Q4 Word Study - Week 2 - Body Systems

What are the root words for the muscular system?

• sys

• cular

• sustema

• musculus

Check all the roots that are linked to the suffixes "-ory" or "-ary"

• circulare

• tegere

• cenere

• nervosus

Match the root to the correct organs or cells.

• Brain and Nerves

• nervosus

• White blood cells

• spirare

• Skin and hair

• tegere

• Bones

• skeletos

• Lungs and diaphram

• munis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What does the Latin root "cenere" mean?

• To sift or separate

• To pull

• To combine

• To cover

What is the definition of the Greek root "skeletos"?

• Dried up

• Hard

• Structure

• old

This root means to "develop, proceed, extend, lengthen out."

The root​ (a)   means​ (b)   or ​ (c)   , and refers to the system related to draining ​ (d)   from the body, including ​ (e)   and sinus fluid.

• lympha
• water
• clear water
• excess fluid
• bone marrow
• brain cells
• air
• toxic waste

What does the prefix "re-" mean?

• again

• instead

• the opposite of

• late

What does the suffix "-ology" mean?

• branch of knowledge

• books

• history

• example