Prefixies
micro-
small
-ology
The study of/science of something.
hemat/ology
CARDIO-
heart
cardiotoxicity=toxicity to the heart
The network of thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries (arterioles) and the smallest veins (venules).
What is capillaries
What is the study of the processes of living organisms or why how they work?
What is Physiology
derm-
pertaining to the skin.
(dermat/itis)
-cide
To cause death
germi/cide
CYTO-
cell
cytotoxic= toxic to the cell
The impulse-conducting cells of the brain, nervous system and spine.
What is neurons
What refers of a cause of a disease?
What is Etiology
bio-
life
(bio/logy)
-lepsy
seizure/convulsion
epi/lepsy
DERMA-
skin
dermatitis=inflammation of the skin
The longest bone in an adult human
What is femur
When cells reproduce by dividing into 2 identical cells this is called...
What is Mitosis
herni-
rupture
(hernio/plasty)
-opsy
to view
aut/opsy
HISTIO-
tissue
histology=study of tissue
The three types of muscle tissues that make up the muscular system.
what is skeletal, smooth and cardiac.
The process that uses 2 separate cell divisions to produce 4 new cells is called...
What is Meiosis
mal-
bad, abnormal, disorder, poor
(mal/nutrition)
-ectomy
cardi/ectomy
HEPATI
liver
hepatoblastoma= liver cancer
A tubular projection attached to the large intestine that is located at the lower right side of the abdomen.
What is appendix
When you combined organs like the heart and other body parts like the arteries and veins they form a particular function like the cardiovascular system.
What is this called?
What is a System