Parts of Organs

Question 1

apic/o

Answer 1

apex, pointed extremity of a conical structure

Question 2

corpor/o
som/o
somat/o

Answer 2

body, largest or most important part of an organ

Question 3

fornic/o

Answer 3

fornix, any vault like or arched structure

Question 4

fund/o

Answer 4

fundus, base or deepest part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of the organ

Question 5

hil/o

Answer 5

hilum, recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland, or of a nerve and vessels into an organ

Question 6

lumin/o

Answer 6

lumen, the space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

Question 7

sin/o, sinus/o

Answer 7

sinus, a cavity or channel in a bone, a dilated channel, or a cavity that permits the escape of pus-filled material

Question 8

vestibul/o

Answer 8

vestibule, a small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal