11.1 The Gastrointestinal System—Gastroenterology

Question 1

gastrointestinal (GI)

Answer 1

system is responsible for turning food into energy.

Question 2

Digestion

Answer 2

is the process of carrying food through the body and breaking it apart into usable and unusable parts

Question 3

Three types of food fuel

Answer 3

protein, fat, carbohydrate

Question 4

mouth

Answer 4

or/o, stomat/o

Question 5

gums

Answer 5

gingiv/o

Question 6

tooth

Answer 6

dent/o, odont/o

32 teeth

Question 7

tongue

Answer 7

gloss/o, lingu/o

the strongest muscle in the human body

Question 8

stomach

Answer 8

gastr/o

Question 9

esophagus

Answer 9

esophag/o

About a diameter in quarter

Question 10

intestines

Answer 10

enter/o

Question 11

duodenum

Answer 11

duoden/o

Question 12

jejunum

Answer 12

jejun/o

Question 13

ileum

Answer 13

ile/o - The third small intestines. Mean groin

Question 14

colon (large intestine)

Answer 14

col/o, colon/o - Starts at the bottom of the abdomen

Question 15

sigmoid colon

Answer 15

sigmoid/o

Question 16

rectum

Answer 16

rect/o -

Question 17

anus

Answer 17

an/o -

Question 18

anus and rectum

Answer 18

proct/o

Question 19

Liver

Answer 19

Largest gland in the body

Question 20

saliva

Answer 20

sial/o

Question 21

bile (gall)

Answer 21

bil/i, chol/e

Question 22

abdomen

Answer 22

abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

Question 23

bladder

Answer 23

cyst/o

Question 24

duct

Answer 24

doch/o

Question 25

peritoneum

Answer 25

peritone/o