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med term wk 8
medical terminology a living language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which system begins breaking down food through mechanical and chemical digestion? | digestive system |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bar/o | weight |
| bucc/o | cheeck |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | tooth |
| diverticul/o | pouch |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| pyr/o | fire |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -istry | specialty of |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| what is another term for the digestive system? | gastrointestinal system |
| how long is the gut? | thirty feet |
| what are two other names for the gut? | ailmentary canal, gastrointestingal tract |
| what are the eight organs along the GI tract? | oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, rectum and anus |
| what would you call an organ which participates in digestion but is not part of the alimentary canal? | accessory organs |
| what are the four acessorry organs connected to the gut by a duct? | liver, pancreas, gallbladder, salivary glands |
| what are the three main functions of the digestive system? | digesting food, absorbing nutrients, eliminating waste |
| which bodily secretion uses digestive enzymes to break down carbohydrates? | saliva |
| what two purposes does the uvula serve? | produces the gag reflex, assists in speech |
| from the front to the back what are the four types of teeth in order? | incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, molars |
| what is another word for bicuspid? | premolars |
| what is another term for cuspids? | canines |
| what is the name of the part of the tooth visible above the gum line? | crown |
| what is the name of the hard covering of the tooth? | enamel |
| what is the tooth layer below the enamel? | dentin |
| what is the cavity within the tooth called? | pulp cavity |
| what ligament anchors the tooth to the jaw? | periodontal ligament |
| what is the name of the part of the tooth found between the periodontal ligaments and the dentin? | cementum |
| what is another term for baby teeth? | deciduous teeth |
| how many baby teeth are there? | twenty |
| when do baby teeth begin to fall out? | age six |
| how many permanent teeth are there? | thirty two |
| what are the two pharynx that food enters when it is swallowed? | orpharynx, laryngopharynx |
| what is the term for the wavelike contractions which propel food through the GI tract? | peristalsis |
| what is the J shaped muscular organ which collects and churns food with digestive juices? | stomach |
| what is the upper region of the stomach called? | fundus |
| what is the main portion of the stomach called? | body |
| what is the lower part of the stomach called? | antrum |
| what are the folds in the lining of the stomach called? | rugae |
| what is secreted by the glands in the mucous membrane lining of the stomach | hydrochloric acid |
| what is the liquid mixture which passes through the remaining structures in the digestive system from the stomach. | chyme |
| what is the name of the muscular valves which control entry to and exit from the stomach? | sphincters |
| what is the name of the sphincter located between the esophagus and the fundus? | cardiac sphincter |
| what is another name for the cardiac sphincter? | lower esophageal sphincter |
| what sphincter regulates the passage of food into the small intestine? | pyloric sphincter |
| what is another name for the small intestine? | small bowel |
| how long is the small intestine? | twenty feet |
| what are the three sections of the small intestine? | duodenum, jejunum, ilium |
| how long is the duodenum? | ten to twelve inches |
| how long is the jejunum? | eight feet |
| how long is the ilium? | twelve feet |
| what is the sphincter which connects the ilium to the colon? | ileocecal valve |
| how long is the colon? | five feet |
| which part of the digestive system extends from the cecum to the anus? | colon |
| what would you call the small pouch or saclike area in the first 2-3 inches at the beginning of the colon? | cecum |
| which part of the colon extends from the cecum to the lower border of the liver? | ascending colon |
| which section of the colon spans from the ascending colon to the spleen? | transverse colon |
| which section of the colon traveles down the left side of the body to the sigmoid colon? | descending colon |
| which section of the colon begins at the descending colon and ends at the rectum? | sigmoid colon |
| what would you call the small worm shaped outgrowth at the end of the cecum? | vermiform appendix |
| which sphincter consists of rings of voluntary and involuntary muscles to control the evacuation of feces? | anal sphincter |
| what is the word for the evacuation of feces? | defacation |
| what would you call saliva mixed with chewed food in the mouth? | bolus |
| what digestive enzyme does saliva contain? | amylase |
| what are the salivary glands in front of the ears called? | parotid glands |
| what are the two salivary glands on the roof of the mouth? | submandibular and sublingual glands |
| what large organ is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen? | liver |
| what important digestive substance does the liver produce? | bile |
| what is the process of bile breaking up fats making them easier to digest? | emulsification |
| where is the bile produced by the liver stored? | gall bladder |
| what are the two ducts bile needs to travel down and up to get to the gall bladder? | hapatic and cystic ducts |
| which duct carries the bile to the duodenum? | common bile duct |
| which duct connects the pancreas to the duodenum? | pancreatic duct |
| what two important secretions does the pancreas make? | buffers and pancreatic enzymes |
| what function does pancreatic enzyme serve? | digests carbohydrates, fats and proteins |
| -centesis | process of removing fluid |
| intra- | within |
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