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Gabriel Roots
Gastrointestinal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |
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