Digestive, Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Terms Chapter Five and Six

Question 1

Cec/o

Cecum

Answer 1

First part of the large intestine

Question 2

Duoden/o

Duodenum

Answer 2

First part of the small intestine.
Duo = 2 Den = 10, 12 inches
duodenal

Question 3

Esophag/o

Esophagus

Answer 3

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach.
Eso = inward, Phag/o means swallowing
Esophageal

Question 4

Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

Answer 4

Small sac under theliver; stores bile

cholecystectomy

Question 5

ile/o

Ileum

Answer 5

Third part of the small intestine

ileocecal sphincter

Question 6

jejun/o

Jejunum

Answer 6

Second part of the small intestine.

Question 7

Peristalsis

Answer 7

Rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

-stalsis = constriction

Question 8

Sigmoid colon

Answer 8

Forth and last, S shaped segment of the colon

Question 9

Ano/o

Answer 9

Anus

perianal

Question 10

Append/o

Answer 10

Appendix

appendectomy

Question 11

Col/o, Colon/o

Answer 11

colon

colonoscopy

Question 12

Dent/i, odont/o

Answer 12

Tooth

Dentist, Orthodontist

Question 13

Enter/o

Answer 13

Small Intestines
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Enterocolitis

Question 14

Gastr/o

Answer 14

Stomach

Fundus, Body, Antrum

Question 15

Gingiv/o

Answer 15

Gums

Gingivitis

Question 16

Gloss/i, Lingu/o

Answer 16

Tongue

Glossectomy, linguistics

Question 17

Hepat/o

Answer 17

Liver
Located in the right upper quadrant
Glyconeogenesis
stores bile

Question 18

labi/o, cheil/o

Answer 18

lip

cheilosis, labial

Question 19

lapar/o

Answer 19

abdomen

laparoscopy

Question 20

palat/o

Answer 20

Hard and soft palat

palatoplasty

Question 21

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 21

mouth

oral, stomatitis

Question 22

pancreat/o

pancreas

Answer 22

pancreatitis

organ under the stomach, produces insulin

Question 23

pharyng/o

Answer 23

pharynx

throat

Question 24

proct/o

Answer 24

anus, and rectum

proctologist

Question 25

Pylor/o

Answer 25

Pyloric Sphincter
Sphincter from the stomach to the cecum
pyloroplasty

Question 26

rect/o

Rectum

Answer 26

Connecting the lower part of the colon with the anus

rectocele

Question 27

Sialaden/o

Answer 27

Salivary Gland

sialadenitis

Question 28

Sigmoid/o

Answer 28

Sigmoid colon
Last part of the large intestine
sigmoidoscopy

Question 29

uvul/o

Answer 29

uvula

uvulectomy

Question 30

Amyl/o

Answer 30

Starch, enzyme

amylase

Question 31

bil/i, chol/e

Answer 31

bile, gall

biliary, cholelithiasis

Question 32

bilirubin/o

Answer 32

bilirubin (bile pigment)

hyperbilirubinemia

Question 33

Gluc/o, Glyc/o

Answer 33

Sugar

Gluconeogenesis, Hyperglycemia

Question 34

Glycogen/o

Answer 34

Glycogen, animal starch

glycogenolysis

Question 35

Sail/o

Answer 35

saliva, salivary

sialoith

Question 36

steat/o, lip/o

Answer 36

fat

Question 37

-ase

Answer 37

enzyme

Question 38

-chezia

Answer 38

defecation

Question 39

-iasis

Answer 39

abnormal condition

Question 40

-prandial

Answer 40

meal

postprandial

Question 41

-ectasis, -ectasia

Answer 41

dilation, widening

cholangiectasis

Question 42

-emesis

Answer 42

vomiting

hematemesis

Question 43

-pepsia

Answer 43

digestion

dyspepsia

Question 44

-phagia

Answer 44

digestion

polyphagia

Question 45

-ptysis

Answer 45

spitting

hemoptysis

Question 46

-rrhage, rrhagia

Answer 46

bursting forth

hemorrhage

Question 47

-spasm

Answer 47

involuntary contraction of muscles

pylorospasm

Question 48

-tersia

Answer 48

opening