Chemistry, Matter, and Life
The chemical category that includes fats and cholesterol
Lipids
the thin, moist barrier that protects the digestive tract
mucous membrane
An abbreviation formed for the first letter of each word in a phrase
Acronym
Adjective for the term Larnyx
Laryngeal
Disease
Pathology
Building block of protein
amino acid
Basic unit of life
Cell
The force exerted by blood against the wall of a vessel
blood pressure
Suffix that means "condition of"
-osis
body structure
anatomy
A substance that has a name ending is -ase is most likely a
Enzyme
Illness; abnormal state in which part or all of the body does not function properly.
Disease
T or F: water is called the universal solvent because it can dissolve many things.
True
True or False: Ganglia is considered a singular term
False: Plural
the system that drains fluid and proteins from the tissues and returns them to the bloodstream; also participates in immunity and aids in absorption of fats from the digestive tract
lymphatic system
This is considered an example of radiant energy
X-rays
Fluid outside of the cell
Extracellular fluid
specialist in anatomy
anatomist
True or Flase: The term Foramen is in singular form
True
cells
cytology
Constructing proteins from amino acids is what type of reaction
Anabolic
This anatomical adjective is used to describe the shoulder
Acromial
a binocular microscope has how many eye pieces
2
True or False: Tetrad is a term that references to having 3 parts
False- Four
tissues
histology
Compounds that release ions when they dissolve in water are known as
Electrolytes
State of balance withing the body; maintenance of body conditions within set limits
Homeostasis
pertaining to bluish discoloration
cyanotic
Epi- in the term epigastric is considered to be what word part
Prefix
system of glands that produces hormones
endocrine system
A hydrophobic substance repels this
Water
Study of disease
pathology
yellow discoloration of the skin
xanthoderma
The term used to describe the main part of word
Root
system that brings needed substances to the body tissues
cardiovascular
This word describes the positively charged particles in the nucleus of an atom
Proton
This system includes the spinal cord
Nervous System
control center of a cell
nucleus
-oid in the term xiphoid describes what word part
Suffix
system that converts foods into a form that the body cells can use
digestive system
Name 4 elements that make up 96% of body weight
Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen
Name one of the body systems involved in communication and control
Nervous or Endocrine
what does the urine contain in the condition adiposuria
fat
the suffixes -ic, -ous, -al, and -oid are found in which of the following: Roots, Verbs, Adjectives, or Nouns
Adjectives
system that uses electrical signals to control and coordinate other systems
nervous system
An element that falls apart and emits subatomic particles is considered
Radioactive
Self-regulating system in which the result of an action reverses that action; a method for keeping body conditions within a normal range and maintaining homeostasis
negative feedback
tumor that secretes mucous
myxoma
The singular of ova is
Ovum
outermost body system
integumentary system