Health Science 1 terms

-ac

pertaining to

bio-

life

cyt-

cell

epi-

above

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the study of

-ous

pertaining to

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

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 lead to the outside of the body

parietal membrane

lining of a body cavity

peritoneal membrane

lines the abdominal cavity and protects the abdominal organs

Physiology

study of the function of living organisms and their parts

serous fluid

thin, watery body fluid

synovial fluid

lubricating fluid substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities

visceral membrane

the membrane covering each organ in a body cavity