Vocab Pg.237/238 Digestive System

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

or/o, stomat/o
Begins preparation of food for digestion.

Question 2

Pharynx

Answer 2

pharyng/o
Transports food from the mouth to the esophagus.

Question 3

Esophagus

Answer 3

esophag/o
Transports food from the pharynx to the stomach.

Question 4

Stomach

Answer 4

gastr/o
Breaks down food and mixes it with gastric juices.

Question 5

Small Intestine

Answer 5

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

Question 5

Small Intestine

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Large Intestine

Answer 6

col/o, colon/o
Absorbs excess water, and prepares solid waste for elimination.

Question 7

Rectum and Anus

Answer 7

an/o, proct/o, rect/o, hepat/o
Control the excretion of solid waste.

Question 8

Liver

Answer 8

hepat/o
Secretes bile and enzymes to acid in the digestion of fats.

Question 9

Gallbladder

Answer 9

cholecyst/o
Stores bile, and releases it into the small intestine as needed.

Question 10

Pancreas

Answer 10

pancreat/o
Secretes digestive juices and enzymes into the small intestine as needed.

Question 11

an/o

Answer 11

anus, ring

Question 12

chol/e

Answer 12

bile, gall

Question 13

cholecyst/o

Answer 13

gallbladder

Question 14

col/o, colon/o

Answer 14

colon, large intestine

Question 15

-emesis

Answer 15

vomitting

Question 16

enter/o

Answer 16

small intestine

Question 17

gastr/o

Answer 17

stomach, belly

Question 18

-lithiasis

Answer 18

presence of stones

Question 19

-pepsia

Answer 19

digest, digestion

Question 20

-phagia

Answer 20

eating, swallowing

Question 21

sigmoid/o

Answer 21

sigmoid colon