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Gabriel Roots
Gastrointestinal System
Question | Answer |
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-ABDOMINO(O)- | abdomen |
-AN(O)- | anus |
-APPEND(IC)- -APPEND(ICO)- -APPEND(O)- | appendix |
-CEC(O)- | cecum (receives waste material from the small intestine) |
-CELI(O)- | abdomen |
-CHOLANGI(O)- | bile duct |
-CHOL(E)- -CHOL(O)- | bile |
-CHOLECYST(O)- | gallbladder |
-CHOLEDOCH(O)- | bile duct |
-COL(O)- -COL(ON)- -COL(ONO)- | colon |
-DENT(O)- | tooth |
-DIPS(O)- | thirst |
-DUODEN(O)- | duodenum (responsible for the breakdown of food in the small intestine, using enzymes) |
-ENTER(O)- | intestines |
-ESOPHAG(O)- | esophagus |
-GASTR(O)- | stomach |
-GINGIV(O)- | gums |
-GLOSS(O) | tongue |
-HEPAT(O) | liver |
-ILE(O)- | ileum (mainly absorbs vitamin B12 and bile salts and whatever products of digestion that were not absorbed by the jejunum) |
-JEJUN(O)- | jejunum (has a lining which is specialized in the absorption of carbohydrates and proteins) |
-LAPAR(O)- | flank |
-LINGU(O)- | tongue |
-ODONT(O)- | tooth |
-OREX(I)- | appetite |
-OR(O)- | mouth |
-PANCREAT(O)- | pancreas |
-PEPS(O)- | digestion |
-PERITON(EO)- | peritoneum (thin membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities, and covers most abdominal viscera) |
-PHARYNG(O)- | pharynx |
-PROCT(O)- | rectum |
-PYLOR(O)- | pylorus (The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum) |
-RECT(O)- | rectum |
-SIAL(O)- | saliva (gland) |
-SIGMOID(O)- | sigmoid colon |
-SPLEN(O)- | spleen |
-STOMAT(O)- | mouth |