Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

by Saladin, Kenneth

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0073403717

ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 15 - The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Reflexes - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 576: 10

Answer

The combining form "viscero-" means internal organs ( esp. of thorax and abdomen). This form is seen in "viscera" and "visceral."

Work Step by Step

The terms viscerocranium, and viscerosensory also have this prefix in their structures.

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