Digestive System Flashcards
Bucc/o
Cheek
Chol/e, chol/o
Bile, gall
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
Cholescyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Enter/o
Intestine
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gloss/o
Tongue
Hepat/o
Liver
Labi/o
Lip
Lingu/o
Tongue
Or/o
Mouth
Sial/o
Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
Stoma, stomat/o
Mouth
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
Uvul/o
Uvula
What is the term for the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Where is bile produced?
Liver
Which part of the large intestine is between the hepatic flexure and the splenic flexure?
Transverse
How does food move through the digestive system?
Peristalsis
The opening of the stomach
cardiac orifice
the second section of the small intestine
jejunum
the distal portion of the small intestine
ileum
the four portions of the large intestine
ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid/pelvic colon
what are considered the ancillary organs
pancreas, liver, gallbladder
organ that filters blood and makes bile
liver
what organ makes digestive enzymes that are secreted into the intestines to help break down food
pancreas
what organ stores bile produced by the liver
gallbladder
