Body Organization Word Roots

Front 1

abdomin o

Back 1

abdomen

Front 2

adip o

Back 2

fat

Front 3

anter o

Back 3

front

Front 4

brachi o

Back 4

arm

Front 5

cardi o

Back 5

heart

Front 6

caud o

Back 6

tail

Front 7

cephal o

Back 7

head

Front 8

cervic o

Back 8

neck

Front 9

chondr o

Back 9

cartilage

Front 10

crani o

Back 10

skull

Front 11

crin o

Back 11

to secrete

Front 12

crur o

Back 12

leg

Front 13

cyt o

Back 13

cell

Front 14

dermat o

Back 14

skin

Front 15

dist o

Back 15

away from

Front 16

dors o

Back 16

back of body

Front 17

enter o

Back 17

small intestine

Front 18

epitheli o

Back 18

epithelium

Front 19

gastr o

Back 19

stomach

Front 20

glute o

Back 20

buttock

Front 21

gynec o

Back 21

woman

Front 22

hemat o

Back 22

blood

Front 23

hist o

Back 23

tissue

Front 24

immun o

Back 24

protection

Front 25

infer o

Back 25

below

Front 26

laryng o

Back 26

larynx

Front 27

later o

Back 27

side

Front 28

lumb o

Back 28

loin

Front 29

lymph o

Back 29

lymph

Front 30

medi o

Back 30

middle

Front 31

muscul o

Back 31

muscles

Front 32

nephr o

Back 32

kidney

Front 33

neur o

Back 33

nerve

Front 34

ophthalm o

Back 34

eye

Front 35

ot o

Back 35

ear

Front 36

pelv o

Back 36

pelvis

Front 37

peritone o

Back 37

peritoneu

Front 38

pleur o

Back 38

pleura

Front 39

poster o

Back 39

back

Front 40

proct o

Back 40

rectum and anus

Front 41

proxim o

Back 41

near to

Front 42

pub o

Back 42

genital region

Front 43

pulmon o

Back 43

lung

Front 44

rhin o

Back 44

nose

Front 45

spin o

Back 45

spine

Front 46

super o

Back 46

above

Front 47

thorac o

Back 47

chest

Front 48

ur o

Back 48

urine

Front 49

vascul o

Back 49

blood vessel

Front 50

ventr o

Back 50

belly

Front 51

vertebr o

Back 51

vertebra

Front 52

viscer o

Back 52

internal organ