Origin, Prefixes, (Where do I find it? Suffixes What does it remind me of? What other word is similar?)
Adipose Adipo- of or located Connective
relating to fat beneath the tissue that skin, around stores energy internal in the form of organs, and in fat bone marrow
Apocrine Apo- derived Reminds me of Produces a
from the exocrine secretion along gland with part of the cell Cartilage Found between Tough elastic joints, in the tissue rib cage, ear, nose, elbow, ankle.. Chondrocyte Chondro- Found in the Produces and cartilage, cartilage maintains the gristle, cartilaginous granule, matrix granular
Cyte- a cell
Cyte- cell
Collagenous Gen- of a Found Relating to or
certain kind exclusively in consisting of animals collagen Genous- yielding or generating Columnar Simple Refers to the columnar is shape of found in the epithelial cells squamuos layer that are taller of epithelial then their tissue width Cuboidal Oid- Reminds me of Something resemblance to a cube cube like, shaped like a Cubo- lie in or cube on
Elastin Elast- elastic Reminds me of Protein in
something elastic tissue flexible that allows the cell to resume Found in its shape after elastic tissue stretching or contracting
Endocrine Endo- with in Reminds me of Cell signaling
the hormones by the Crin-secrete in the body secretion of chemicals to a target cell
Endothelial Endo- with in Found in the Flattened cell
body cavity that lines the inside of some body cavity
Epithelium Epi- upon Reminds me of Membranous
something tissue covering relating to the internal organs epithelial layer
Found covering internal organs
Exocrine Exo- out of Reminds me of A gland that
sending secretes Crine- secrete something out externally though a duct
Fibroblast Fibro- fiber Found in many A cell from
parts of the which Blast- initial body; aids connective stage of healing tissue develops development Histology Hist- denotes Reminds me of Study of the tissue a branch of microscopic biology having structure of Ology- the to do with plants and study of small things animals
Holocrine Holo- complete, Reminds me of A classification
whole, having to do of exocrine unsegmented with the glands glands in the in the body study of Crine- to histology secrete
Intercalated Inter- between Reminds me of A dense region
something in at the junction between 2 of cellular units things in cardiac muscle
Involuntary Voluntary- Reminds me Without
done free- of some intention, willingly actions of unintentional certain cells In- without
In- not
Lamellae Lamella- leaf I think of a gill- Fine sheets of
of layer shaped material held structure adjacent to one another, with fluid in- between
Macrophage Macro- large, Found on the A type of white
long, big surface of the blood cell or pathogen phagocyte that Phage- digests foreign destroying invaders and damaged tissues Mast cell Mast- tall/slim Found in most A large tissues, connective surrounding tissue released blood vessels in allergic and nerves reactions or in response to injury
Merocrine Mero- part Found in the Relating to a
study of gland which Crine- to histology secretes secrete relating to a without major certain type of damage to its exocrine gland secretory cells
Microvilli Micro- denoting Relates to the Cellular
something as surface of the membrane that small cell; increase the absorption, surface area of secretion… cells Neuroglial Neuro- nervous Found in the Non-neuronal tissue/ system central nervous cells that system maintain homeostasis, and provide support and protection for the brain's neurons
Neuron Neuro- nervous Reminds me of A specialized
tissue/ system the one doing nerve cells that the action it conducts nerve receives impulses
Osteoblast Osteo - bone Reminds me of A cell from
a fibroblast which bones Blast- initial develop stage of development
Osteocyte Osteo- bone Resides in A mature bone
special regions cell that is Cyte- cell of adult bone involved in the maintenance of that bone
Osteon Osteo- bone Reminds me of Central canals
the words and osteocyte and surrounding osteoblast bony layers which are through which similar pass nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels
Pseudostratified Pseudo- Remind me of Closely packed
something fake something cells which that appears appear to be Strat- stratum fake arranged in layers but are attached to the basement membrane Reticuloendothelial Reticulo- net Occur in widely Phagocytic separated cells that Endo- parts of t engulf and in/within human body destroy bacteria, viruses, etc.
Squamous Squamo- scale- Found in blood Epithelium
like vessels characterized by its most superficial layer consisting of flat, scale- like cells
Stratified Strat~ stratum Found in Cells arranged
layers of cells in horizontal layers
Striation Stria- groove, Reminds me of Series of
furrow striated muscle furrows, ridges, or linear marks
Uroepithelium Uro- urine Located in/ Affecting the
around the epithelium of Epi- upon urinary tract the urinary tract