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Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy > Anatomical Roots/ Words > Flashcards

Anatomical Roots/ Words Flashcards

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ala-/alar/ali

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wing

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brachi-/branchial/brachium

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arm

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branchi-

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gills

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bronchus/bronchial

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passage from the trachea to the lung

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bucco-/buccal

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cheek / mouth

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carn-

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meat / referring to flesh

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carpus

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small bones between the metacarpals and the radius/ulna

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cerebro- (cerebral/cerebrum)

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of the brain

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cephalo- (cephalon / cephalos)

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of the head

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cervical

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relating to the neck

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cardi-

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heart

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cilia / cilary

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short / small hairs

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clav- / cliedo-

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clavicle / referring to the shape of the clavicle bones

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cloaca

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excrement cavity at the end of the digestive tract

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coelom

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cavity between the intestinal canal and body wall

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colon

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longest part of the large intestine

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coronary

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relating to arteries

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costo- / costal

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relating to ribs

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cranio- (cranial/cranium)

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head

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cutaneous

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relating to the skin

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cystic

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relating to the urinary tract or gallbladder

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-dont / -odon

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teeth

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-derm / dermis

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below the skin

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-enteron

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digestive tract

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gastric / gastro-

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relating to the stomach

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digit / -dactyl

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relating to the fingers

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glottis

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vocal chords

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gnathos

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jaw

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genio-

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chin

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gluteus

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relating to the buttocks

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gonad / gonadi-

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primary reproductive organs (both sexes)

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-gular

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throat

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hepat- / hepatos

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relating to the liver

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hist-

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relating to tissues / cells

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ileum

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last division of the small intestine

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inguinal

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integument

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covers or encloses

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interstitial/intersitium

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situated within an organ

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ischi-

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the pelvis

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jugular

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lacrimal

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tear glands

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lactic/lacteal/-lactal

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lymphatic vessels

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larynx

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lecith-

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lieno-/splenic

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spleen & intestine

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lingual / lingua

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lumb-

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lympho-

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extravenous liquid

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malar

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meninges/meningial

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thin tissue that covers the brain

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mammilary

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relating to breasts

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nephros/nephric

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relating to a kidney

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naso

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neuro

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oculo-/ophthalmo-

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olfactory

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sense of smell

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oo-

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oro- / oral

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os/ostio-/oste-

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otic/oto-

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palato-

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the palate

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pectoral

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related to the breast/upper chest

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peritoneum

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membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

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pharynx

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cavity behind the nose and mouth

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phrenic

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relating to the diaphragm

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pinna

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external part of the ear

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pituitary

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endocrine gland

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pleur-

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side / lateral / rib

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proboscis

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ptero-

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having wings

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pubis

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the pelvis

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pneumo- / pulmo- / pulmonary

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relating to the lungs

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pylorus

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stomach to duodenum

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renal/ rene

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rostral/ rostrum/ rhin

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front of face (specifically nose/mouth)

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sciatic

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pelvic nerve

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sino- / sinus

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sinus cavity in the nsoe

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sterno- / sternal

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the breastbone

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tarsus

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between the metatarsus and leg

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temporal

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side of skull behind orbits

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thalamus

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egg-shaped structure in the brain

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thoraco-

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thyro-

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represents thyroid

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trachea

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a U shaped tube that connects the larynx to the lungs

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tympanic

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refers to a drumhead (like the eardrum)

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uric/uro-

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vertebrus/vertebral

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bones, muscles and tendons from skull to tailbone

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visceral

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soft internal organs

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zygomatic

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irregular bone that defines face

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 decks)

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