
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nose
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nasal: pertaining to the nose
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orb-
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circle
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orbital: pertaining to the portion of skull that encircles an eye
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pariet-
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wall
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parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity
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pelv-
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basin
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pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones
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peri-
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around
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pericardial membrane: membrane that surrounds the heart
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pleur-
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rib
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pleural membrane: membrane that encloses the lungs within the rib cage
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-stasis
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standing still
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homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment
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super-
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above
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superior: referring to a body part that is located above another
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-tomy
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cutting
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anatomy: study of structure, often involving cutting
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adip-
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fat
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adipose tissue: tissue that stores fat
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chondr-
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cartilage
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chondrocyte: cartilage cell
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-cyt
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cell
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osteocyte: bone cell
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epi-
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upon, after, in addition
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epithelial tissue: tissue that covers all free body surfaces
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-glia
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glue
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neuroglia: cells that bind nervous tissue together
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hist-
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web, tissue
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histology: study of composition and function of tissues
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hyal-
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resemblance to glass
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hyaline cartilage: flexible tissue containing chondrocytes
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inter-
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among, between
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intercalated disc: band of gap junctions between the end of adjacent cardiac muscle cells
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macr-
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large
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macrophage: large phagocytic cell
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neur-
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nerve
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neuron: nerve cell
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os-
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bone
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osseous tissue: bone tissue
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phag-
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to eat
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phagocyte: cell that engulfs and destroys foreign particles
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pseud-
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false
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pseudostratified epithelium: tissue with cells that appear to be in layers, but are not
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squam-
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scale
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squamous epithelium: tissue with flattened or scalelike cells
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strat-
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layer
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stratified epithelium: tissue whose cells are in layers
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stria-
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groove
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striated muscle: tissue whose cells have alternating light and dark cross-markings
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alb-
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white
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albinism: condition characterized by a lack of pigment
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alb-
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white
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albinism: condition characterized by a lack of pigment
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cut-
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skin
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subcutaneous: beneath the skin
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derm-
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skin
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dermis: inner layer of skin
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follic-
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small bag
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hair follicle: tubelike depression in which a hair develops
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hol-
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entire, whole
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holocrine gland: gland discharges the entire cell containing the secretion
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kerat-
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horn
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keratin: protein produced as epidermal cells die and harden
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melan-
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black
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melanin: dark pigment produced by certain cells
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por-
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passage, channel
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pore: opening by which a sweat gland communicates to the skin's surface
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seb-
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grease
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sebaceous gland: gland that secrets an oily substance
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ax-
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axis
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axial skeleton: upright portion of the skeleton that supports the head, neck, and trunk
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-blast
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bud, a growing organism in early stages
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osteoblast: cell that will form bone tissue
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canal-
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channel
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canaliculus: tubular passage
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carp-
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wrist
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carpal: wrist bones
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-clast
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break
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osteoclast: cell that breaks down bone tissue
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clav-
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bar
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clavicle: bone that articulates with the sternum and scapula
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condyl-
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knob, knuckle
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condyle: rounded bony process
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corac-
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a crow's beak
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coracoid process: beaklike process of the scapula
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cribr-
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sieve
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cribriform plate: portion of the ethmoid bone with many small openings
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crist-
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crest
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crista galli: bony ridge that projects upward into the cranial cavity
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fov-
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pit
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fovea capitis: pit in the head of a femur
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glen-
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joint socket
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glenoid cavity: depression in the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus
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intra-
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inside
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lamell-
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thin plate
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lamella: thin bony plate
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meat-
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passage
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auditory meatus: canal of the temporal bone that leads inward to parts of the ear
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odont-
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tooth
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odontoid process: toothlike process of the second cervical vertebra
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poie-
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make, produce
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hematopoiesis: process by which blood cells are formed
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annul-
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ring
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annular ligament: ring-shaped band of connective tissue below the elbow joint that encircles the head of the radius
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arth-
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joint
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arthrology: study of joints and ligaments
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burs-
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bag, purse
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interstellar bursa: fluid-filled sac between the skin and the patella
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labr-
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lip
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glenoidal labrum: Rim of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity
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ov-
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egglike
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synovial fluid: thick fluid within a joint cavity that resembles egg white
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sutur-
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sewing
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syndesm-
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binding together
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syndesmosis: type of joint in which the bones are held together by long fibers of connective tissue
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