Roots and Combining Forms (Internal Anatomy)

Question 1

aden/o-
(ad’e-no)

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

adren/o-
(ad-re’no)

Answer 2

adrenal gland

Question 3

angi/o-
(an’je-o)

Answer 3

vessel, usually a blood vessel

Question 4

arteri/o-
(ar-te’re-o)

Answer 4

artery

Question 5

arteriol/o-
(ar-te’re-o”lo)

Answer 5

arteriole

Question 6

arthr/o-
(ar’throe)

Answer 6

joint

Question 7

atri/o-
(a’tree-o)

Answer 7

atrium or upper heart chamber

Question 8

balan/o-
(bal’ah-no)

Answer 8

glans penis or glans clitoridis

Question 9

bronch/i-, bronch/o-
(brong’ke, brong’ko)

Answer 9

bronchus

Question 10

bronchiol/o-
(brong’ke-olo)

Answer 10

bronchiolus

Question 11

cardi/o-
(kar’de-o)

Answer 11

heart

Question 12

cerebell/o-
(ser”e-bel’o)

Answer 12

cerebellum part of the brain

Question 13

cerebr/i-, cerebr/o-
(ser’e-bri, ser’e-bro)

Answer 13

cerebrum part of the brain

Question 14

choledoch/o-
(ko-lee’dok-o)

Answer 14

common bile duct

Question 15

chondr/i-, chondr/io-, chondr/o-
(kon’dree, kon’dree-o, kon’dro)

Answer 15

cartilage

Question 16

chord/o-
(kor’do)

Answer 16

cord, string

Question 17

cleid/o-
(kli’do)

Answer 17

clavicle (collarbone)

Question 18

colp/o-
(kol’po)

Answer 18

vagina

Question 19

cost/o-
(kos’to)

Answer 19

rib

Question 20

cyst/i-, cyst/o-
(sis’ti, sis’to)

Answer 20

bladder, cyst, sac

Question 21

cyt/o-
(si’to)

Answer 21

cell

Question 22

duoden/o-
(du”o-de’no)

Answer 22

duodenum section of intestine

Question 23

encephal/o-
(en-sef’ah-lo)

Answer 23

brain

Question 24

enter/o-
(en’ter-o)

Answer 24

intestine

Question 25

episi/o- (e-peez'e-o)

Answer 25

vulva

Question 26

fibr/o- (fie'bro)

Answer 26

fibers

Question 27

gastr/o- (gas'tro)

Answer 27

stomach

Question 28

gli/o- (glee'o)

Answer 28

gluey substance

Question 29

hepat/ico-, hepat/o- (he-pat'i-ko, he-pat'o)

Answer 29

liver

Question 30

hist/o- (his'to)

Answer 30

tissue

Question 31

hyster/o- (his'ter-o)

Answer 31

uterus

Question 32

ile/o- (ill'e-o)

Answer 32

ileum section of intestine

Question 33

ili/o- (ill'e-o)

Answer 33

ilium (upper part of the hipbone)

Question 34

jejun/o- (je-joo'no)

Answer 34

jejunum section of the intestine

Question 35

kerat/o- (ker'ah-to)

Answer 35

horny tissue (and cornea of eye)

Question 36

laryng/o- (lah-ring'go)

Answer 36

larynx (voice box)

Question 37

lymph/o- (lim'fo)

Answer 37

lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes

Question 38

mening/o- (me-ning'go)

Answer 38

membranes covering brain and spinal cord

Question 39

metr/a-, metr/o- (me'trah, me'tro)

Answer 39

uterus

Question 40

myel/o- (my'el-o)

Answer 40

bone marrow and spinal cord

Question 41

my/o- (my'o)

Answer 41

muscle

Question 42

myring/o- (mi-ring'o)

Answer 42

eardrum

Question 43

nephr/o- (nef'ro)

Answer 43

kidney

Question 44

neur/o- (nu'ro)

Answer 44

nerve, nerves, nervous system

Question 45

oophor/o- (o-of'or-o)

Answer 45

ovary

Question 46

orchi/o-, orchi/do- (or'ke-o, or'ki-do)

Answer 46

testis, testes

Question 47

oss/eo-, oss/i-, oss/e-, oss/eo- (os'se-o, os'see, os'tee, os'tee-o)

Answer 47

bone or bones

Question 48

ovari/o- (o-var'e-o)

Answer 48

ovary

Question 49

palat/o- (pal'ah-to)

Answer 49

palate (roof of mouth)

Question 50

pharyng/o- (fah-ring'go)

Answer 50

pharynx (throat)

Question 51

phleb/o- (fleb'o)

Answer 51

vein or veins

Question 52

phren/i-, phren/ico-, phren/o- (fren'ee, fren'i-ko, fren'o)

Answer 52

diaphram, mind

Question 53

pleur/o- (ploor'o)

Answer 53

pleura, rib (or side)

Question 54

pneum/a-, pneum/o-, pneum/ato-, pneum/ono (nu'mah, nu'mo, nu-mat'o, nu-mon'o)

Answer 54

lungs, respiration (air, breath)

Question 55

proct/o- (prok'to)

Answer 55

rectum or anus

Question 56

pulm/o- (pull'mo)

Answer 56

lungs

Question 57

pyel/o- (pi'el-o)

Answer 57

pelvis or kidney

Question 58

rect/o- (rek'to)

Answer 58

rectum

Question 59

ren/i-, ren/o- (ren'i, ren'o)

Answer 59

kidney

Question 60

sacr/o- (sa'kro)

Answer 60

sacrum

Question 61

salping/o- (sal-ping'go)

Answer 61

fallopian or eustachian tube

Question 62

sarc/o- (sar'ko)

Answer 62

flesh, muscular substance

Question 63

splen/o- (splen'o)

Answer 63

spleen

Question 64

spondyl/o- (spon'di-lo)

Answer 64

vertebra, spinal column

Question 65

stern/o- (stern'no)

Answer 65

sternum (breastbone)

Question 66

tend/o-, ten/o- (ten'doe, ten'o)

Answer 66

tendon

Question 67

thym/o- (thi'mo)

Answer 67

thymus gland

Question 68

thyr/o- (thi'ro)

Answer 68

thyroid gland

Question 69

trache/o- (tra'ke-o)

Answer 69

trachea

Question 70

ureter/o- (u-re'ter-o)

Answer 70

ureter (kidney to bladder tube)

Question 71

urethr/o- (u-re'thro)

Answer 71

urethra (bladder to outside)

Question 72

vas/o- (vaz'o)

Answer 72

vessel or duct

Question 73

ven/e-, ven/i-, ven/o- (vene'eh, vene'ee, vene'o)

Answer 73

vein or veins

Question 74

viscer/o- (vis'er-o)

Answer 74

viscera