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Body System : A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function.
Cardiac Muscle : Muscle tissue that is only in the heart and that is responsible for the heart's pumping action.
Cardiovascular System : The body system that pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body, carries carbon monoxide to the lungs and carries other chemicals waste produces to the kidneys and lungs.
Cation : A positive charge ion that conducts electrical currents to create an acid.
Caudal : An anatomical term of location that describes being related to or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body.
Cell : The basic structural unit of the body.
Cell Division : The process by which cells reproduce; and the growth and development of cells and replaces old, dead or damaged cells.
Cell Membrane : A selection semipermeable membrane that separates the cell from external environments; also called a plasma membrane.
Cephalie : An anatomical term of location that describes being related to the cranium or being situated near the head.
Chromosome : A rod-shaped structure in the nucleus of the cell that contains genes.
Chronic : An illness or injury characterized by long duration and slow progression.
Combining form : Root word plus a combining vowel
Combining vowel : A vowel that attaches to the end of a root word.
Condition : A short-term health problem such as a cold, ankle sprain, or muscle strain.
Congenital: A condition that is present at birth and that may be a result of either genetic or environmental factors.
Connection tissue: Body tissue that supports and connects organs and other body tissue.
Convalescence : A period of gradual recovery after illness or injury.
Prefix
A condition that is present at birth and that may be a result of either genetic or environmental factors.
A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function.
A period of gradual recovery after illness or injury.
A positive charge ion that conducts electrical currents to create an acid.
A rod-shaped structure in the nucleus of the cell that contains genes.
A selection semipermeable membrane that separates the cell from external environments; also called a plasma membrane.
A short-term health problem such as a cold, ankle sprain, or muscle strain.
A vowel that attaches to the end of a root word.
An anatomical term of location that describes being related to or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body.
An anatomical term of location that describes being related to the cranium or being situated near the head.
An illness or injury characterized by long duration and slow progression.
Body tissue that supports and connects organs and other body tissue.
Muscle tissue that is only in the heart and that is responsible for the heart's pumping action.
Root word plus a combining vowel
The basic structural unit of the body.
The body system that pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body, carries carbon monoxide to the lungs and carries other chemicals waste produces to the kidneys and lungs.
The process by which cells reproduce; and the growth and development of cells and replaces old, dead or damaged cells.