Exam Review - Roots/Combining Forms

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• gland

• aden/o

• joint

• arthr/o

• hearing

• audi/o

• artery

• arteri/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• heart

• carp/o

• carpals (wrist bones)

• cardi/o

• bronchial tube; bronchus

• carcin/o

• cancerous; cancer

• bronch/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• colon; large intestines

• colon/o

• head

• cyan/o

• cerebrum

• cephal/o

• blue

• cerebr/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• skin

• enter/o

• stomach

• gastr/o

• intestines

• erythr/o

• red

• derm/a

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• glucose; sugar

• hemat/o

• woman; female

• gynec/o

• blood

• hepat/o

• liver

• gluc/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• lymph

• lymph/o

• breast

• mast/o

• protection

• immun/o

• muscle

• muscul/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• kidney

• nephr/o

• eye

• ophthalm/o

• nerve

• olig/o

• scanty; few

• neur/o

Match the following roots/combining forms

• ear

• path/o

• bone

• ot/o

• straight

• oste/o

• disease

• orth/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• pharynx; throat

• prostat/o

• vein

• phleb/o

• prostate gland

• pharyng/o

• lung; air

• pneum/o

Match the following roots/combining forms.

• kidney

• py/o

• pus

• psych/o

• mind

• rhin/o

• nose

• ren/o