Medical Terminology
Key Terms
Tissues
Organ Systems
Locations
100

the study of

What is -ology?

100

elastic like fibers found in connective tissue 

What is elastin?

100

tissue that supports and connects organs and tissue

What is connective tissue?

100

allows for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

What is respiratory system?

100

esophagus, stomach, liver, large intestine, and small intestine

What is digestive system?

200

around

What is peri?

200

band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle

What is fascia?

200

examples of connective tissue

What is adipose, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments?

200

digests food and absorbs nutrients

What is digestive system?

200

skin, hair, and sweat glands

What is integumentary system? 

300

above

What is epi-?

300

to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue

What is graft?

300

fat cells

What is adipose?

300

protects, regulates body temperature, and provides sensation

What is integumentary system?

300

brain and spinal cord 

What is nervous system?

400

wall

What is pariet?

400

tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound; granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts

What is granulation?

400

firm, flexible support of the embryonic skeleton and part of the adult skeleton

What is cartilage?

400

processes information

What is nervous system?

400

eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin

What is sensory system?

500

watery

What is ser?

500

microscopic study of living tissues

What is histology?

500

white bands of connective tissue attaching skeletal muscle to bone

What is a tendon?

500

provides sensation

What is sensory system?

500

kidneys and bladder

What is urinary system?

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