Digestive System

Question 1

an/o

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 2

appendix

Question 3

bil/i

Answer 3

bile

Question 4

bucc/o

Answer 4

cheek

Question 5

cec/o

Answer 5

cecum (part of large intestine)

Question 6

cheil/o, labi/o

Answer 6

lips

Question 7

chol/e

Answer 7

bile, gall

Question 8

cholangi/o

Answer 8

bile duct; bile vessel

Question 9

cholecyst/o

Answer 9

gall bladder

Question 10

choledoch/o

Answer 10

common bile duct

Question 11

col/o, colon/o

Answer 11

colon, large intestine

Question 12

cyst/o

Answer 12

cyst, sac, bladder

Question 13

dent/o, dent/i odont/o

Answer 13

tooth, teeth

Question 14

divert/i

Answer 14

turning aside

Question 15

duoden/o, duoden/i

Answer 15

duodenum (part of small intestine)

Question 16

enter/o

Answer 16

small instestine

Question 17

esophag/o

Answer 17

esophagus

Question 18

gastr/o

Answer 18

stomach

Question 19

gingiv/o

Answer 19

gums

Question 20

gloss/o, lingu/o

Answer 20

tongue

Question 21

hepat/o

Answer 21

liver

Question 22

ile/o

Answer 22

ileum (final portion of small intestine)

Question 23

jejun/o

Answer 23

jejunum (middle portion of small intestine)

Question 24

lapar/o

Answer 24

abdomen

Question 25

lith/o

Answer 25

stone

Question 26

orex/i

Answer 26

appetite

Question 27

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 27

mouth

Question 28

palat/o

Answer 28

palate

Question 29

pancreat/o

Answer 29

pancreas

Question 30

peps/o, peps/i

Answer 30

digest, digestion

Question 31

peritone/o

Answer 31

peritoneum

Question 32

pharyng/o

Answer 32

pharynx, throat

Question 33

proct/o

Answer 33

rectum and anus together

Question 34

pylor/o

Answer 34

pylorus lower portion of the stomach that connects to the small intestine

Question 35

rect/o

Answer 35

rectum

Question 36

sial/o

Answer 36

saliva

Question 37

sialaden/o

Answer 37

salivary gland

Question 38

sigmoid/o

Answer 38

sigmoid colon

Question 39

steat/o, lip/o, adip/o

Answer 39

fat

Question 40

uvul/o

Answer 40

little grape, uvula

Question 41

viscer/o

Answer 41

internal organs

Question 42

-chalasia

Answer 42

relaxation

Question 43

-grade

Answer 43

to step up, to go

Question 44

-emesis

Answer 44

vomiting

Question 45

-lithiasis

Answer 45

presence of stones

Question 46

-phagia

Answer 46

eating, swallowing

Question 47

-plakia

Answer 47

patches

Question 48

-pepsia

Answer 48

digestion

Question 49

-pexy

Answer 49

surgical fixation

Question 50

-stalsis

Answer 50

contraction

Question 51

anti-

Answer 51

against

Question 52

endo-

Answer 52

within

Question 53

meta-

Answer 53

change, beyond

Question 54

Absorption

Answer 54

The process whereby nutrient material is taken into the blood stream or lymph

Question 55

Ascites

Answer 55

An accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 56

Cirrhosis

Answer 56

A chronic degenerative liver disease characterized by changes in the lobes; parenchymal cells and the lobules are infiltrated with fat

Question 57

Defecation

Answer 57

The evacuation of the material in the bowel

Question 58

Deglutition

Answer 58

The act or process of swallowing

Question 59

Diarrhea

Answer 59

Frequent or watery stools

Question 60

Emesis

Answer 60

Vomiting

Question 61

Esophageal reflux

Answer 61

A return or backward flow of gastric contents into the esophagus

Question 62

Halitosis

Answer 62

Bad breath

Question 63

Lavage

Answer 63

To wash out a cavity

Question 64

Mastication

Answer 64

Chewing

Question 65

Melena

Answer 65

Black feces caused by the action of intestinal juices on blood