Word Meanings

Question 1

greek- starch; enzyme

Answer 1

amylase

Question 2

greek- a lump

Answer 2

bolus

Question 3

Brunner, Swiss anatomist (1653-1727)

Answer 3

Brunner glands

Question 4

latin- blindness

Answer 4

cecum

Question 5

Greek- juice

Answer 5

chyme

Question 6

Latin- to swallow

Answer 6

deglutition

Question 7

Latin- 12 fingers (refers to its length)

Answer 7

duodenum

Question 8

greek- leaven

Answer 8

enzyme

Question 9

latin- to taste

Answer 9

gustatory

Question 10

latin- to draw, drink

Answer 10

haustra

Question 11

greek- liver

Answer 11

hepato

Question 12

latin- twisted

Answer 12

ileum

Question 13

latin- empty

Answer 13

jejunum

Question 14

latin- of milk

Answer 14

lacteal

Question 15

latin- to chew

Answer 15

mastication

Question 16

greek- middle; intestine

Answer 16

mesentery

Question 17

latin- a covering or apron

Answer 17

omentum

Question 18

greek- around; contraction

Answer 18

peristalic

Question 19

latin- a fold; a little ring

Answer 19

plicae circulares

Question 20

greek- gatekeeper

Answer 20

pylorus

Question 21

latin- straight

Answer 21

rectum

Question 22

latin- a crease or fold

Answer 22

rugae

Question 23

greek- sugar

Answer 23

sacchar

Question 24

The Greek letter sigma, meaning S-shaped

Answer 24

sigmoid

Question 25

Greek- a binder

Answer 25

sphincter

Question 26

Oddi, Italian physician (1864-1913)

Answer 26

sphincter of Oddi

Question 27

latin- tape; colon

Answer 27

taenia coli

Question 28

latin- almond

Answer 28

tonsils

Question 29

latin- wormlike; hanger-on

Answer 29

vermiform appendix

Question 30

latin- tuft of hair

Answer 30

villi