Ch. 3 Tissue Word Elements

Front

-um

Back

structure

Front

excrete

Back

to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body

Front

thel/i-

Back

nipple

Front

hist/o-

Back

tissue

Front

ligament

Back

band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures

Front

muscle

Back

a tissue consisting of contractile cells

Front

secrete

Back

to produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell

Front

caps-

Back

fibrous tissue layer surrounding a joint

Front

cartilage

Back

nonvascular firm, connective tissue found mostly in joints

Front

chondr/o-

Back

cartilage