Chapter 11

Question 1

an/o

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

antr/o

Answer 2

antrum

Question 3

cec/o

Answer 3

cecum

Question 4

cholecyst/o

Answer 4

gallbladder

Question 5

col/o, colon/o

Answer 5

colon (usually denoting the large intestine)

Question 6

duoden/o

Answer 6

duodenum

Question 7

enter/o

Answer 7

intestine (usually denoting the small intestine)

Question 8

esophag/o

Answer 8

esophagus

Question 9

gastr/o

Answer 9

stomach

Question 10

ile/o

Answer 10

ileum

Question 11

jejun/o

Answer 11

jejunum

Question 12

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 12

mouth

Question 13

proct/o, rect/o

Answer 13

rectum

Question 14

sigmoid/o

Answer 14

sigmoid colon

Question 15

abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

Answer 15

abdomen (abdominal cavity)

Question 16

appendic/o

Answer 16

appendix

Question 17

cheil/o

Answer 17

lip

Question 18

cholangi/o

Answer 18

bile duct

Question 19

chol/e (Note: the combining vowel is e)

Answer 19

gall, bile

Question 20

choledoch/o

Answer 20

common bile duct

Question 21

diverticul/o

Answer 21

diverticulum, or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ (pl. diverticula)

Question 22

gingiv/o

Answer 22

gum

Question 23

gloss/o, lingu/o

Answer 23

tongue

Question 24

hepat/o

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

herni/o

Answer 25

hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

Question 26

palat/o

Answer 26

palate

Question 27

pancreat/o

Answer 27

pancreas

Question 28

peritone/o

Answer 28

peritoneum

Question 29

polyp/o

Answer 29

polyp, small growth

Question 30

pylor/o

Answer 30

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

Question 31

sial/o

Answer 31

saliva, salivary gland

Question 32

uvul/o

Answer 32

uvula

Question 33

hemi-

Answer 33

half

Question 34

-pepsia

Answer 34

digestion