Question | Answer |
trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
muscul/o | muscle |
phren/o | diaphragm |
gloss/o | tongue |
physiology | study of how body parts work |
viscer/o | internal organs |
phleb/o | vein |
bi/o | life |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
vas/o | vessel |
Male reproductive system includes: | testes, epididymides, ductus deferens, penis, ejaculatory ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate gland. |
splen/o | spleen |
lymph/o | lymph (clear, watery fluid) |
cili/o | hair |
cyt/o | cell |
Urinary system made up of: | kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra |
oste/o | bone |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
Skeletal system made up of: | bones, cartilage, joints |
anatomy | study of parts of the body |
vas/o | ductus (vas) deferens |
cerebr/o | brain |
crani/o | skull |
pharyng/o | throat; pharynx |
spin/o | spine; backbone; spinal column |
ven/o | vein |
pulmon/o | lungs |
metr/o | uterus |
aden/o | gland |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronchi/o | bronchus |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
my/o | muscle |
path/o | disease |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
phall/o | penis |
steat/o | fat |
tendin/o | tendon |
Integumentary system is made up of: | skin, accessory organs, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands |
cardi/o | heart |
enter/o | small intestine |
onych/o | nail |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
vascul/o | vessel |
ophthalm/o | eye |
cervic/o | neck |
ocul/o | eye |
Digestive system consists of: | mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, liver |
lip/o | fat |
oophor/o | ovary |
hem/o | blood |
testicul/o | testis; testicle |
mast/o | breast |
ren/o | kidney |
cephal/o | head |
hemat/o | blood |
12 body systems are: | digestive, urinary, reproductive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, endocrine, cardiovascular, integumentary, eyes & ears |
Nervous system and eyes, ears made up of: | organs of special sense, brain, spinal cord, nerves, eyes, ears |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
angi/o | vessel |
hist/o | tissue |
pelv/o | pelvis |
lymphaden/o | lymph glands; lymph nodes |
stomat/o | mouth |
tend/o | tendon |
urethr/o | urethra |
ungu/o | nail |
nephr/o | kidney |
derm/o | skin |
alveol/o | air sac; alveolus |
thorac/o | chest |
rhin/o | nose |
laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
mamm/o | breast |
orchid/o | testis; testicle |
epididym/o | epididymis |
Lymphatic system made up of: | thymus, bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph capillaries, lymph vessels, lymph, lymphocytes. |
encephal/o | brain |
uter/o | uterus |
lingu/o | tongue |
colp/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva; external genitalia |
hyster/o | uterus |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
arteri/o | artery |
rect/o | rectum |
bronch/o | bronchus |
neur/o | nerve |
pil/o | hair |
pneum/o | lungs |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
ovari/o | ovary |
or/o | mouth |
5 levels of body from smallest to largest | cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
histi/o | tissue |
gynec/o | female; woman |
axill/o | armpit |
salping/o | fallopian tubes; uterine tubes |
Endocrine system made up of: | pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pineal glands, thymus, ovaries, testes and hormonal secretions. |
col/o | colon; large intestines |
hepat/o | liver |
dermat/o | skin |
Respiratory system made up of: | lungs, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronch, bronchioles. |
esophag/o | esophagus |
Female reproductive system includes: | ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, external genitalia, mammary glands. |
cheil/o | lips |
arthr/o | joint |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
bronchiol/o | small bronchial tubes |
Muscular system made up of: | muscles, tendons |
cost/o | rib |
cyst/o | bladder |
vagin/o | vagina |
Circulatory/Cardiovascular system made up of: | heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood. |
ureter/o | ureters |
adip/o | fat |
pneumon/o | lungs |
ot/o | ear |
nas/o | nose |
test/o | testis; testicle |
gastr/o | stomach |
cutane/o | skin |
chondr/o | cartilage |