Digestion

Question 1

BM

Answer 1

Bowel movement

Question 2

FDA

Answer 2

Food and drug administration

Question 3

GI

Answer 3

Gastrointestinal tract

Question 4

Po

Answer 4

By mouth

Question 5

pc

Answer 5

After meals

Question 6

Cl liq

Answer 6

Clear liquid

Question 7

GB

Answer 7

Gallbladder

Question 8

NPO

Answer 8

Nothing by mouth

Question 9

pp

Answer 9

After eating

Question 10

BRP

Answer 10

Bathroom privileges

Question 11

-ac, -al, -ary, -an, -ical, -ic, -ial

Answer 11

Pertaining to

Question 12

End-, endo-

Answer 12

In, within, inside

Question 13

-ion

Answer 13

State or condition

Question 14

-scopy

Answer 14

Visual examination

Question 15

-phagia

Answer 15

Eating, swallowing

Question 16

Gastr/o

Answer 16

Stomach, belly

Question 17

Chol/e

Answer 17

Bile, gall

Question 18

Enter/o

Answer 18

Small intestine

Question 19

Proct/o

Answer 19

Anus and rectum

Question 20

Mastic/o, masticat/o

Answer 20

Chew

Question 21

Rug/o

Answer 21

Wrinkle, fold

Question 22

-itis

Answer 22

Inflammatory

Question 23

-esis, -osis, -sis

Answer 23

Abnormal condition

Question 24

-ologist

Answer 24

Specialist

Question 25

-emesis

Answer 25

Vomiting

Question 26

Aliment/o

Answer 26

To nourish

Question 27

Rect/o

Answer 27

Rectum

Question 28

Cyst

Answer 28

Bladder bag

Question 29

Hepat/o

Answer 29

Liver

Question 30

Digest/o

Answer 30

Divide, distribute

Question 31

Deglutit/o

Answer 31

Swallow

Question 32

Defec/o, defecat/o

Answer 32

Free from waste, clear

Question 33

Constant supply of energy and building blocks provided by food

Answer 33

Intake

Question 34

Also know as the GI Tract: tube that extends from mouth to anus

Answer 34

Alimentary canal

Question 35

Converts complex proteins, sugars, and fat molecules into simple substances that can be used

Answer 35

Enzymes

Question 36

Food chewed by teeth

Answer 36

Mastication

Question 37

Cone shaped projection at the back of the soft palate, covers nasal when swallowing

Answer 37

Uvula

Question 38

Group of muscles that close the entrance to the stomach when food is present to prevent backflow

Answer 38

Cardiac sphincter

Question 39

Semi fluid mass, made of substances from stomach

Answer 39

Chyme

Question 40

Begins in small intestines, passage of material through the walls of GI tract into bloodstream

Answer 40

Absorption

Question 41

Process of breaking down foods into nutrients that can be absorbed by cells

Answer 41

Digestion

Question 42

Wavelike motions that move food along canal

Answer 42

Peristalsis

Question 43

Mouth

Answer 43

Oral cavity

Question 44

Process of swallowing

Answer 44

Deglutition

Question 45

Flap of tissue that covers the trachea when you swallow

Answer 45

Epiglottis

Question 46

Fold that makes up lining of stomach

Answer 46

Rugae

Question 47

Yellow brown to green substance secreted by liver

Answer 47

Bile

Question 48

Process of elimination of waste

Answer 48

Defecation