HOW TO TAKE A FANKHAUSER ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY COURSE ©David B. Fankhauser, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Chemistry              University of Cincinnati Clermont College,  Batavia OH 45103
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    abduct away, carry
acetabulum vinegar cruet
acinar wine flask
acro- highest point
actin- radiate
adduct toward, carry
ala wing
alveolus little space
amphi- both
amyl starch
ana- upward
anti- against
apo- detach
arthr- joint
-ase enzyme
auto- self
axilla armpit
benign well
-blast immature
buccal cheek
bursa purse
calvarium roof
cancel lattice work
capitis of the head
capitulum head, little
carcin- crab
-cardium heart
caudal tail
cephalic head
-ceps head
cervix neck
chol- bile
chondri- cartilage
chromo- color
cilia hairs
circum- around
cirrhosis yellow, condition
cisternae of the chamber
-clast break
-clature to call
clavi- key
cleido- key
colla- glue
com- with
con- with
concha shell
condyle knuckle
coracoid beak like
corneum horn
coronoid crown like
cortex bark
coryne- club
costal rib
coxa hip
cranial head or skull
-crine secrete
crista crest
cruciate cross
-culum little
cuneiform wedge shape
cyano- blue
demi- half
dermis skin
dia- across
digit finger
diplo- double
distal far
dorsal back
ecto- outer
endo- inside
epimysium upon muscle
ethm- sieve
etio- cause
exo- out
facet face surface
fascia band, bandage
femur thigh
foll- nest
foramen hole
fossa trench
fovea depression
galli rooster
gastro- stomach
genio- chin, beard
ginglymus hinge
glab- smooth
gladiolus sword
gluteo- buttocks
hal- salt
hallux great toe
hamate hooked
hemo- blood
hernia yarn
hiatus gape
holo- entire
hyal- glassy
hyo- “U” shaped
ilium broad
-in agent
incus anvil
infra- below
inguinal groin
intra- within
-iole little
ischium hip
-issimus superlative
jaundice yellow
kerato- horn
labium lip
lacri- tear
lacuna pool
lamella layer, little
lamina layer
lata side
lemma husk
lig- tie
log- word, science
lucidum light
lumbar loin
lumbri- worm
lunate moon
macro- large
magnum large
major large
mal- bad
malleolus hammer little
mandible lower jaw
manubrium handle
masseter chew
mastoid breast like
matrix mother
maxilla upper jaw
meatus passage
melan- black
meniscus moon little
mental chin
-mer unit
mero- unit
micro- tiny
minor small
minute small
morph shape
mul- milk
mus- mouse
myosin muscle agent
mys- muscle
navicular boat little
-nomen name
nomos mane
-nychium fingernail
oblique at an angle
oculi of the eye
odont- tooth
-ogen give rise to
-oid like
-ol alcohol
olecranon elbow
-oma tumor
oris of the mouth
-orum possesive plural
os bone or mouth
-osis               process condition
papilla nipple little
parietal of the wall
pect- chest
pelvis basin
pepti- stomach
peri- around
peroneus shin
phago- eat
phalanx finger
pili hairs
pisiform pea shaped
plasma form, shape
platy- flat
pleio- more, many
-poesis create process
pollex thumb
poly- many
popliteal back of knee
post- after, behind
pro- before
propria possession
proto- first
proxi- next to
pseudo- false
ptery- wing
pubis hairy
quadr- four
ramus branch
rect- straight
reticular network little
retinaculum halter
retro- behind
rheum- fluid
-rrhea flow
sacro- consecrated
sagittal arrow
sarco- flesh
sartorius tailor
scaphoid boat, like
scapula shovel
script- write
septum fence, wall
sequella     that which follows
serous whey
serratus saw toothed
sinus cavity
som- body
sphen- wedge
spino- thorn, twig
splenius bandage
squamous scale
stapes stirrup
-stat stand, maintain
steroid fat like
stratum layer
styl- pencil
sub- under
sulcus groove
supra- above
symptom together fall
synovial like egg
tegu- hold
teres round
-thelial nipple
thenar palm of the hand
thoracic chest
thymus shield
tibia flute
-tion process, condition
-tomy to cut
ton- strength
toxi- poison
trachea pipe, tube
trans- across
trochanter runner
trochlea pully
trochoid wheel like
tropho- nourish
tropo- turn
tuber- hump, k nob
turbin- to whirl
turcica Turk’s
tympan- drum
ulna elbow
vaso- vessel
vastus large
ventral belly
visceral internal organs
vomer plow
xyphoid sword like
zygo- join, unite