Latin Anatomical Nouns Flashcards
corpor/o
body
part/o
part
cavit/o
cavity
organ/o
organ
arteri/o
artery
ven/o
vein
vas/o, vascul/o
vessel (carrying fluids)
oss/o
bone
muscul/o
muscle; mouse
nerv/o
nerve
capit/o, cipit/o, -ciput, -ceps
head
crani/o
cranium, skull
faci/o
face, surface, form
ocul/o
eye
aur/o
ear
nas/o
nose
or/o
mouth
bucc/o
cheek
ment/o
chin
occipit/o
back of cranium, occiput
sincipit/o
front of cranium, sinciput
vertic/o
crown of the cranium, summit
front/o
forehead, front
coll/o
neck
cervic/o, -cervix
neck
trunc/o
trunk, cut off
thorac/o, -thorax
thorax
pector/o
chest
dors/o
back
abdomin/o
abdomen
inguin
groin
pelv/o
pelvis
cingul/o
girdle
membr/o
limb
axill/p
armpit, axilla
brachi/o
upper arm, brachium, arm-like process
cubit/o
elbow
antebrachi/o
forearm
man/o
hand
carp/o
wrist
metacarp/o
metacarpus
palm/o
palm of the hand
vol/o
palm of the hand
digit/o
finger, toe
nat/o
buttocks, nates
clun/o
buttocks, clunes
cox/o
hip
femor/o
thigh, femur bone
gen/o
knee
poplit/o
hollow of the knee, poples
crur/o
leg, leg-like part
sur/o
calf
ped/o
foot
tars/o
ankle, flat of the foot, edge of the eyelid
calc/o
heel
metatars/o
metatarsus
plant/o
sole (of foot), sprout or cutting, plant