ch. 3 Flashcards
1
Q
corpor/o
A
body
2
Q
part/o
A
part of the body
3
Q
cavit/o
A
cavity
4
Q
organ/o
A
organ
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
ven/o
A
vein
7
Q
vas/o
A
vessel (carrying fluid)
8
Q
oss/o
A
bone
9
Q
muscul/o
A
mouse
10
Q
nerv/o
A
nerve
11
Q
capit/o, cipit/o, -ciput, -ceps
A
head
12
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
13
Q
faci/o
A
face, surface
14
Q
ocul/o
A
eye
15
Q
aur/o
A
ear
16
Q
nas/o
A
nose
17
Q
or/o
A
mouth
18
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
19
Q
ment/o
A
chin
20
Q
occipit/o
A
back of head
21
Q
sincipit/o
A
front of cranium
22
Q
vertic/o
A
crown of the cranium
23
Q
front/o
A
forehead, front
24
Q
coll/o
A
neck
25
cervic/o, -cervix
neck
26
trunc/o
trunk, cut off (literally a cut off part)
27
thorac/o
thorax (chest area)
28
pector/o
chest
29
dors/o
back
30
abdomin/o
abdomen
31
inguin/o
groin
32
pelv/o
pelvis
33
cingul/o
girdle, belt
34
membr/o
limb
35
axill/o
armpit
36
brachi/o
upper arm/arm like process
37
cubit/o
elbow
38
antebrachi/o
forearm
39
man/o
hand
40
carp/o
wrist
41
metacarp/o
group of five fingers throughout the hand (bones/muscle)
42
palm/o
palm of the hand
43
vol/o
palm of the hand
44
digit/o
finger/toe
45
nat/o
buttocks
46
clun/o
buttocks
47
cox/o
hip
48
femor/o
thigh, femur
49
gen/o
knee
50
poplit/o
back of knee
51
crur/o
leg, thigh
52
sur/o
calf
53
ped/o
foot
54
tars/o
ankle
55
calc/o
heel
56
metatars/o
group of bones in the middle of a foot
57
plant/o
sole of the foot
58
som/o, somat/o
body
59
mer/o, -mer
part, partial
60
coel/o, -cel
cavity
61
my/o, mys/o
muscle
62
oste/o
bone
63
neur/o
nerve
64
phleb/o
vein
65
angi/o
vessel
66
cephal/o
head
67
metop/o
forehead
68
prosop/o
face
69
rhin/o
nose
70
ophtalm/o
eye
71
ot/o
ear
72
stomat/o
mouth/outlet/opening
73
mel/o
cheek
74
geni/o
chin
75
trachel/o
neck
76
mel/o
limb
77
maschal/o
armpit
78
olecran/o
elbow
79
ancon/o
elbow
80
cheir/o, chir/o
hand
81
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
82
lapar/o
abdomen
83
pyg/o
buttocks
84
glut/o
buttocks
85
ischi/o
hip
86
mer/o
thigh
87
gony/o, gonat/o
knee
88
cnem/o, knem/o
lower knee
89
ptern/o
heel
90
pod/o, -pus
foot
91
sinistr/o
left side
92
dextr/o
right side
93
later/o
side, to one side
94
lev/o
left
95
medi/o
middle
96
exter/o, external/o, extrem/o
outside, outermost
97
intern/o
within, inside
98
ventr/o
belly, abdomen, side
99
rostr/o
snout, beak
100
caud/o
tail (downward)
101
proxim/o
nearest to a given part or center of the body
102
dist/o
farthest from a given part or center of the body
103
coron/o
on the crown of the head, circular
104
sagitt/o
arrow, separating the sides
105
anter/o
front, anterior
106
poster/o
behind, toward the back
107
super/o
above, superior
108
infer/o
below, inferior
