Unit 10 Flashcards
1
Q
or/o
A
oral cavity
2
Q
stomat/o
A
oral cavity
3
Q
uvul/o
A
uvula
4
Q
uvula
A
soft mass that hangs in back of the mouth
5
Q
pharyng/o
A
throat
6
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
7
Q
esophagus
A
transports food from pharynx to stomach
8
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
9
Q
stomach
A
breaks food down and mixes with digestive juices
10
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
11
Q
small intestine
A
complete digestion and absorption of most nutrients
12
Q
ileum
A
part of the small intestine
13
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon/large intestine
14
Q
large intestine
A
absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste
15
Q
proct/o
A
rectum
16
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
17
Q
rectum
A
controls secretion of solid waste
18
Q
an/o
A
anus
19
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
20
Q
gallbladder
A
stores bile
21
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
22
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
23
Q
periton/o
A
peritoneum
24
Q
peritoneum
A
tissue that holds contents of abdominal cavity in place
25
cheil/o
lips
26
gloss/o
tongue
27
-pepsia
digestion
28
pept/o
digestion
29
pyrosis
heartburn
30
jaundice
caused by elevated bilirubin levels
31
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
32
aphagia
loss of the ability to swallow
33
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
34
herni/o
hernia
35
hernia
protrusion through the bodywall
