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Chabner Chapter 5

The Language of Medicine, 10th Edition - The Digestive System

QuestionAnswer
an/o anal
appendo/o appendix
appendic/o appendix
bucc/o cheek
cec/o cecum
celi/o belly, abdomen
cheli/o lip
cholecyst/o gallbladder
choledoch/o common bile duct
col/o colon
colon/o colon
dent/i tooth
duoden/o duodenum
enter/o intestines, usually small intestines
espophag/o esophagus
faci/o face
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
mandibul/o lower jaw, mandible
odont/o tooth
or/o mouth
palat/o palate
pancreat/o pancreas
peritone/o peritoneum
pharyng/o throat
proct/o anus and rectum
pylor/o pyloric sphincter
rect/o rectum
sialaden/o salivary gland
sigmoid/o sigmoid colon
stomat/o mouth
uvul/o uvula
amyl/o starch
bil/i gall, bile
bilirubin/o bilirubin (bile pigment)
chol/e gall, bile
chlorhydr/o hydrochloric acid
gluc/o sugar
glyc/o sugar
glycogen/o glycogen, animal starch
lip/o fat, lipid
lith/o stone
prote/o protein
py/o pus
sial/o saliva, salivary
steat/o fat
-ase enzyme
-chezia defication, elimination of wastes
-iasis abnormal condition
-prandial meal
anus end of the digestive tract opening to the outside of the body
cecum first part of the small intestine
colon consists of ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons
duodenum first part of the small intestine
esophagus tube connecting the throat to the stomach
gallbladder small sac under the liver; stores bile
ileum third part of the small intestine
jejunum second part of the small intestine
liver large organ in the RUQ; secretes bile, stores sugar, produces blood proteins
pancreas organ under the stomach; produces insulin and digestive enzymes
pharynx throat
sigmoid colon lowest part of the colon
villi microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine
rugae folds in the mucous membrane of the stomach
palillae small elevations on the tongue
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