Root Words
Root Words Cont.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Anything Goes
100
cardi/o
What is the heart
100
Rhin/o
What is nose?
100
Hyper
What is above or excessive?
100
Itis
What is inflammation?
100
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems
What is the structural organization of the body?
200
Dermat/o
What is the skin?
200
Cephal/o
What is head?
200
Peri
What is around?
200
Otomy
What is incision?
200
Epithelial, Muscle, Nerve, Connective
What are the four types of tissue?
300
Electr/o
What is electricity?
300
Oste/o
What is bone?
300
Epi
What is above?
300
Ectomy
What is surgical removal?
300
The five body cavities
What is Cranial, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic and Spinal?
400
Cost/o
What is rib?
400
Arthr/o
What is joint?
400
Endo
What is within or inside?
400
Osis
What is condition?
400
The five anatomical divisions of the back
What is Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral and Coccygeal?
500
Enter/o
What is intestines?
500
Cervic/o
What is neck?
500
Hypo
What is below or deficient?
500
Ac, Ic, Al,
What is pertaining to?
500
DAILY DOUBLE The nine body regions
What is the right/left hypochondriac, epigastric, right/left lumbar, umbilical, right/left inguinal, and hypogastric regions?
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