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Medical Terminology - chapter 2, Roots of each body system

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anatomy   study of parts of the body  
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physiology   study of how body parts work  
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5 levels of body from smallest to largest   cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism  
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adip/o   fat  
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steat/o   fat  
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lip/o   fat  
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axill/o   armpit  
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bi/o   life  
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cephal/o   head  
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cervic/o   neck  
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cyt/o   cell  
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hist/o   tissue  
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histi/o   tissue  
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path/o   disease  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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12 body systems are:   digestive, urinary, reproductive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, endocrine, cardiovascular, integumentary, eyes & ears  
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Integumentary system is made up of:   skin, accessory organs, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands  
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cili/o   hair  
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pil/o   hair  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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cutane/o   skin  
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onych/o   nail  
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ungu/o   nail  
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Skeletal system made up of:   bones, cartilage, joints  
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arthr/o   joint  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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crani/o   skull  
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cost/o   rib  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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oste/o   bone  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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spin/o   spine; backbone; spinal column  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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Muscular system made up of:   muscles, tendons  
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my/o   muscle  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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tend/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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Nervous system and eyes, ears made up of:   organs of special sense, brain, spinal cord, nerves, eyes, ears  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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encephal/o   brain  
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myel/o   spinal cord; bone marrow  
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neur/o   nerve  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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ocul/o   eye  
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ot/o   ear  
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Endocrine system made up of:   pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pineal glands, thymus, ovaries, testes and hormonal secretions.  
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aden/o   gland  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid gland  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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Circulatory/Cardiovascular system made up of:   heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood.  
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angi/o   vessel  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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vas/o   vessel  
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arteri/o   artery  
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cardi/o   heart  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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ven/o   vein  
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phleb/o   vein  
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Lymphatic system made up of:   thymus, bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph capillaries, lymph vessels, lymph, lymphocytes.  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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lymph/o   lymph (clear, watery fluid)  
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lymphaden/o   lymph glands; lymph nodes  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessels  
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splen/o   spleen  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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Respiratory system made up of:   lungs, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronch, bronchioles.  
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alveol/o   air sac; alveolus  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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bronchi/o   bronchus  
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bronchiol/o   small bronchial tubes  
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laryng/o   larynx; voice box  
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nas/o   nose  
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rhin/o   nose  
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pharyng/o   throat; pharynx  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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pneum/o   lungs  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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thorac/o   chest  
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trache/o   trachea; windpipe  
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Digestive system consists of:   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, liver  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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cheil/o   lips  
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col/o   colon; large intestines  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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or/o   mouth  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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rect/o   rectum  
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Urinary system made up of:   kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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ren/o   kidney  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ureter/o   ureters  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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Male reproductive system includes:   testes, epididymides, ductus deferens, penis, ejaculatory ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate gland.  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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orchid/o   testis; testicle  
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test/o   testis; testicle  
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testicul/o   testis; testicle  
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phall/o   penis  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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vas/o   ductus (vas) deferens  
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Female reproductive system includes:   ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, external genitalia, mammary glands.  
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colp/o   vagina  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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gynec/o   female; woman  
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mast/o   breast  
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mamm/o   breast  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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salping/o   fallopian tubes; uterine tubes  
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uter/o   uterus  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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metr/o   uterus  
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vulv/o   vulva; external genitalia  
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