Roots

Roots

1. cardiovascular system

   • vas/vasc- veins and arteries
   • hem/hemo/sangu- Blood
   • angi/angio-Blood vessels
   • aort-aorta
   • arteri/arterio- arteries

2. Parts of the head

   • Enceph- brain
   • Rhino- Nose
   • tympan/myringo- eadrum
   • odont/dento- tooth
   • crani- skull
   • ophthalm/oculo- eye
   • oto- ear
   • lingu- Tongue

3. organs in the digestive system

   • hepat/hepato- liver
   • cholecyst- gallbladder
   • esoph/ esopha- esophagus
   • colo- large instestine
   • gast/ gastro- stomach
   • ileo/duodeno/jejuno- small intestine

4. muscles and bones

   • myo- muscles
   • scapula- shoulder
   • brachi/brachio- arm
   • carp/carpo- wrist
   • cost/costo- rib
   • dorsa- back
   • oste/osteo- bones
   • ped/pedo- foot

5. rest of body

   • thorac/thoraco- chest
   • pneumo/pleura- lung
   • mam/mammo- breast
   • thromb/thrombo- blood clot
   • Neph- kidney

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