Chapter 3: Word Building Flashcards
(27 cards)
mesenteric
meso: middle
enter/o: intestine
-ic: pertaining to
celiac
celi/o-abdomen
-ac: pertaining to
hepatic
hepat/o- liver
-ic: pertaining to
hepatocyte
hepat/o: liver
-cyte: cell
billirubin
bili/o: bile; gall
rub/o: red
-in: a substance
pancreatic
pancreat/o: pancreas
-ic: pertaining to
cholecystokinin
cholecyst/o: gallbladder
kin/o: movement
-in: a substance
emulsification
emulsific/o: particles suspended in a liquid
-ation: a process; being or having
hydrochloric acid
hydro/o: water; fluid
chlor/o: chloride
-ic: pertaining to
pepsinogen
pepsin/o: pepsin
-gen: that which produces
pepsin
peps/o: digestion
-in: a substance
gastrin
gastr/o: stomach
-in: a substance
amylase
amyl/o: carbohydrate; starch
-ase: enzyme
lipase
lip/o: fat
-ase: enzyme
lactase
lact/o: milk
-ase: enzyme
fecal
fec/o: feces; stool
-al: pertaining to
defecation
de: reversal of; without
fec/o: feces; stool
-ation: a process; being or having
deglutition
Process of swallowing food
gustatory cortex
area of the brain that receives and interprets tastes from the tongue
mastication
process of chewing; this is part of the process of mechanical digestion
mucose
mucous membrane that lines the gastrointestinal system, produces mucus
cardia
first part of the stomach; inferior to the esophagus
chyme
combination of partially digested food, saliva, and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine
esophagus
flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach
