Organ System Overview
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400

This system contains the brain and spinal cord.

What is the nervous system?
400

A-

What is not/without?

400

-oma

What is a tumor?

400

Post-

What is after?

400

-ia

What is abnormal condition?

800

This system's primary functions are to ingest, break down, and absorb nutrients from food.

What is the digestive system?

800

Pre-

What is before?

800

-al

What is pertaining to?

800

Mon-

What is one?

800

-ectomy

What is excision/removal?

1200

This system contains the lungs.

What is the respiratory system?

1200

Tri-

What is three?
1200

-scopy

What is visual examination/process of viewing?

1200

Epi-

What is above?

1200

-pathy

What is disease?

1600

This system contains the kidneys.

What is the urinary system?

1600

Micro-

What is small?

1600

-cyte

What is cell?

1600

Hypo-

What is under/below?

1600

-otomy

What is incision into?

2000

This system contains glands and produces hormones.

What is the endocrine system?

2000

Neo-

What is new?

2000

-oid

What is resembling?

2000

Dys-

What is painful, abnormal, labored, difficult?

2000

-malacia

What is softening?