Tissue
Tissue that is predominantly fat and serves as storage for surplus food and as insulation to conserve body heat.
Adipose tissue
Prefix meaning within or inside.
Endo
Term meaning situated below or toward the tail end
Inferior
Upper cheek
Zygomatic
Suffix meaning cell.
Cell
Tissue that covers external and internal structures and lines open and closed body cavities.
Epithelial tissue
The term for the constant and stable internal environment within a narrow range despite changes in the external environment.
Homeostasis
Ventral cavity subdivisions
Thoracic and abdominopelvic
Ribs
Costal
Structure that separates intracellular fluid from extracellular fluid and functions like a semipermeable filter.
Cell membrane
Tissue forms the framework for organs and glands, transports nutrients and wastes, and defends the body.
Connective tissue
Suffix meaning pain.
-algia
Term meaning related to opposite sides of the body
Contralateral
Thumb
Pollex
Organelle that provides adenosine triphosphate.
Mitochondrion
The three types of muscle tissue
Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal
Term for the space within a hollow tube.
Lumen
Dorsal cavity subdivisions
Cranial and spinal
Thigh
Femoral
Organelle that is the control center of the cell, directing most metabolic activities.
Nucleus
Embryologic tissue layer giving rise to structures of the nervous system and epidermis
Ectoderm
Term for the inner region of an organ or structure.
Medulla
Uppermost central portion of the nine regions of the body
Epigastric
Forearm
Antebrachial
Part of the network of microfilaments and microtubules that provides an internal structure to many cells.
Cytoskeleton