Intro to the Human Body Part 2

Root Words

100

This root word means "skin"

Derm/a-

200

This root word means "stomach"

Gastr(o)-

300

This root word means "cartilage"

Chondr(o)-

400

This root word means "vein"

Ven(o)-, Phleb(o)-

500

This root word means "clot"

Thromb(o)-

Prefixes

100

This prefix means "against" or "opposed"

Contra-

200

This prefix means "cell"

Cyt-, cyto-

300

This prefix means "under", "below", or "beneath"

Infra-

400

This prefix means "dissimilar"

Hetero-

500

This prefix means "straight"

Recto-

Suffixes

100

This suffix means "specialist"

-ologist

200

This suffix means "to destroy or break down"

-clast

300

This suffix means "disease"

-pathy

400

This suffix means "to view or examine"

-scopy

500

This suffix means "healing"

-iatry

Bones and Structures

100

This is the main bone of the thigh

Femur

200

These are the two bones in the lower leg

Tibia/Fibula

300

This joint is between the metacarpals and phalanges

Metacarpophalangeal

400

This structure is a big, broad sheet of fascia that connects two muscles of the head

Galea aponeurotica

500

This joint is where the spinal column meets with the pelvic girdle

Sacroiliac joint (SI)

Miscellaneous

100

This is the term that refers to fingers and toes

Digits

200

This is an older term for the back of the body

Dorsal

300

This body plane is also referred to as the 'coronal' plane

Frontal

400

This directional term refers to opposite sides of the body

Contralateral

500

This is another term for the iliac abdominal region

Inguinal