Digestive System Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
an/o | anus (sphincter muscle at end of digestive tract) |
abdomin/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
celi/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
lapar/o | abdomen; abdominal cavity |
antr/o | antrum (lower part of the stomach) |
append/o | appendix (small pouch attached to cecum which has no function) |
appendic/o | appendix (small pouch attached to cecum which has no function) |
cec/o | cecum (first portion of the large intestine) |
cheil/o | lip |
chol/e | gall; bile |
cholangi/o | bile duct |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
col/o | colon (largest part of large intestine, has 4 parts) |
colon/o | colon (largest part of large intestine, has 4 parts) |
diverticul/o | diverticulum; blind pouch extending from a hollow organ |
duoden/o | duodenum (first portion of the small intestine) |
enter/o | intestine (small) |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gum |
gloss/o | tongue |
lingu/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
herni/o | hernia; protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
ile/o | ileum (last portion of the small intestine) |
jejun/o | jejunum (second portion of the small intestine |
or/o | mouth |
stomat/o | mouth |
palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum (lining of abdominal & pelvic cavities) |
polyp/o | polyp; small growth |
proct/o | rectum |
rect/o | rectum |
pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter (ring of muscles between stomach and duodenum) |
sial/o | saliva; salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (s-shaped portion of large intestine before the rectum) |
steat/o | fat |
uvul/o | uvula (structure that extends from the soft palate that directs food down the throat) |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
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