B Imp Genetics Exam 4 Genetics Root Words

Front 1

ile, ili-L. ileum or ilium,

Back 1

the groin. (Ileum, iliac, ilium)

Front 2

incu - L. incus,

Back 2

an anvil. (Incus of ear)

Front 3

ineum - Gr. inan,

Back 3

to excrete. (Perineum)

Front 4

infra - L. infra,

Back 4

below. (Infraorbital foramen, infraspinatus muscle)

Front 5

infundibul - L. infundibulum,

Back 5

a funnel. (Infundibulum of the uterine tube)

Front 6

inguin - L. inguen, inguinalis,

Back 6

pertaining to the groin. (Inguinal canal)

Front 7

inter - L. inter,

Back 7

between. (Intercalary plate, intercostal muscle, internuncial neuron, interparietal bone)

Front 8

irid - Gr. iris, gen., iridos,

Back 8

rainbow. (Iridescent, iris of the eye)

Front 9

ischi - Gr. ischion,

Back 9

hip. (Ischial, ischium)

Front 10

jejun - L.jejunus,

Back 10

fasting, empty. (Jejunum [so called because it is usually found to be empty in dissection])

Front 11

jugu - L.jugum, dim. , juguLum,

Back 11

collarbone. (Jugular vein)

Front 12

Lab - L. Labium,

Back 12

lip. (Labial cartilages, labia majora)

Front 13

Labyrinth - Gr. mythology Labyrinthos,

Back 13

the maze in which the Minotaur was confined. (Labyrinthodontia)

Front 14

Lachry, lacrim - L. lacrima,

Back 14

tear. (Lacrimal bone, nasolacrimal duct)

Front 15

Lagen - Gr. Lagenos,

Back 15

flask. (Lagena)

Front 16

lamin - L. Lamina, dim., LameLLa,

Back 16

layer or thin plate. (Lamellar bone, lamina terminalis, laminate)

Front 17

Lat - L. latus ;gen., lateris,

Back 17

side. (Fascia lata, lateral, latissimus dorsi muscle)

Front 18

lemnisc - L. Lemniscus,

Back 18

ribbon. (Lateral lemniscus)

Front 19

Len - L. Lens, gen., lentis,

Back 19

a lentil. (Lens, lentiform nucleus)

Front 20

Lien - L. lien,

Back 20

spleen. (Gastrolienic ligament, lienogastric artery)

Front 21

Limb - L. limbus,

Back 21

edge, border. (Limbic lobe)

Front 22

lingu - L. Lingua, dim., linguLa,

Back 22

tongue. (Lingualis muscle, lingual nerve, sublingual gland)

Front 23

liss - Gr. Lissos,

Back 23

smooth. (Lissamphibia)

Front 24

lith - Gr. Lithos,

Back 24

stone. (Lithosphere, otolith)

Front 25

Lumb - L. Lumbus,

Back 25

loin. (Lumbar artery, thoracolumbar fascia)

Front 26

Lun - L. Luna,

Back 26

moon. (Lunate bone, lunatic, semilunar valve)

Front 27

Lymph - L. lympha,

Back 27

water. (Endolymph, lymphocyte)

Front 28

magn - L. magnus,

Back 28

great. (Foramen magnum)

Front 29

mall - L. maLLeus,

Back 29

hammer. (Mallet, malleus)

Front 30

mam, mamma - L. mamma, gen., mammalis, dim., mamilla,

Back 30

breast. (MamilIary body, Mammalia)

Front 31

man - L. manus,

Back 31

hand. (Manual, manubrium, manus)

Front 32

marsup - L. marsupium,

Back 32

purse, pouch. (Marsupialia, marsupium)

Front 33

mass - Gr. maseter,

Back 33

a chewer. (Masseter muscle)

Front 34

mast - Gr. mastos,

Back 34

breast. (Mastoid process, neuromast)

Front 35

meat - L. meatus,

Back 35

passage. (Acoustic meatus)

Front 36

mediastin - L. mediastinus,

Back 36

median (from medius, middle). (Mediastinum)

Front 37

medull - L. medulla,

Back 37

marrow. (Medulla oblongata, renal medulla)

Front 38

melano - Gr. melas,

Back 38

black. (Melancholy, melanin)

Front 39

menin - Gr. meninx,

Back 39

membrane. (Meninges, meninx)

Front 40

ment - L. mentum,

Back 40

chin. (Mental foramen)

Front 41

mes - Gr. mesos,

Back 41

middle. (Mesencephalon, mesentery,mesoderm, mesonephros)

Front 42

met, meta - Gr. meta,

Back 42

beside, after. (Metacarpal, metacromion, metanephros, Metatheria)

Front 43

metr - Gr. metra,

Back 43

uterus. (Endometrium, mesometrium)

Front 44

mon - Gr. monas,

Back 44

single. (Monarch, Monotremata)

Front 45

morph - Gr. morphe,

Back 45

shape. (Elasmobranchiomorphi, morphology)

Front 46

mult - L. multus,

Back 46

many. (Multifidus muscle, multiply)

Front 47

myel - Gr. myelos,

Back 47

marrow, spinal cord. (Myelencephalon, myelin)

Front 48

myl - Gr. myle,

Back 48

millstone, molar. (Mylohyoid muscle)

Front 49

myo - Gr. mys,

Back 49

muscle. (Myology, myomere, myotome)

Front 50

nar - L. naris, pl., nares,

Back 50

external nostril. (Naris)

Front 51

nas - L. nasus,

Back 51

nose. (Nasal bone)

Front 52

nav - L. navis, dim., navicula,

Back 52

ship. (Navicular bone, navy)

Front 53

neo - Gr. neos,

Back 53

new, recent. (Neo-Darwinism, neopallium)

Front 54

neph - Gr. nephros,

Back 54

kidney. (Mesonephros, nephron, protonephridia)

Front 55

neuro - Gr. neuron,

Back 55

tendon, nerve. (Neurocoele, neuromast, neuron)

Front 56

nict - L. nictare,

Back 56

to wink. (Nictitating membrane)

Front 57

nota - Gr. notos,

Back 57

back. (Notochord)

Front 58

nuc - L. nux, dim., nucella,

Back 58

nut. (Nucleus)

Front 59

nuch - L. nucha,

Back 59

nape of neck. (Nuchal crest)

Front 60

nunc - L. nuncius,

Back 60

messenger. (Internuncial neuron, nuncio)