The Combining Form Blast/o- Means ________

question 151

Multiple Choice

The combining form blast/o- means ________.

• A)"cancer"
• B)"embryonic;immature"
• C)"break down; destroy"
• D)"mass;tumor"

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Definitions:

Merocrine Secretion

A type of exocrine secretion where cells excrete their substances by exocytosis without losing any cellular material.

Phospholipid

Lipid with phosphorus, resulting in a molecule with a polar end and a nonpolar end; main component of the lipid bilayer.

Apocrine

A type of gland that secretes substances by breaking off a part of the cell; found in the skin and eyelids.

Compound Acinar

A type of glandular structure in which secretory cells form sac-like acini connected to ducts, found in some exocrine glands such as the pancreas and salivary glands.