Unit 11

Question 1

or/o, stomat/o

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

uvul/o

Answer 2

uvula (soft mass that hangs in back of mouth)

Question 3

pharynx or pharyng/o

Answer 3

throat

Question 4

esophag/o

Answer 4

esophagus

Question 5

gastr/o

Answer 5

stomach

Question 6

enter/o

Answer 6

small intestine

Question 7

col/o

Answer 7

colon/o

Question 8

proct/o, rect/o

Answer 8

rectum

Question 9

an/o

Answer 9

anus

Question 10

hepat/o

Answer 10

liver

Question 11

cholecyst/o

Answer 11

gallbladder

Question 12

lapar/o, abdomin/o

Answer 12

abdomen

Question 13

periton/o

Answer 13

peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity)

Question 14

-pepsia and pept/o

Answer 14

digestion

Question 15

cheil/o

Answer 15

lips

Question 16

gloss/o, lingu/o

Answer 16

tongue

Question 17

dyspepsia

Answer 17

painful digestion

Question 18

pyr/o

Answer 18

pyrosis (heartburn)

Question 19

water

Answer 19

h2o

Question 20

jaundice

Answer 20

yellow discoloration of the skin

Question 21

gingivitis

Answer 21

inflammation of the gums

Question 22

gingiv/o

Answer 22

gums

Question 23

aphagia

Answer 23

the loss of the ability to swallow

Question 24

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 24

appendix

Question 25

herni/o

Answer 25

hernia

Question 26

lavage

Answer 26

to wash out a body cavity

Question 27

regurgitate

Answer 27

the return of swallowed food into the mouth

Question 28

emesis or -emesis

Answer 28

vomiting

Question 29

dysentery

Answer 29

an infection of the digestive system

Question 30

CT or CAT

Answer 30

Computed (Axial) Tomography

Question 31

Abdominal Ultrasound

Answer 31

high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs

Question 32

Anoscopy

Answer 32

visual examination of the anus

Question 33

Barium Swallow

Answer 33

use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system

Question 34

Enema

Answer 34

solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via a bowel momevent

Question 35

Barium Enema

Answer 35

use of barium to view lower digestive system

Question 36

anoplasty

Answer 36

surgical repair of the anus

Question 37

colectomy

Answer 37

surgical removal of all or part of the colon

Question 38

colotomy

Answer 38

surgical incision into the colon

Question 39

colonoscopy

Answer 39

visual examination of the colon

Question 40

colostomy

Answer 40

creating an artificial opening to the colon