Anatomical Roots/ Words

Question 1

ala-/alar/ali

Answer 1

wing

Question 2

brachi-/branchial/brachium

Answer 2

arm

Question 3

branchi-

Answer 3

gills

Question 4

bronchus/bronchial

Answer 4

passage from the trachea to the lung

Question 5

bucco-/buccal

Answer 5

cheek / mouth

Question 6

carn-

Answer 6

meat / referring to flesh

Question 7

carpus

Answer 7

small bones between the metacarpals and the radius/ulna

Question 8

cerebro- (cerebral/cerebrum)

Answer 8

of the brain

Question 9

cephalo- (cephalon / cephalos)

Answer 9

of the head

Question 10

cervical

Answer 10

relating to the neck

Question 11

cardi-

Answer 11

heart

Question 12

cilia / cilary

Answer 12

short / small hairs

Question 13

clav- / cliedo-

Answer 13

clavicle / referring to the shape of the clavicle bones

Question 14

cloaca

Answer 14

excrement cavity at the end of the digestive tract

Question 15

coelom

Answer 15

cavity between the intestinal canal and body wall

Question 16

colon

Answer 16

longest part of the large intestine

Question 17

coronary

Answer 17

relating to arteries

Question 18

costo- / costal

Answer 18

relating to ribs

Question 19

cranio- (cranial/cranium)

Answer 19

head

Question 20

cutaneous

Answer 20

relating to the skin

Question 21

cystic

Answer 21

relating to the urinary tract or gallbladder

Question 22

-dont / -odon

Answer 22

teeth

Question 23

-derm / dermis

Answer 23

below the skin

Question 24

-enteron

Answer 24

digestive tract

Question 25

gastric / gastro-

Answer 25

relating to the stomach

Question 26

digit / -dactyl

Answer 26

relating to the fingers

Question 27

glottis

Answer 27

vocal chords

Question 28

gnathos

Answer 28

jaw

Question 29

genio-

Answer 29

chin

Question 30

gluteus

Answer 30

relating to the buttocks

Question 31

gonad / gonadi-

Answer 31

primary reproductive organs (both sexes)

Question 32

-gular

Answer 32

throat

Question 33

hepat- / hepatos

Answer 33

relating to the liver

Question 34

hist-

Answer 34

relating to tissues / cells

Question 35

ileum

Answer 35

last division of the small intestine

Question 36

inguinal

Answer 36

groin

Question 37

integument

Answer 37

covers or encloses

Question 38

interstitial/intersitium

Answer 38

situated within an organ

Question 39

ischi-

Answer 39

the pelvis

Question 40

jugular

Answer 40

throat

Question 41

lacrimal

Answer 41

tear glands

Question 42

lactic/lacteal/-lactal

Answer 42

lymphatic vessels

Question 43

larynx

Answer 43

voice box

Question 44

lecith-

Answer 44

egg yolk

Question 45

lieno-/splenic

Answer 45

spleen & intestine

Question 46

lingual / lingua

Answer 46

tongue

Question 47

lumb-

Answer 47

loin

Question 48

lympho-

Answer 48

extravenous liquid

Question 49

malar

Answer 49

cheek

Question 50

meninges/meningial

Answer 50

thin tissue that covers the brain

Question 51

mammilary

Answer 51

relating to breasts

Question 52

nephros/nephric

Answer 52

relating to a kidney

Question 53

naso

Answer 53

the nose

Question 54

neuro

Answer 54

nerves

Question 55

oculo-/ophthalmo-

Answer 55

eye

Question 56

olfactory

Answer 56

sense of smell

Question 57

oo-

Answer 57

egg

Question 58

oro- / oral

Answer 58

mouth

Question 59

os/ostio-/oste-

Answer 59

bone

Question 60

otic/oto-

Answer 60

ear

Question 61

palato-

Answer 61

the palate

Question 62

pectoral

Answer 62

related to the breast/upper chest

Question 63

peritoneum

Answer 63

membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 64

pharynx

Answer 64

cavity behind the nose and mouth

Question 65

phrenic

Answer 65

relating to the diaphragm

Question 66

pinna

Answer 66

external part of the ear

Question 67

pituitary

Answer 67

endocrine gland

Question 68

pleur-

Answer 68

side / lateral / rib

Question 69

proboscis

Answer 69

nose

Question 70

ptero-

Answer 70

having wings

Question 71

pubis

Answer 71

the pelvis

Question 72

pneumo- / pulmo- / pulmonary

Answer 72

relating to the lungs

Question 73

pylorus

Answer 73

stomach to duodenum

Question 74

renal/ rene

Answer 74

kidneys

Question 75

rostral/ rostrum/ rhin

Answer 75

front of face (specifically nose/mouth)

Question 76

sciatic

Answer 76

pelvic nerve

Question 77

sino- / sinus

Answer 77

sinus cavity in the nsoe

Question 78

sterno- / sternal

Answer 78

the breastbone

Question 79

tarsus

Answer 79

between the metatarsus and leg

Question 80

temporal

Answer 80

side of skull behind orbits

Question 81

thalamus

Answer 81

egg-shaped structure in the brain

Question 82

thoraco-

Answer 82

thorax

Question 83

thyro-

Answer 83

represents thyroid

Question 84

trachea

Answer 84

a U shaped tube that connects the larynx to the lungs

Question 85

tympanic

Answer 85

refers to a drumhead (like the eardrum)

Question 86

uric/uro-

Answer 86

urine

Question 87

vertebrus/vertebral

Answer 87

bones, muscles and tendons from skull to tailbone

Question 88

visceral

Answer 88

soft internal organs

Question 89

zygomatic

Answer 89

irregular bone that defines face