Chapter 6: Digestive System

Question 1

digestive system consists of

Answer 1

oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon

Question 2

accessory organs of digestive system

Answer 2

liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Question 3

pyloric sphincter

Answer 3

allows chyme in stomach to pass into small intestine

Question 4

parts of small intestine

Answer 4

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Question 5

villi

Answer 5

projections in small intestine that absorb nutrients into bloodstream

Question 6

liver

Answer 6

makes blood proteins, destroys old RBCs, removes toxins from blood, creates bile for fat digestion, stores and releases glycogen

Question 7

gall bladder

Answer 7

stores and releases bile from liver

Question 8

pancreas

Answer 8

produces enzymes for digestion; secretes insulin and glucagon

Question 9

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 9

mouth

Question 10

dent/o, odont/o

Answer 10

teeth

Question 11

gloss/o, lingu/o

Answer 11

tongue

Question 12

gingiv/o

Answer 12

gums

Question 13

esophag/o

Answer 13

esophagus

Question 14

pharyng/o

Answer 14

pharynx

Question 15

splen/o

Answer 15

spleen

Question 16

hepat/o

Answer 16

liver

Question 17

gastr/o

Answer 17

stomach

Question 18

pancreat/o

Answer 18

pancreas

Question 19

cholecyst/o

Answer 19

gallbladder

Question 20

chol/e

Answer 20

bile, gall

Question 21

choledoch/o

Answer 21

bile duct

Question 22

duoden/o

Answer 22

duodenum

Question 23

jejun/o

Answer 23

jejunum

Question 24

ile/o

Answer 24

ileum

Question 25

enter/o

Answer 25

small intestine

Question 26

col/o, colon/o

Answer 26

colon

Question 27

sigmoid/o

Answer 27

sigmoid colon

Question 28

rect/o

Answer 28

rectum

Question 29

an/o

Answer 29

anus

Question 30

proct/o

Answer 30

anus, rectum

Question 31

dia/rrhea

Answer 31

discharge, flow through

Question 32

an/orexia

Answer 32

without appetite

Question 33

dys/phagia

Answer 33

swallowing or eating that is painful/difficult

Question 34

post/prandial

Answer 34

after a meal

Question 35

sub/lingu/al

Answer 35

below the tongue

Question 36

hemat/emesis

Answer 36

vomiting blood

Question 37

pancreat/oma

Answer 37

tumor of pancreas

Question 38

hepato/megaly

Answer 38

enlarged liver

Question 39

enter/o/pathy

Answer 39

disease of small intsetion

Question 40

appendicitis

Answer 40

inflammation of appendix, usually due to obstruction or infection; pain in RLQ at McBurney's point

Question 41

sudden spontaneous relief of pain in RLQ indicates

Answer 41

rupture appendix

Question 42

diverticulitis

Answer 42

acute inflammation of diverticular, pain in LLQ

Question 43

cholelithiasis

Answer 43

formation or presence of gallstones in gallbladder and bile duct, pain in RUQ

Question 44

ascites

Answer 44

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

Question 45

dysentery

Answer 45

inflammation of intestine (colon) maybe caused by irritants, bacteria, protozoa, parasites

Question 46

fistula

Answer 46

abnormal passage from one organ to another or from hollow organ to surface

Question 47

hemorrhoid

Answer 47

mass of enlarged twisted varicose veins in mucous membrane or just outside rectum (piles)

Question 48

polyp

Answer 48

small tumorlike benign growth that projects from mucous membrance surface

Question 49

volvulus

Answer 49

twisting of bowel on itself, causing obstruction

Question 50

UGIS

Answer 50

upper gastrointestinal series - radiographic images of esophagus, stomach, small intestine after oral ingestion of barium

Question 51

UGIS used to

Answer 51

identify ulcers, tumors, obstructions

Question 52

lower gastrointestinal series

Answer 52

radiographic images of rectum and colon after barium enema

Question 53

antacids

Answer 53

counteract or neutralize acidity

Question 54

antiematics

Answer 54

control nausea and vomiting