| A | B |
|---|
| -ac/-ous | pertaining to |
| bio- | life |
| cyt- | cell |
| epi- | above |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the study of |
| pariet | wall |
| peri | around |
| ser | watery |
| viscer | guts, internal organs |
| anatomy | the study of the structure of an organism |
| calcify | to deposit mineral salts |
| collagen | fibrous protein occurring in bone and cartilage |
| cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| cytology | the study of cells |
| elastin | elastic like fibers found in connective tissue |
| fascia | band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle |
| graft | to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue |
| granulation | tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound: granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts |
| histology | microscopic study of living tissues |
| microscopic anatomy | study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
| mucosa | mucous membrane |
| mucous membrane | type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that leadd to the outside of the body |
| parietal membrane | lining of the body cavity |
| peritoneal membrane | lining of the abdominal cavity that protects the abdominal organs |
| physiology | study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
| serous fluid | thin, watery body fluid |
| synovial fluid | a lubricating substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities |
| visceral membrane | membrane covering each organ in a body cavity |
