Ch 2: Body Parts Flashcards
Root Words
1
Q
abdomin/o-
celio, laparo, ventro
A
belly
2
Q
aden/o-
A
gland
3
Q
andr/o-
gynec/o-
A
man
woman
4
Q
angi/o-
vaso-
A
vessel
lymph, blood
5
Q
append/o-
A
apppendage
6
Q
arteri/o-
A
artery
7
Q
arthr/o-
A
joint
8
Q
bronch/o
A
trachea-like (rough)
9
Q
cardi/o-
A
heart
10
Q
cephal/o-
A
head
11
Q
cerebr/o-
A
brain
12
Q
cheil/o-
labi/o
A
lip
13
Q
cholecys/o-
A
gallbladder
14
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
15
Q
chondr/o-
A
cartilage
16
Q
col/o
A
big intestine
17
Q
cost/o, pleur/o-
A
rib
18
Q
crani/o-
A
skull
19
Q
cyst/o-, vesico-
A
bladder
20
Q
dent/o-, dont/o-
A
tooth
21
Q
derm/o-. cuti-
A
skin
22
Q
duoden/o-
A
twelve (fingers)
23
Q
en/cephal/o-
A
in head (brain)
24
Q
eso/phag/o-
A
toward eater (mouth)
25
gastr/o-
stomach
26
gloss/o-, linguo-
tongue
27
hepato-, hepa-
liver
28
hyster/o-, metr/o-, uter/o-
uterus
29
ile/o-
twisted (3rd part of small intestine)
30
irid/o-, iro-
rainbow (eye)
31
kerat/o-
cornea (eye)
horny (substance)
32
lamin/o-
thin flat part (vertebra)
33
lob/o-
lobe (lung)
34
mast/o-, mamm/o
breast
35
my/o-, myos-
muscle
36
myel/o-
bone marrow, spinal cord
37
myring/o-, tympan/o-
eardrum
38
neuro-
nerve
39
nephr/o-, ren/o-
kidney
40
oophor/o-
ovary
41
ophthalm/o-, ocul/o-
eye
42
orchid/o-, testo-
testicle
43
oste/o-
bone
44
ot/o-, aur/i-
ear
45
pan/creat/o-
all/ fleshy
46
pharyng/o-
throat
47
phleb/o, ven/o-
vein
48
pneum/o-, pulmon/o-
lungs
49
proct/o-
rectum, anus
50
prostat/o-
lying before (male gland)
51
pyel/o-
pelvis (kidney pelvis)
52
rect/o-
straight (rectum)
53
rhin/o-, nas/o-
nose
54
sacr/o-
sacrum
55
salping/o-, doch/o-, duct/o-
tube (Fallopian & Eustachian)
56
splen/o-, leino-
spleen
57
spondyl/o-
vertebra (joined)
58
steth/o-, pect/o-, thoraco-
chest
59
stomat/o-, or/o-, os-
mouth
60
ten/o-, tend/o-, tendin/o-
strecher (tendon)
61
thyr/o-
shield-like (shape)
62
trache/o-, trach/y-
rough (windpipe)