Cell Membrane |
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thin outer wall that encloses the cell contents |
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Cytoplasm |
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holds the organelles of the cell |
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Lysosome |
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Organelle that serves a digestive function for the cell |
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Ribosome |
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site of protein formation; contains RNA |
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Mitochondrion |
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converts netrients to energy in presence of oxygen |
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Nucleus |
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control center of cell; contains DNA, which carries genetic information |
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Antrum |
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any nearly closed cavity or chamber |
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Apex |
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the pointed extremith of a conical structure such as the heart |
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Body |
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the largest or most important part of an organ |
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Fornix |
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any vaultlike or arched body |
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Fundus |
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base or deeptes part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of the organ |
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Hilum |
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recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland or of nerves and vessels into an organ |
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Lumen |
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Space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube |
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Sinus |
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cavity or channel in bone, a dilated channel for blood, or cavity to permjit the escape of purulent material |
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Vestibule |
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small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal |
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antr/o |
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antrum |
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apic/o |
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apex |
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hem/o |
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blood |
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hemat/o |
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blood |
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som/o
somat/o |
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body |
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oste/o
osse/o |
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bone |
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cyt/o |
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cell |
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lys/o |
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dissolve |
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epitheli/o |
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epithelium |
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adip/o |
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fat |
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fornic/o |
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fornix
vault like arcy |
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fund/o |
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fundus
base or deepest part of an organ |
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myocardi/o |
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heart muscle |
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lumin/o |
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lumen |
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my/o |
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muscle |
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neur/o |
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nerve |
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thel/o |
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nipple |
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kay/o |
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nucleus |
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nucle/o |
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nucleus |
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organ/o |
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organ |
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viscer/o |
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organ, viscera |
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rib/o |
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ribose
organic compound that occures widely in nature |
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home/o |
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sameness |
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sin/o
sinus/o |
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sinus, cavity |
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rhabdomy/o |
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skeletal muscle |
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leiomy/o |
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smooth muscle |
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system/o |
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system |
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hist/o |
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tissue |
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bol/o |
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to cast |
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vestibul/o |
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vestibul |
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ana- |
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up, apart |
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cata- |
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down |
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dis- |
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bad, difficult |
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endo- |
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within |
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epi- |
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above |
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mal- |
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bad, ill |
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meta- |
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change, beyound |
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para- |
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near, beside |
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-ia
-ism |
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condition |
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-ium
-um |
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structure |
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-plasm |
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formation |
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-stasis |
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controlling |
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-us |
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noun ending |
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cyst/o |
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bladder |
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vesic/o |
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bladder |
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myel/o |
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bone marrow, spinal cord |
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nephr/o |
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kidney |
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ren/o |
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kidney |
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onych/o |
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nail |
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ungu/o |
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nail |
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oophor |
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ovary |
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enter/o |
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small intestine |
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