body organization chapter 2 word roots

Word Roots Outline

Prefixes and Roots

• abdomin: abdomen

• adip: fat

• anter: front

• brachi: arm

• cardi: heart

• caud: tail

• cephal: head

• cervic: neck

• chondr: cartilage

• crani: skull

Functions and Secretions

• crin: to secrete

Body Regions

• crur: leg

• cyt: cell

• dermat: skin

• dist: away from

• dors: back of body

• enter: small intestine

• epitheli: epithelium

• gastr: stomach

• glute: buttock

• gynec: woman/female

• hemat: blood

• hist: tissue

• immun: protection

• infer: below

• laryng: voice box

• later: side

• lumb: loin

• lymph: lymph

• medi: middle

• muscul: muscles

• nephr: kidney

• neur: nerve (singular)

• ophthalm: eye

• ot: ear

• pelv: pelvis

• peritone: peritoneum

• pluer: pleura

• poster: back

• proct: rectum and anus

• proxim: near to

• pub: genital region

• pulmon: lung

• rhin: nose

• spin: spine

• super: above

• thorac: chest

• ur: urine

• vascul: blood vessel

• ventr: belly

• vertebr: vertebra

• viscer: internal organ