Chapter 6 - Digestive System

Question 1

An/o

Answer 1

Anus

Question 2

Append/o

Answer 2

Appendix

Question 3

Appendic/o

Answer 3

Appendix

Question 4

Bucc/o

Answer 4

Cheek

Question 5

Cheil/o

Answer 5

Lip

Question 6

Chol/e

Answer 6

Bile, gall

Question 7

Cholecyst/o

Answer 7

Gallbladder

Question 8

Choledoch/o

Answer 8

Bile duct

Question 9

Col/o

Answer 9

Colon

Question 10

Colon/o

Answer 10

Colon

Question 11

Dent/o

Answer 11

Teeth

Question 12

Duoden/o

Answer 12

Duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

Question 13

Odont/o

Answer 13

Teeth

Question 14

Enter/o

Answer 14

Intestine (usually the small intestine)

Question 15

Esophag/o

Answer 15

Esophagus

Question 16

Gastr/o

Answer 16

Stomach

Question 17

Gloss/o

Answer 17

Tongue

Question 18

Gingiv/o

Answer 18

Gums

Question 19

Hepat/o

Answer 19

Liver

Question 20

ile/o

Answer 20

Ileum (third part of the small intestine)

Question 21

Jejun/o

Answer 21

Jejunum (Second part of the small intestine)

Question 22

Labi/o

Answer 22

Lip

Question 23

Lingu/o

Answer 23

Tongue

Question 24

Odont/o

Answer 24

Teeth

Question 25

Or/o

Answer 25

Mouth

Question 26

Pancreat/o

Answer 26

Pancreas

Question 27

Pharyng/o

Answer 27

Pharynx (throat)

Question 28

Proct/o

Answer 28

Anus, rectum

Question 29

Pylor/o

Answer 29

Pylorus

Question 30

Rect/o

Answer 30

Rectum

Question 31

Sial/o

Answer 31

Saliva, salivary gland

Question 32

Sigmoid/o

Answer 32

Sigmoid colon

Question 33

Stomat/o

Answer 33

Mouth

Question 34

-emesis

Answer 34

Vomit

Question 35

-iasis

Answer 35

Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

Question 36

-megaly

Answer 36

Enlargement

Question 37

-orexia

Answer 37

Appetite

Question 38

-pepsia

Answer 38

Digestion

Question 39

-phagia

Answer 39

Swallowing, eating

Question 40

-prandial

Answer 40

Meal

Question 41

Vomiting blood

Answer 41

Hematemesis

Question 42

Difficulty swallowing or inability to swallow

Answer 42

Dysphagia

Question 43

Varicose veins in the rectal area

Answer 43

Hemorrhoids

Question 44

Foul smelling breath

Answer 44

Halitosis

Question 45

Loss of appetite

Answer 45

Anorexia

Question 46

Dark, tarry stools caused by presence of blood in the G.I. tract

Answer 46

Melena

Question 47

Yellowing of the skin caused by liver disease

Answer 47

Cirrhosis

Question 48

State of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting

Answer 48

Cachexia

Question 49

Intractable constipation

Answer 49

Obstipation

Question 50

Gurgling audible noise is caused by passive gas through the liquid contents of the stomach

Answer 50

Borborygmus

Question 51

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Answer 51

Ascites

Question 52

Form of inflammatory bowel disease, usually of the ileum

Answer 52

Crohn disease

Question 53

Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces

Answer 53

Steatorrhea

Question 54

Formation of white patches on the mucous membrane of the cheek

Answer 54

Leukoplakia

Question 55

Gas in the gastrointestinal tract

Answer 55

Flatus