COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS

IN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

Correct Spelling

Hint

diaphragm

don’t forget the “g”

sagittal

one “g” and two “t’s”

hypothalamus

don’t forget the 2nd “a”

dilate

not di(a)late

valence

“e” for chemistry; “a” for drapery

saccharide

two “c”s

glycogen

“o” in the middle, not “a” as it sounds

keratin

“a” in the middle, not “e” as it sounds

nucleolus

don’t forget the “o” before “lus”

cilia

one “l”, not two

telophase

don’t forget the “o” in the middle

hyaline

not “hay”line

cartilage

don’t forget the “i” in the middle

Meissner’s

upper class “M”, two “s’s” in the middle and apostrophe and the end

corpuscle

don’t forget the “c”

arrector pili

two “r’s” in arrector and one “l” in pili

sebaceous

“e” after “c” and before “o”

collagen

two “l’s”

hematopoiesis

“poi”

Volkmann’s

upper class “V” and two “n”s at end

epiphyseal

“y” in the middle

Haversian

ends in “an”

epiphysis

“y” in the middle

diaphysis

“y” in the middle

turcica

2 “c”s, not an “s”