CH 11: Digestive Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Celi/o | Abdomen |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Chol/e | Bile |
| Cyst/o | Bladder or sac |
| Doch/o | Duct |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Steat/o | Fat |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| The three exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva | The parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual glands |
| Small projection hanging from the posterior middle edge of the soft palate | Uvula |
| Passageway for food traveling to the esophagus and for air traveling to the larynx | Pharynx |
| Muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach | Esophagus |
| Opening from the esophagus to the stomach | Lower esophageal sphincter or cardiac sphincter |
| Opening from the stomach to the duodenum | Pyloric sphincter |
| What are the three portions of the small intestine | Duodenum , jejunum , ileum |
| Worm like projection of lymphatic tissue, that hangs off the cecum and may help prevent infection | Appendix |
| Portions of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum | Colon |
| Membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity consisting of the parietal layer and the visceral layer | Peritoneum |
| Upper middle region below the sternum | Epigastric region |
| Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity | Ascites |
| Indigestion | Dyspepsia |
| Belch | Eructation |
| Swollen and twisted veins in the esophagus that are especially susceptible to ulceration and hemorrhage | Esophageal varices |
| Inflammation of the parotid gland | Parotitis, Mumps or Parotiditis |
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