Digestive System Terminology

Question 1

Chole

Answer 1

gall, bile

Question 2

cirrh

Answer 2

yellow

Question 3

col

Answer 3

colon, large intestine

Question 4

dent

Answer 4

tooth

Question 5

-emesis

Answer 5

vomiting

Question 6

enter

Answer 6

intestines

Question 7

esophag

Answer 7

esophagus

Question 8

gastr

Answer 8

stomach

Question 9

gingiv

Answer 9

gums

Question 10

gloss

Answer 10

tongue

Question 11

glyc

Answer 11

sugar

Question 12

hepat

Answer 12

liver

Question 13

lith

Answer 13

stones

Question 14

oro

Answer 14

mouth

Question 15

-phag

Answer 15

eat, swallow

Question 16

pharyng

Answer 16

throat, pharynx

Question 17

sial

Answer 17

saliva

Question 18

rect

Answer 18

rectum

Question 19

-tomy

Answer 19

incision or cut into the body

Question 20

Absorbtion

Answer 20

passing of a substance into body fluids and tissues

Question 21

Alimentary canal

Answer 21

entire digestive tube from the mouth to the anus

Question 22

Bile

Answer 22

yellow to green substance produced by the liver; emulsifies fat

Question 23

Bilirubin

Answer 23

one of two pigments that determines the color of bile, comes from the breakdown of the hemoglobin molecule

Question 24

Bolus

Answer 24

a ball like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing

Question 25

Cecum

Answer 25

pouch at the proximal end of the large intestine (Where small and large intestine meet RLQ)

Question 26

Chyme

Answer 26

the semi-liquid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

Question 27

Deciduous Teeth

Answer 27

temporary teeth, also called baby teeth, erupts by age 6 and fall out by the age of 12

Question 28

Digestion

Answer 28

the complex process of breaking down foo to be utilized by the body.

Question 29

Flatulence

Answer 29

the accumulation of excessive gas in the alimentary canal.

Question 30

Glycogen

Answer 30

polysaccharide, more complex than glucose, that is made and stored in the liver

Question 31

Lipase

Answer 31

enzyme responsible for breakdown of fats

Question 32

Mastication

Answer 32

process of chewing

Question 33

Peristalsis

Answer 33

a series of wave-like motions made by muscle contractions in the digestive tract to move food through the process of digestion

Question 34

Ptyalin

Answer 34

name for salivary amylase; responsible for converting starches into simply sugars

Question 35

Rugae

Answer 35

wrinkles or folds in the stomach wall that allow for size changes in the stomach