Download Body cells combine to form tissues and combinations of tissues

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Body cells combine to form tissues and combinations of
tissues compose the organs necessary for body functions.
Organs act together as part of the body systems. For
example, the kidneys are ( organs ).that function to filter
blood as part of the urinary system. (urin/o means (urine)
and -ary means (pertaining to)
The Greek combining form for kidney is nephro/o and
Latin is (ren/o)
The medical specialty concerned with the study and
treatment of the urinary tract is called (urology)
The physician who particularly specializes in the study
and treatment of the kidneys is known as a
(nephrologist)
Examination of body cells and tissues is part of the
medical specialty concerned with the study of disease
known as (pathology)
The physician who is a specialist in the study of disease
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is called a (pathologist)
Plas/o is a combining form meaning
(formation), and
dys- is a prefix meaning bad, difficult, or (faulty) .
Dysplasia is the term used to describe
abnormal cell and tissue development, and
neoplasia, referring to a condition of (new)
formation, is the term used to describe the
formation of cells and tissue into tumor.
 The suffix for tumor is (-oma) . A cancerous
tumor is called (carcinoma) . The specialty
concerned with the study of tumors and
cancers is (oncology)
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The cardiovascular system consists of the (heart) and (vessels)
that transport blood throughout the body. Blood provides
transport for oxygen nutrients and wastes the study of blood
is called (hematology).
Pneum/o meaning (air or lung) is the key combining form of
the respiratory system which is responsible for gaseous
exchange. Rhin/o is the Greek combining form for meaning
(nose) and the Latin is (nas/o).
The nervous system is a complicated network of nerves and
fibres that control all functions of the body (neur/o)is the
combining form for nerve
The ductless glands of the endocrine system affect the
function of organs by secreting hormones. Endo means
(within) and crin/o means (to secrete)
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Combining forms related to key structures of the tubular
digestive tract are or/o meaning (mouth), gastr/o
meaning (stomach), enter/o meaning (small) intestine
and col/o or colon/o meaning (large) intestine. Hepat/o
is combining form for (liver), the organ secreting bile
The male and female reproductive systems produce sex
cells and maintain the organs necessary for the
production of human offspring. The physician who
specializes in the treatment of the male and female
urinary systems as well as the males reproductive
system is called a uro(logist). Treatment of the female
reproductive system involves two medical specialties
obstetrics and (gynecology) (study of women)
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