# BAS Digestive Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Col/o | colon; large intestine |
Chol/e, cyst/o | Gallbladder |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pharyng/o | throat |
duodenum | 1st part of small intestine: receives digestive proteins from p;ancreas |
Jejunum | Absorbs digested food |
Ileum | carries undigested material to large intestine. |
Large colon | Has three parts that form feces. Ascending, transverse, and descending. |
Stomach | digests, mixes food with acid, pepsin and other digestive proteins. |
Liver | Processes fats, detoxifies the blood. |
Gallbladder | Stores bile. passes bile into duodenum when you eat. |
Pancreas | makes insulin and glucagon makes digestive proteins |
insulin | lowers the blood sugar |
glucagon | inhibits insulin |
appendix | lymphoid tissue. Protective for the body. |
Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver. |
Tests for hepatitis | blood test for bilirubin and enzymes release when liver is damaged. Urinalysis shows high bilirubin. |
Pancreatitis | Pancreas inflammation. Pancreas duct is blocked and tube is being digested by the digestive proteins. |
cholecystitis | gall stones |
hemorrhoids | rectum has inflamed veins. |
appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix. |
epiglottis | tissue that covers the trachea when you swallow food. |
bolus | mixture of chewed food and saliva |
Chyme | liquid form of digested food. |
BM | Bowel Movement |
IBD | Irritable bowel disease |
GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (heartburn) |
NPO | Nothing by mouth. The patient must be fasting. |
mastication | chewing |
deglutition | swallowing |
Tonsils | Protective tissues of the immune system. |
peristalsis | muscular contractions that move material in the digestive tract. |
cholangi/o | bile vessel |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
gloss/o | tongue |
gluc/o | glucoseq |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycogen/o | glycogen;a very large glucose molecule stored by the liver. |
ile/o | ileum |
jejun/o | jejunum |
labi/o | lip |
lingu/o | tongue |
or/o | mouth |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
pylor/o | pylorus |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
steat/o | fats |
stomat/o | mouth |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
NG | nasogastric |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
SGOT | Blood test. Liver enzyme. |
SGPT | Blood test. Liver enzyme. |
-centesis | removal of fluid |
lith/o | stone |
-tripsy | to crush |
-otomy | surgical opening |
-plasty | surgical repair |
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