Chapter 2 Body Organization Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
adip/o
A
fat
3
Q
aer/o
A
air
4
Q
anter/o
A
front
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
Q
bucc/o
A
cheeck
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
caud/o
A
tail
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
crani/o
A
skull
13
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
14
Q
crur/o
A
leg
15
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
16
Q
derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
17
Q
dist/o
A
away from
18
Q
dors/o
A
back of body
19
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
20
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
21
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
22
Q
glute/o
A
buttock
23
Q
gynec/o
A
woman
24
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
25
hemat/o
blood
26
hist/o
tissue
27
immun/o
protection
28
infer/o
below
29
inguin/o
groin
30
laryng/o
larynx
31
later/o
side
32
lingu/o
tongue
33
lumb/o
loin or lower back
34
lymph/o
lymph
35
medi/o
middle
36
muscul/o
muscle
37
nephr/o
kidney
38
neur/o
nerve
39
opthalm/o
eye
40
orth/o
straight, upright
41
or/o
mouth
42
ot/o
ear
43
pariet/o
cavity wall
44
ped/o
foot
45
pelv/o
pelvis
46
peritone/o
peritoneum
47
pleur/o
pleura
48
poster/o
back
49
proct/o
rectum and anus
50
proxim/o
near to
51
pub/o
genital region
52
pulmon/o
lung
53
rhin/o
nose
54
spin/o
spine
55
super/o
above
56
thec/o
sheath or meninges
57
thorac/o
chest
58
topic/o
specific area
59
ur/o, urin/o
urine
60
vascul/o
blood vessel
61
ven/o
vein
62
ventr/o
belly
63
vertebr/o
vertebra
64
viscer/o
internal organ
