Internal Anatomy

Aden/o

gland, glandular

Adren/o

related to adrenal gland or adrenaline

Angi/o

blood vessel

Arteri/o

artery

Arteriol/o

artery

Arthr/o

joint

Atri/o

atrium → two upper chambers of heart

Balan/o

glans penis (rounded head of penis)

Bronch/o, bronch/i, bronchus

airways, windpipe branches leading to lungs

Cardi/o

heart

Cerebell/o

cerebellum → lower back part of brain

Cerebr/o, cerebr/i

cerebrum/brain → largest upper portion of brain

Choledoch/o

common bile duct

Chondri/i, chondr/io, condr/o

cartilage

Chord/o

any long, cylindrical, ex. spinal cord, vocal chords

Cleid/o

clavicle, collarbone

Colp/o

vagina, vaginal wall

Cost/o

rib

Cyst/i, cyst/o

urinary bladder, cyst/sac

Cyt/o

cell

Duoden/o

duodenum; first and shortest section of small intestine

Encephal/o

entire brain structure

Enter/o

intestine

Episi/o

vulva

Fibr/o

fibers

Gastr/o

stomach

Gil/o

gluey substance

Hepatic/o, hepat/o

liver

Hist/o

tissue

Hyster/o

uterus

Ile/o

ileum

Ili/o

ilium, upper part of hip bone

Jejun/o

jejunum, middle section of small intestine

Kerat/o

horney tissue and cornea

Laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lymph/o

lymphatic vessels, lymphocyte

Mening/o

membranes covering brain and spinal cord

Metr/a, metr/o

uterus

Myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

My/o

muscle

Myring/o

eardrum

Nephr/o

kidney

Oophor/o

ovaries

Orchi/o, orchid/o

testis, testes

Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

bone or bones

Ovari/o

ovary

Palat/o

palate (roof of mouth)

Pharyng/o

pharynx

Phleb/o

pleura, rib or side

Pneum/a, pneum/o, pneum/ato, pneum/ono

lungs, respiration

Proct/o

rectum, anus

Pyel/o

pelvis of kidney

Rect/o

rectum

Ren/i, ren/o

kidney

Sacr/o

sacrum

Salping/o

fallopian or eustachian tube

Sarc/o

sacrum

Salping/o

fallopian or eustachian tube

Sarc/o

flesh, muscular substance

Splen/o

spleen

Spondyl/o

vertebra, spinal column

Stern/o

sternum

tend/o, ten/o

tendon

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

trache/o

trachea

Ureter/o

ureter

Urethr/o

urethra

Vas/o

vessel or duct

Ven/e, ven/i, ven/o

vein or veins

Viscer/o

viscera