digestive system vocab

Question 1

Begins preparation of food for digestion

Answer 1

Mouth

Question 2

Transports food from the mouth to the esophagus

Answer 2

Pharynx

Question 3

Transports food from the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 3

Esophagus

Question 4

Breaks down food and mixes it with gastric juices

Answer 4

Stomach

Question 5

Mixes chyme coming from the stomach with digestive juices to complete the digestion and absorption of most nutrients

Answer 5

Small intestine

Question 6

Absorbs excess water, and prepares solid waste for elimination

Answer 6

Large intestine

Question 7

Controls the excretion of solid waste

Answer 7

Rectum and anus

Question 8

Secretes bile and enzymes to aid in the digestion of fats

Answer 8

Liver

Question 9

Stores bile, and releases it into the small intestine as needed

Answer 9

Gallbladder

Question 10

Secretes digestive juices and enzymes into the small intestine as needed

Answer 10

Pancreas

Question 11

anus,ring

Answer 11

an/o

Question 12

bile,gall

Answer 12

chol/e

Question 13

gallbladder

Answer 13

cholecyst/o

Question 14

colon, large intestine

Answer 14

col/o, colon/o

Question 15

vomiting

Answer 15

-emesis

Question 16

small intestine

Answer 16

enter/o

Question 17

esophagus

Answer 17

esophag/o

Question 18

stomach, belly

Answer 18

gastr/o

Question 19

liver

Answer 19

hepat/o

Question 20

presence of stones

Answer 20

-lithiasis

Question 21

digest, digestion

Answer 21

-pepsia

Question 22

eating,swallowing

Answer 22

-phagia

Question 23

anus and rectum

Answer 23

proct/o

Question 24

rectum, straight

Answer 24

rect/o

Question 25

sigmoid colon

Answer 25

sigmoid/o