Organization of the body-COMBING FORMS Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Anter/o
Front
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
Cervic/o
neck of the body or neck(cervix) of the uterus
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Coccyg/o
Coccyx,tailbone
Crani/o
Skull
Epitheli/o
skin, surfaces tissue
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Hepat/o
liver
lapar/o
abdomen
Laryng/o
Larynx ( voice box)
Later/o
SIDE
Lumb/o
loin or waist
Lymph/o
Lymph ( clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)
Mediastin/o
Mediastinum ( spaces between the lungs)
Pelv/o`
pelvis ( bones of the hips)
Peritone/o
peritoneum (membranes surrounding the abdomen)
Pharyng/o
Pharynx ( throat)
Pleur/o
Pleura
Poster/o
back, behind
Sacr/o
Sacrum ( five fused bones in the lower back)
Spin/o
spine ( backbone)
Thorac/o
chest
trache/o
trachea(windpipe)
vertebr/o
vertebra( backbone)