Chp 5 - Digestive System

Question 1

digestion

Answer 1

process of breaking down food

Question 2

mastication

Answer 2

chewing

Question 3

peristalsis

Answer 3

wavelike movement that propels food through the digestive system

Question 4

cheil/o

Answer 4

lips

Question 5

maxill/o

Answer 5

upper jaw

Question 6

chyme

Answer 6

food/gastric juices/stomach acid

Question 7

pyloric sphincter

Answer 7

between the stomach and first portion of the small intestine

Question 8

-ase

Answer 8

enzyme

Question 9

celi/o

Answer 9

abdomen

Question 10

pyrosis

Answer 10

heartburn

Question 11

eructation

Answer 11

burping

Question 12

halitosis

Answer 12

abnormally bad breath

Question 13

dental caries

Answer 13

cavities

Question 14

diarrhea

Answer 14

abnormal discharge of watery/semisolid stools

Question 15

GERD

Answer 15

reflux disease where stomach contents flows back up the esophagus

Question 16

cirrhosis

Answer 16

degenerative liver disease commonly associated with alcohol abuse

Question 17

cholelithiasis

Answer 17

gallbladder stones

Question 18

pancreas

Answer 18

produces enzymes that help digest carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids

Question 19

enteritis

Answer 19

inflammation of small intestine

Question 20

Hepatitis A

Answer 20

transmitted through contact with fecal contaminated food and water

Question 21

juandice

Answer 21

condition of yellowing skin and sclerae caused by high levels of bilirubin

Question 22

gingivitus

Answer 22

inflammation of gums

Question 23

Hepatitis B

Answer 23

transmitted through blood or sexual intercourse

Question 24

laxatives

Answer 24

aides in excavation of the bowel

Question 25

antiemetics

Answer 25

alleviates nausea

Question 26

gloss/o

Answer 26

tongue

Question 27

lingu/o

Answer 27

tongue

Question 28

cholecyst/o

Answer 28

gallbladder

Question 29

col/o

Answer 29

large intestine

Question 30

colon/o

Answer 30

large intestine

Question 31

dent/i

Answer 31

teeth

Question 32

odont/o

Answer 32

teeth

Question 33

enter/o

Answer 33

small intestine

Question 34

esophag/o

Answer 34

tube connecting the oropharynx to the stomach; esophagus.

Question 35

gluc/o

Answer 35

sugar

Question 36

or/o

Answer 36

mouth

Question 37

stomat/o

Answer 37

mouth

Question 38

mandibul/o

Answer 38

lower jaw

Question 39

ingestion

Answer 39

to take in food

Question 40

nasopharynx

Answer 40

nose and throat

Question 41

flatulence

Answer 41

to pass gas; fart.

Question 42

eructation

Answer 42

burp

Question 43

gallbladder

Answer 43

organ that stores bile

Question 44

hernia

Answer 44

bulge / protrusion

Question 45

absorption

Answer 45

to absorb nutrients

Question 46

liver

Answer 46

organ that produce bile

Question 47

deglutition

Answer 47

swallowing food