lapar(o) refers to which region?

• A. Tissue
• B. Yellow
• C. Abdominal wall, abdomen
• D. Cornea

Answer: (C)

Prefixes in anatomy point to a body region. laparo- refers to the abdomen, including the abdominal wall and the abdominal cavity. This is why terms like laparotomy (opening the abdomen) or laparoscopic surgery (minimally invasive work inside the abdominal cavity) use laparo-.

The other options don’t fit because tissue would be indicated by prefixes such as histo-, yellow by xanth/o or chrys/o, and the cornea by kerat/o. So the region described by laparo- is the abdominal area, making “abdominal wall, abdomen” the correct choice.