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3.9: Anatomy Pronunciation Guide

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    In this course, you will encounter new terms and vocabulary. Most of these words aren’t a part of common vocabulary, and will likely be unfamiliar to you. This Anatomy & Physiology Pronunciation Guide, from OpenStax, will help you learn the correct pronunciation of terms as you learn what they mean.

    HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Key TermPronunciation cecum se'kum centriole sen'tre-ol cerebral aqueduct ser'ĕ-bral, sĕ-re'bral cerebral cortex ser'ĕ-bral, sĕ-re'bral kor'teks cerebral peduncles ser'ĕ-bral, sĕ-re'bral cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ser"ĕ-bro-spi'nal channel protein pro'tēn chemoreceptor ke"mo-re-sep'ter cholecystokinin (CCK) ko"le-sis"to-ki'nin chondrocytes kon'dro-sīts choroid ko'roid chromatin kro'mah-tin chromosome kro'mo-somz chyme kīm cilia sil'e-ah circumduction ser"kum-duk'shun cisterna chyli sis-ter'nah ki'li cochlear duct dukt codon ko'don colloid kol'oid cone photoreceptor fo"to-re-sep'tor conjunctiva kon"junk-ti'vah cornea kor'ne-ah corona radiata kor-o'nah ra-de-ah'tah cortisol kor'tih-sol covalent bond ko-va'lent cranium kra'ne-um creatine phosphate kre'ah-tin fos-fāt cutaneous membrane ku-ta'ne-us cytokinesis si"to-kĭ-ne'sis cytoplasm si'to-plazm defecation def"ih-ka'shun deglutition deg"loo-tish'un dehydration de"hi-dra'shun dendrite den'drīt deoxyribonucleic acid de-ok"sĭ-ri"bo-nu-kla'ik depolarization de-po"ler-ah-za'shun dermal papilla pah-pil'ah desmosome dez'muh-sōm diapedesis di"ah-pĕ-de'sis diaphysis di-af'ĭ-sis diastole di-as'to-le diploë dip'lo-e diplopia dĭ-plo'pe-ah DNA polymerase de-ok"sĭ-ri"bo-nu-kla'ik DNA replication de-ok"sĭ-ri"bo-nu-kla'ik dural sinus si'nus eccrine sweat gland ek'rin edema ĕ-de'mah effector protein ef-ek'ter pro'tēn ejaculatory duct dukt elastic cartilage kar'tĭ-lij electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) e-lek"tro-car'de-o-gram" endocardium en"do-kar'de-um endochondral ossification en"do-kon'dral os"ĭ-fi-ka'shun endoderm en'do-derm endometrium en"do-me'tre-um endomysium en"do-mis'e-um endosteum en-dos'te-um endothelium en"do-the'le-um enteric plexus plek'sus enzyme en'zīm ependymal cell ĕ-pen'dĭ-mul epidermis ep"ĭ-der'mis epididymis ep"ĭ-dĭ'dĭ-mis epiglottis eh"puh-glah'tis epimysium ep"ĭ-mis'e-um epinephrine ep"ĭ-nef'rin epiphyseal line e"pĭ-fis'e-ul epiphyseal plate e"pĭ-fis'e-ul epithelial tissue ep"ĭ-the'le-ul erythrocyte e-rith'ro-sīt estrogens es'tro-jenz exocrine gland ek'so-krin exocytosis ek"so-si-to'sis external acoustic meatus me-a'tus external anal sphincter sfink'ter external urinary sphincter sfink'ter exteroceptor ek"ster-o-sep'tor extrinsic eye muscles ek-strin'sik facilitated diffusion dĭ-fu'zhun fascicle fas'ĭ-kl fast oxidative (FO) ok'sĭ-da"tiv feces fe'sēz fibrin fi'brin fibrinogen fi-brin'o-jin fibroblast fi'bro-blast fibular collateral ligament lig'ah-ment fixator fix'a-ter flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) ad'ĕ-nēn flexion flek'shun follicle fah'lih-kul follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) fah'lih-kul foramen lacerum fo-ra'men foramen magnum fo-ra'men foramen ovale fo-ra'men foramen ovale of the middle cranial fossa fo-ra'men fos'ah foramen rotundum fo-ra'men foramen spinosum fo-ra'men frontal sinus si'nus fundus fun'dus G protein pro'tēn gamete gam'ēt ganglion gang'gle-on ganglionic neuron gan"gle-ah'nik nu'ron gastrulation gas"troo-la'shun genotype jen'o-tīp glans penis pe'nis glenohumeral ligament lig'ah-ment glial cell gle'al glomerular filtration rate (GFR) glo-mer'yoo-ler glottis glah'tis glucagon gloo'kah-gon glucocorticoids gloo"ko-kor'tĭ-koidz gluconeogenesis gloo"ko-ne"o-jen'ĕ-sis glycocalyx gli"ko-kal'iks glycolysis gli-kol'ĭ-sis Golgi apparatus gol'je gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gon"ah-do-trōp'in gonadotropins gon"ah-do-trōp'inz gonads go'nads greater splanchnic nerve splangk'nik gustation gus-ta'shun gustatory receptor cells re-sep'tor hard palate pal'at hematocrit he-mat'o-krit hematopoiesis hem"ah-to-poi-e'sis heme hēm hemoglobin he'muh-glo-bin hemophilia he"mo-fil'e-ah hemopoiesis he"mo-poi-e'sis hemostasis he"mo-sta'sis hepatic artery hĕ-pat'ik hepatic artery proper hĕ-pat'ik hepatic portal system hĕ-pat'ik hepatic portal vein hĕ-pat'ik vān" hepatic vein hĕ-pat'ik vān" hepatopancreatic ampulla pan"kre-at'ik am-pul'lah hepatopancreatic sphincter pan"kre-at'ik sfink'ter heterozygous het"er-o-zi'gus histamine his'tuh-mēn histology his-tol'o-je homeostasis ho"me-o-sta'sis homologous ho-mol'ŏ-gus homozygous ho-mo-zi'gus hyaline cartilage hi'ah-līn kar'tĭ-lij hypercapnia hi"per-kap'ne-ah hyperglycemia hi"per-gli-se'me-ah hyperplasia hi"per-pla'ze-ah hypertrophy hi-per'trah-fe hypophyseal (pituitary) fossa hi"po-fiz'-e-al (pĭ-tu'ih-tayr"e) fos'ah hypophyseal portal system hi"po-fiz'-e-al sis-tem hypothalamus hi"po-thal'ah-mus hypovolemic shock hi"po-vo-le'mik hypoxia hi-pok'se-ah ileocecal sphincter il"e-o-se'kal sfink'ter ileum il'e-um iliofemoral ligament lig'ah-ment inferior mesenteric ganglion mes"en-ter'ik gang'gle-on inflammation in"flah-ma'shun infraorbital foramen fo-ra'men infundibulum in"fun-dib'u-lum inhibitory post-synaptic potential (IPSP) post-si-nap'tik integral protein pro'tēn integumentary system in-teg"u-men'tar-e sis-tem intercalated disc in-ter'kah-la"ted interferons in-ter-fēr'ons internal acoustic meatus me-a'tus internal anal sphincter sfink'ter internal carotid artery kar-rot'id interoceptor in"ter-o-sep'tor interstitial fluid (IF) in"ter-stish'al intervertebral disc in"ter-ver'teh-brul intramembranous ossification os"ĭ-fi-ka'shun ion ī'on ionic bond ī-ah'nik ischiofemoral ligament lig'ah-ment isometric contraction i"so-mĕ'trik isotonic contraction i"so-tah'nik isotope i'so-tōp jejunum jĕ-joo'num jugular foramen fo-ra'men juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) juks"tah-glo-mer'u-lar keratin ker'ah-tin ketone bodies ke'tōn kinetic energy ki-net'ik labia majora la'be-ah labia minora la'be-ah lacrimal bone lak'ri-mal lacrimal gland lak'ri-mal lactation lak-ta'shun lacteal lak'te-al lactic acid lak'tik lactiferous ducts dukts lactiferous sinus si'nus lambdoid suture soo'cher lamina propria lam'ĭ-nah laryngopharynx fayr'inks larynx lar'ingks lateral sulcus sul'kus leukocytosis loo"ko-si-to'sis leukopenia loo"ko-pe'ne-ah limbic system lim'bik sis-tem lipids lih'pids lipogenesis lĭ-po-jen'eh-sis lipoprotein lipase lĭ-po-pro'tēn longitudinal fissure fih'sher lumbar enlargement lum'bar lumbar plexus lum'bar plek'sus lumbar puncture lum'bar lumbar vertebrae lum'bar lumen loo'min luteinizing hormone (LH) lu'te-in-īz"ing lymph node limf lymphatic capillaries lim-fat'ik kap'il-layr"ēs lymphatic trunks lim-fat'ik lysosome li'so-sōm macrophage mak'ro-fāj" macula mak'u-lah major duodenal papilla pah-pil'ah mammary glands mam'mer-e mandible man'dĭ-bl mandibular fossa fos'ah mastication mas"tĭ-ka'shun maxillary sinus si'nus mechanoreceptor meh"kĕ-no-re-sep'tor medial geniculate nucleus me'de-ahl nu'kle-is medulla mĕ-dul'ah melanin mel'ah-nin melatonin mel"ah-to'nin menarche mĕ-nar'ke meninges mĕ-nin'jēz mesencephalon mes"en-sef'ah-lon mesenchyme meh'zin-kīm mesoderm mez'o-derm metabolic acidosis mĕt"ah-bol'ik as"ĭ-do'sis metabolic alkalosis mĕt"ah-bol'ik al"kah-lo'sis metabolic rate mĕt"ah-bol'ik metabolism mĕ-tab'o-lizm metabotropic receptor re-sep'tor metastasis mĕ-tas'tah-sis microfilament mi"kro-fil'ah-ment microglia mi-kro'gle-ah microtubule mi"kro-tu'būl micturition mik"tu-rish'un middle cranial fossa fos'ah mineralocorticoids min"er-al"ō-kor'tih-koydz minerals min'er-alz mitochondrion mi"to-kon'dre-on molar mo'lar monocyte mon'o-sīt monosaccharide mon"o-sak'ah-rīd morula mor'u-lah mucous membrane myoo'kus mucous neck cell myoo'kus muscarinic receptor mus"kah-rin'ik re-sep'tor myelin sheath mi'ĕ-lin myocardial infarction mi"o-kar'de-al in-fark'shun myocardium mi"o-kar'de-um myofibril mi"o-fi'bril myometrium mi"o-me'tre-um nasal bone na'sal nasal cavity na'sal nasal septum na'sal nephrons nef'rons nerve plexus plek'sus neuroglia nu-rog'le-ah neuron nu'ron neuropeptide nu"ro-pep'tīd neutron nu'tron nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) ad'ĕ-nēn dĭ-nu'kle-o-tīd nicotinic receptor nik"o-tin'ik re-sep'tor nociceptor no"se-sep'tor nonshivering thermogenesis ther"mo-jen'ĕ-sis norepinephrine nor"ep-ĭ-nef'rin nucleolus nu-kle'o-lus nucleosome nu'kle-o-sōm nucleotide nu'kle-o-tīd nucleus nu'kle-is nucleus pulposus nu'kle-is olfactory epithelium ep"ĭ-the'le-um oligodendrocyte ol"ĭ-go-den'dro-sīt oocyte o'o-sīt oogenesis o"o-jen'ĕ-sis optic canal op'tik optic chiasma op'tik ki-az'muh optic disc op'tik optic nerve op'tik optic tract op'tik organ of Corti kor'tih organ system sis-tem oropharynx fayr'inks osmosis oz-mo'sis ossicles ah'sih-kulz ossification os"ĭ-fi-ka'shun osteoblast os'te-o-blast osteoclast os'te-o-klast osteocyte os'te-o-sīt osteoid os'te-oid osteomalacia os"te-o-mah-la'she-ah osteon os'te-on osteoporosis os"te-o-po-ro'sis ovarian cycle o-vayr'e-an ovulation ov"u-la'shun ovum o'vum oxidation oks'ĭ-da"shun oxidation–reduction reaction oks'ĭ-da"shun oxidative phosphorylation ok'sĭ-da"tiv fos"for-ĭ-la'shun oxyhemoglobin ok"sĭ-he"mo-glo'bin oxytocin ok"sĭ-to'sin pancreas pan'kre-us pancreatic amylase pan"kre-at'ik pancreatic islets pan"kre-at'ik pancreatic juice pan"kre-at'ik pancreatic nuclease pan"kre-at'ik papilla pah-pil'ah paracrine par'ah-krin paranasal sinus si'nus parasympathetic nervous system sis-tem parathyroid glands par"ah-thi'roid parathyroid hormone (PTH) par"ah-thi'roid paravertebral ganglia par"ah-ver'tĕ-brul gang'gle-ah parietal bone pah-ri'ĕ-tal parietal cell pah-ri'ĕ-tal parietal lobe pah-ri'ĕ-tal parieto-occipital sulcus sul'kus parturition par"tu-rish'un passive immunity im"ūn'ĭ-te patellar ligament lig'ah-ment pectoral girdle pek'tor-al pelvic diaphragm pel'vik di'ah-fram pelvic girdle pel'vik penis pe'nis peptide bond pep'tīd pericardium per"ĭ-kar'de-um perimysium per"ĭ-mis'e-um perineum per"ĭ-ne'um periodontal ligament lig'ah-ment periosteum per"e-os'te-um peripheral nervous system (PNS) sis-tem peripheral protein pro'tēn peristalsis per"i-stal'sis peroxisome pĕ-roks'ĭ-sōm phagocytosis fag"o-si-to'sis pharynx fayr'inks phenotype fe'no-tīp phospholipid fos"fo-lip'id photoreceptor fo"to-re-sep'tor physiology fiz"e-ol'o-je pineal gland pin'e-al pinocytosis pe"no-si-to'sis pituitary dwarfism pĭ-tu'ih-tayr"e pituitary gland 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