B Imp Genetics Exam 5 Genetics Root Words

Front 1

obturat - L. obturare, p. p., obturatus,

Back 1

to close by stopping up. (Obturator foramen)

Front 2

occipit - L. occiput, gen., occipitis,

Back 2

the back of the head. (Occipital bone)

Front 3

ocul - L. oculus,

Back 3

eye. (Bulbus oculi, orbicularis oculi muscle)

Front 4

odon - Gr. odons,

Back 4

tooth. (Labyrinthodont, thecodont)

Front 5

oid - New L. -oid (from Gr. 0 + eidos, form),

Back 5

suffix that indicates resemblance to. (Arachnoid, diploid, pterygoid, sphenoid, xiphoid)

Front 6

olecran - Gr. olekranon,

Back 6

elbow tip. (Olecranon)

Front 7

olf - L. olfacere,

Back 7

to smell. (Olfactory organ)

Front 8

om - Gr. omos,

Back 8

shoulder. (Metacromion, omohyoid muscle, omotransversarius)

Front 9

oment - L. omentum,

Back 9

membrane. (Greater omentum)

Front 10

00 - Gr. oon,

Back 10

egg. (Epoophoron, oogenesis)

Front 11

oper - L. operire,

Back 11

to cover. (Operculum)

Front 12

ophthalm - Gr. ophthalmos,

Back 12

eye. (Ophthalmic nerve, ophthalmologist)

Front 13

opistn - Gr. opisthen,

Back 13

behind. (Opisthonephros, opisthotic)

Front 14

opt - Gr. optikos,

Back 14

pertaining to sight. (Optic nerve)

Front 15

orb - L. orbis, dim., orbiculus,

Back 15

circle. (Orbicularis oculi muscle, orbit)

Front 16

orch - Gr. orchis,

Back 16

testicle. (Mesorchium, orchid [from shape of root])

Front 17

os - L. os,

Back 17

mouth. (Ostium of oviduct)

Front 18

os, oss - L. os, gen., ossis, dim., ossiculum,

Back 18

bone. (Ossicle, ossify)

Front 19

ost - Gr. osteon,

Back 19

bone. (Osteichthyes, teleost)

Front 20

ostrac - Gr. ostrakon,

Back 20

shell. (Ostracoderm)

Front 21

ot - Gr. otikos,

Back 21

pertaining to the ear. (Otic capsule, otolith, parotid gland)

Front 22

ov - L. ovum,

Back 22

egg. (Ovary, oviduct, oviparous)

Front 23

palae, pale - Gr. palaios,

Back 23

ancient. (Paleontology, paleopallium)

Front 24

palat - L. palatum,

Back 24

roof of the mouth. (Palate, palatine bone)

Front 25

palli - L. pallium,

Back 25

a Roman cloak. (Neopallium)

Front 26

palpeb - L. palpebra,

Back 26

eyelid. (Levator palpebrae superioris muscle)

Front 27

pampin - L. p ampinus,

Back 27

tendril. (Pampiniform plexus)

Front 28

pan - Gr. pan,

Back 28

all. (PanAmerican, pancreas)

Front 29

par - L. pareo, p.p., partus,

Back 29

to bring forth. (Oviparous, parturition, viviparous)

Front 30

par, para - Gr. para,

Back 30

beside. (Paradidymis, parapophysis, parasympathetic nerve, parotid)

Front 31

pariet - L. paries, gen., parietis,

Back 31

wall. (Parietal peritoneum)

Front 32

pat - L. patina, dim., patella,

Back 32

dish or plate. (Patella bone)

Front 33

path - Gr. pathetikos,

Back 33

sensitive, liable to suffer (from pathos, suffering). (Pathology, sympathetic nervous system)

Front 34

patr - Gr. pater,

Back 34

father. (Patriotheria, patriotic)

Front 35

pect - L. pectus,

Back 35

chest. (Pectoral girdle, pectoralis muscle)

Front 36

pectin - L. pecten,

Back 36

comb. (Pectinate muscles of heart, pectineus muscle)

Front 37

ped, pes - L. ped, dim., pedunculus,

Back 37

foot. (Bipedal, cerebral peduncle, pes)

Front 38

pelluc - L. pellucidis,

Back 38

to shine through. (Pellucid, septum pellucidum)

Front 39

pelv - L. pelvis,

Back 39

basin. (Pelvic girdle, renal pelvis)

Front 40

per, peri - Gr. peri-,

Back 40

prefix meaning around. (Perineum, periosteum, peritoneum)

Front 41

peron - Gr. perone,

Back 41

pin, fibula. (Peroneal nerve, peroneus muscle)

Front 42

petr - Gr. petros,

Back 42

rock. (Petrify, petrosal bone)

Front 43

phalang - Gr. phalanx, gen., phalangos,

Back 43

a line of soldiers. (Phalanges)

Front 44

phall - Gr. phallos,

Back 44

penis. (Phallic, phallus)

Front 45

pharyng - Gr. pharynx, gen., pharyngos,

Back 45

pharynx. (Glossopharyngeal nerve, pharynx)

Front 46

ph or - Gr. phoros, from pherein,

Back 46

to bear. (Epoophoron, pterygiophore, spermatophore)

Front 47

phragm - Gr. phragma,

Back 47

fence, partition. (Diaphragm)

Front 48

phren - Gr. phren,

Back 48

diaphragm, mind. (Phrenic nerve, phrenology)

Front 49

phys - Gr. physis,

Back 49

a growth. (Apophysis, epiphysis, hypophysis, symphysis)

Front 50

pia - L. pia,

Back 50

tender. (Pia mater)

Front 51

pin - L. pinus,

Back 51

pine tree. (Pineal gland)

Front 52

pir - L. pirum,

Back 52

pear. (Piriform lobe, piriformis muscle)

Front 53

pis - L. pisum,

Back 53

pea. (Pisiform bone)

Front 54

plac - Gr. plax, gen., plakos,

Back 54

flat plate. (Placoderm, placoid scale)

Front 55

plant - L. planta,

Back 55

sole of the foot. (Plantaris muscle, plantigrade)

Front 56

plast - contraction of Gr. emp/assein, p.p., emplastros,

Back 56

to daub on. (Epiplastron, plaster, plastron)

Front 57

platy - Gr. platys,

Back 57

flat or broad. (Duckbill platypus, platysma muscle)

Front 58

pleur - Gr. pleura,

Back 58

side, rib. (Metapleural fold, pleural cavity, pleurapophysis)

Front 59

plex-L. plexus,

Back 59

an interweaving, network. (Brachial plexus)

Front 60

poll - L. pollex, gen., pollicis,

Back 60

thumb. (Abductor pollicis muscle)

Front 61

pon - L. pons, gen., pontis,

Back 61

bridge. (Brachium pontis, pons)

Front 62

pop/it - L. poples, gen., poplitis,

Back 62

knee joint. (Popliteal fossa, popliteus muscle)

Front 63

post - L. post,

Back 63

after, behind. (Posterior, postorbital process)

Front 64

pre - L. prae-,

Back 64

prefix meaning before, in front. (Precaval vein, premaxillary bone)

Front 65

prepu - L. praeputium,

Back 65

the foreskin. (Prepuce)

Front 66

prim - L. primus,

Back 66

first. (Primates, primitive)

Front 67

pro - Gr. pro-,

Back 67

prefix meaning before, in front. (Pronephros, prosencephalon, protraction)

Front 68

proct - Gr. proktos,

Back 68

the anus. (Proctodeum)

Front 69

pron - L. pronus,

Back 69

bending, leaning forward. (Pronator teres muscle, prone)

Front 70

prostat - Gr. prostates,

Back 70

one who stands before. (Prostate [stands before the bladder])

Front 71

prot - Gr. protos,

Back 71

first. (Protonephridium, protoplasm, Prototheria)

Front 72

pseud - Gr. pseudos,

Back 72

False. (Pseudobranch)

Front 73

psoa - Gr. psoa,

Back 73

a muscle of the loin. (Psoas major muscle)

Front 74

pteryg - Gr. pterygion, gen., pterygos,

Back 74

wing fin. (Actinopterygii, metapterygium, pterygoid process)

Front 75

pub - L. puber,

Back 75

young adult. (Puberty, pubic hair, pubis)

Front 76

pudend - L. pudendum,

Back 76

external genitals (from pudere, to be ashamed). (Pudendal artery, pudendum)

Front 77

pulmo - L. pulmo, gen., pulmonis,

Back 77

lung. (Pulmonary artery)

Front 78

pulvi - L. pulvinus,

Back 78

cushion. (Pulvinar)

Front 79

pylor - Gr. pylorus,

Back 79

gate keeper. (Pyloric region of stomach, pylorus)

Front 80

quad - L. quadrare, p.p., quadratus,

Back 80

to make square (from quadrus, square). (Quadrate bone, quadratus lumborum muscle, quadriceps femoris muscle)