Chapter 2: Body Structure Flashcards by Desiree Dixon

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morph/o-

A

Form

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cyt/o, -cyte

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Cell

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nucle/o

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Nucleus

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kary/o

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Nucleus

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hist/o, histi/o

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Tissue

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fibr/o

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fiber

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reticul/o

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Network

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Aden/o

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Gland

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papill/o

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Nipple

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myx/o

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Mucus

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muc/o

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Mucus, mucous membrane

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somat/o, -some

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body, small body

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blast/o, -blast

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Immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

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gen

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Origin, formation

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phag/o

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Eat, ingest

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phil

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Attract, absorb

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plas

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Formation, molding, development

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trop

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Act on, affect

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troph/o

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Feeding, growth, nourishment

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-ase

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Enzyme

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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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gluc/o

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Glucose

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glyc/o

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Sugar, glucose

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sacchar/o

Sugar

amyl/o

Starch

lip/o

Lipid, fat

adip/o

fat

steat/o

Fatty

prote/o

Protein

Anterior(ventral)

Toward or at the front of the(belly) of the body

Posterior(dorsal)

Toward or at the back(dorsum) of the body

Caudal

Toward the lower end of the spine(cauda tail) in humans, in an inferior direction

cephal/o

Head

cervic/o

Neck

thorac/o

Chest, thorax

abdomin/o

Abdomen

celi/o

Abdomen

Lapar/o

Abdominal wall

lumb/o

Lumbar region, lower back

Periton, peritoneal

Peritoneum

Acro

Extremity, end

brachi/o

Arm

dactyl/o

Finger, toe

Ped/o

Foot

Pod/o

Foot

circum-

Around

peri-

Around

intra-

In, within

epi-

On, over

extra-

Outside

infra-

Below

sub-

Below, under

inter-

Between

juxta-

Near, beside

para-

Near, beside

retro-

Behind, backward

Supra-

above

frontal(coronal) plane

Separates body into anterior and posterior

sagittal plane

Divides body into right and left

transverse(horizontal) plane

Divides the body into superior(upper) and inferior(lower)