Root Words
cardi/o
heart
-itis
inflammation
system with the heart
cardiovascular
lateral
to the side
the cell's outer covering
cell membrane
derm/o
skin
-ectomy
surgical removal
system with the lungs
respiratory
superficial
near the surface
the gel-like substance that houses the cell's organs
cytoplasm
arthr/o
joints
-plasty
repair
system with the brain
nervous
dorsal
towards the back
control growth, repair, and reproduction functions of the body
chromosomes
oste/o
bones
-algia
pain
system with the skin
integumentary
cephalad
towards the head
controls cellular functions, made up of chromosomes
nucleus
cyt/o
cells
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
system with hormones
endocrine
inferior
below / downwards
contained in the chromosomes, transmits genetic information
DNA