Digestive System Flashcards

1
Q

bucc/o

A

cheek

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2
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cheil/o, labi/o

A

lip

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3
Q

palat/o

A

hard & soft palate

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4
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

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5
Q

gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

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6
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsil

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7
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum

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8
Q

dent/i, odont/o

A

teeth

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9
Q

an/o

A

anus

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10
Q

append/o

A

appendix

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11
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cec/o

A

cecum

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12
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celi/o

A

belly, abdomen

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13
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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14
Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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15
Q

col/o, colon/o

A

colon

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16
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

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17
Q

enter/o

A

intestines (usually small intestine)

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18
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

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19
Q

faci/o

A

face

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20
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

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21
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

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22
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

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23
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

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24
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen

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25
Q

mandibul/o

A

lower jaw, mandible

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26
Q

or/o

A

mouth

27
Q

palat/o

A

palate

28
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

29
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

30
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat

31
Q

proct/o

A

anus & rectum

32
Q

pylori/o

A

pyloric sphincter

33
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

34
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

35
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

36
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

37
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

38
Q

bil/i, chol/e

A

gall, bile

39
Q

bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin (bile pigment)

40
Q

chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

41
Q

gluc/o, glyc/o

A

sugar

41
Q

glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

42
Q

lip/o

A

fat, lipid

43
Q

lith/o

A

stone

44
Q

prote/o

A

protein

45
Q

py/o

A

pus

46
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

47
Q

steat/o

A

fat

48
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

49
Q

-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

50
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

51
Q

-prandial

A

meal

52
Q

-ectasis, -ectasia

A

dilation (dilatation), widening

53
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

54
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

55
Q

-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

56
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

57
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

58
Q

-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

59
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

60
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

61
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

62
Q

-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

63
Q

-tresia

A

opening