Chapter 2 Roots of Each Body System Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards identifying anatomical roots and their meanings across all major body systems as presented in Chapter 2.

adip/o; lip/o; steat/o

fat

axill/o

armpit

bi/o

life

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

cyt/o

cell

hist/o; histi/o

tissue

path/o

disease

viscer/o

internal organs

cili/o; pil/o

hair

derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o

skin

onych/o; ungu/o

nail

arthr/o

joint

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

cost/o

rib

myel/o

bone marrow/ spinal cord

oste/o

bone

pelv/o; pelvi/i

pelvis

spin/o

spine

vertebr/o; spondyl/o

vertebra

my/o; muscul/o

muscle

tend/o; tendin/o

tendon

blephar/o

eyelid

cerebr/o; encephal/o

brain

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o; ocul/o

eye

ot/o

ear

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

cardi/o

heart

hem/o; hemat/o

blood

ven/o; phleb/o

vein

lymph/o

lymph (clear, watery fluid)

adenoid/o

adenoids

lymphaden/o

lymph glands/nodes

lymphangi/o

lymph vessels

splen/o

spleen

tonsill/o

tonsils

alveol/o

air sac/ alveolus

bronch/o; bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

small bronchial tubes

laryng/o

voice box/ larynx

nas/o; rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

throat/ pharynx

phren/o

diaphragm

pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o

lungs

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

windpipe/ trachea

abdomin/o

abdomen

cheil/o

lips

col/o

large intestine/ colon

enter/o

small intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gloss/o; lingu/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

or/o; stomat/o

mouth

rect/o

rectum

cyst/o

bladder

ren/o; nephr/o

kidneys

ureter/o

ureters

urethr/o

urethra

epididym/o

epididymis

orchid/o; test/o; testicul/o

testicle/ testis

phall/o

penis

prostat/o

prostate gland

vas/o

ductus (vas) deferens

colp/o; vagin/o

vagina

gynec/o

female

mast/o; mamm/o

breast

oophor/o; ovari/o

ovary

salping/o

fallopian tubes

uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o

uterus

vulv/o

vulva/ external genitalia