Helpful Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

A- and In-

Answer 1

not
- avascular is not vascular
- involuntary is not voluntary

Question 2

Adipo-

Answer 2

fat
- adipocyte is a fat cell

Question 3

Ante-

Answer 3

before
- antebrachial is your forearm, aka before your arm

Question 4

Auto-

Answer 4

self
- autonomic describes something that functions on its own

Question 5

Brach-

Answer 5

arm
- brachioradialis is a muscle in your arm near your radius

Question 6

Cadio/Cardiac

Answer 6

heart
- cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle

Question 7

Caudo/Cauda

Answer 7

tail
- caudal is used to designate “toward the tail”

Question 8

Cephal-

Answer 8

head
- cephalad is used to designate “toward the head”

Question 9

-ceps

Answer 9

number of muscle origins
- biceps femoris is the muscle hear your femur with two origins

Question 10

Cervic-

Answer 10

neck
- cervical vertebrae are in your neck

Question 11

Chondro-

Answer 11

cartilage
- chondrocytes make the cartilage they’re embedded in

Question 12

cleido-

Answer 12

clavicle
- sternocleidomastoid is the muscle attached to the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process

Question 13

costal

Answer 13

ribs
- costal cartilage is rib cartilage

Question 14

cyst-

Answer 14

bladder
- cystitis is bladder inflammation

Question 15

cyte/cytic

Answer 15

cell
- adipocyte is a fat cell

Question 16

endo-

Answer 16

within/inside
- endocrine system deals with hormones excreted internally

Question 17

epi-/supra

Answer 17

above
- the epigastric region is above your stomach

Question 18

exo/extra

Answer 18

outside
- exocrine gland deal with secretions to the external environment

Question 19

gastric/gastro

Answer 19

stomach
- epigastric region is above your stomach

Question 20

genesis/-poiesis

Answer 20

making of
- gluconeogenesis is making new glucose
- hematopoiesis is making new blood cells

Question 21

glyc/gluc

Answer 21

sugar/glucose
- proteoglycans are made of protein and sugar

Question 22

hemato-

Answer 22

blood
- hematopoiesis is the making of new blood cells

Question 23

hypo-

Answer 23

below
- hypogastric region is below the stomach

Question 24

inter-

Answer 24

between
- interventricular septum is found between ventricles

Question 25

intra-

Answer 25

within

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation

Question 27

lacrima-

Answer 27

tears
- lacrimal bones surrounds your tear ducts

Question 28

leuko-

Answer 28

white
- leukocytes are white blood cells

Question 29

medulla

Answer 29

middle
- the medulla of the adrenal glands is the middle

Question 30

mid/mes

Answer 30

middle
- midbrain

Question 31

mono/uni

Answer 31

one
- unicellular

Question 32

multi-

Answer 32

many

Question 33

myo

Answer 33

muscle
- myocardium is the heart muscle

Question 34

neo-

Answer 34

new
- glucoNEOgenesis

Question 35

neur-

Answer 35

nerves
- NEURomuscular junction is the junction between nerves and muscles

Question 36

optic/ocular

Answer 36

eyes

Question 37

-osis

Answer 37

abnormal
- osteoporOSIS is abnormally porous bone

Question 38

osteo-

Answer 38

bones

Question 39

otic

Answer 39

ears

Question 40

-pathy/-pathic

Answer 40

disease
- myopathy is a disease of the muscle

Question 41

peri-

Answer 41

protein
- proteogylcans

Question 42

proteo

Answer 42

protein

Question 43

sub

Answer 43

below

Question 44

supra-

Answer 44

above

Question 45

thorac-

Answer 45

chest

Question 46

trans-

Answer 46

across