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What is cell specialization/differentiation?
Cells become specific cells that do certain tasks within the body
What is a tissue?
A group of similar cells working together to do a specific job
What are organs?
Different types of tissue combine to form an organ
What are systems?
Groups of organs working together to perform complex functions
Cranial
Brain
Thoracic
Lungs, hearts, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta
Abdominal
Stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, gall bladder
Pelvic
Portions of the small and large intestines, bladder, rectum, urethra, ureters; uterus and vagina in female
Spinal
Nerves of the spinal cord
What are body cavities?
Spaces within the body that contain internal organs (viscera)
Which body cavity contains the pleural cavity and the mediastinum? A) Thoracic B) Spinal C)Pelvic D) Cranial
Thoracic
Which body cavity contains the peritoneum? A) Abdominal B) Pelvic C) Spinal D) Thoracic
Abdominal
Abdomin/o
abdomen
adip/o
fat
anter/o
front
cervic/o
neck (of the body or uterus)
chondr/o
cartilage
chrom/o
color
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
crani/o
skull
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, distant
dors/o
back portion of the body
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
ili/o
ilium (of the pelvic bone)
inguin/o
groin
kary/o
nucleus
later/o
side
lumb/o
lower back
medi/o
middle
nucle/o
nucleus
pelv/i
pelvis
poster/o
back, behind
proxim/o
nearest
sacr/o
sacrum
sarc/o
flesh
spin/o
spine, backbone
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
thorac/o
chest
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
ventr/o
belly side of the body
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
viscer/o
internal organs
ana-
up
cata-
down
epi-
above
hypo-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
meta-
change
-eal
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
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pertaining to, full of
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formation
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bodies
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picture, classification
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