Muscular and Cell Etymology

Here are some guided questions to ask yourself as we move through this lesson! It's good stuff I promise... Within the word Sarcopenia, the root word “SARCO-” refers to _______________. When etymologizing the word “Sarcoma”, “sarc-“ + “-oma” literally means what?____________________________ Hippocrates named masses of cancerous cells as “Karkinos.” What does Karkinos mean is English? ___________________ Sarcophagus’ literal meaning is: “________________” + “________________” In Sarcomere, “-mere” means ______________ in English. A Sarcomere is made up of __________ and Myosin. In the word Autophagy, “Auto-” refers to _____________. If “BIOGRAPHY” means “A study of life,” then what do you think AUTObiography? _______________________________________________ “phago-” + “cyte” = “_____________________” In the term “CYTOPENIA”, the suffix “-penia” means: __________________ “Thrombo-” + “cytes” = ____________________________ Thrombocytes help to form ________________ to slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal. What do you think it means when you have a “-penia” of thrombocytes? AKA… Thrombocytopenia? Circle the correct answer: Do hemophilia and thrombocytopenia go hand in hand?  True or False What does the prefix “hemo-” mean?  “_______________” The root word “OSTEO” means _________________ Circle the correct answer: Is bone porous in nature?  True or False Osteoporosis = “a” + “b” + “c” = _____________________________________