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Medical terminology CH 2

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cellbasic unit of all living things
cell membraneforms the boundry of the cell
cytoplasmgel like fluid inside the cell
nucleuscontians chromosomes, is the control center and source of energy production
chromosomes46 in normal human cells with exception of sex cells which have 23; located in nucleus of cell
genesdetermine hereditary characterisitcs found within the chromosomes
DNAgenetic material that regulates the activities of the cell
tissuegroup of similar cells that performs a specific function
muscle tissuecomposed of cells special ability to contract, producing movement
nervous tissuefound in nerves, spine and brain; coordinates and controls body activities
connective tissueconnects, supports, penetrates and encases various body structures; types include osseous, adipose, blood
epithelial tissuemakor covering of exterior surface of body; forms membranes that line body cavities and organs and is the major tissue in glands
organ2 or more types of tissue that together form special body functions
visceralarge internal organscontained in body cavities, especially the abdominal cavity
systemgroups of organs that work together to perform complex body functions.
cranial cavityspace inside skull
spinal cavityspace inside the spinal column
thoracic cavityspace containing the heart, aota, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi and mediastinal area
abdominal cavitycontains stomach, intestines, kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen and ureters
pelvic cavitycontians the bladdder, certain repo=roductive organs, parts of small am]nd large intestine and the anus
aden/ogland
cyt/ocell
epitheli/oepithelium
fibr/ofiber
hist/otissue
kary/onucleus
lip/ofat
my/omuscle
neur/onerve
organ/oorgan
sarc/oflesh, connective tissue
system/osystem
viscer/ointernal organs
cancer/ocancer
eti/ocause (of disease)
gno/oknowledge
iatr/ophysician, medicine, treatment
lei/osmooth
onc/otumor/mass
path/odisease
rhabdo/orod-shaped, striated
somat/obody
chlor/ogreen
chrom/ocolor
cyan/oblue
erythr/ored
leuk/owhite
melan/oblack
xanth/oyellow
dia-through,complete
dys-painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
hyper-above, excessive
hypo-below, deficient
meta-after, beyond, change
neo-new
pro-before
-al, ic, -ouspertaining to
-cytecell
-gensubstance that produces or causes
-genicproducing or causing
-logistone who studies, specialist
-logystudy of
-megalyenlargment
-oidresembling
-omatumor, swelling
-pathydisease
-osisabnormal considiton
-plasiacondition of growth, development
-plasmgrowth, formation
-sarcomamalignant tumor
-sisstate of
-stasiscontrol, stop, standing



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