Chapter 5 Digestive System

Analyzing the two combining forms shows that the term gastroenterology relates to the _____ and the _____.

In the term gastric, the root _____ has the same meaning as the combining form _____ in the term gastroenterology.

The _____ is the tube that connects the stomach to the anus. The _____ is the tube that connects the pharynx to stomach. The beginning the alimentary canal is the _____.

What is the medical term for swallowing?

What is the medical term for helping lubricate, liquefy, and digest food?

What is the medical term for increased muscular tension?

What is the medical term for removal of waste material?

Enzyme that breaks down protein: _____ / ase

Removal of waste material from the digestive tract:

_____ / ation

Enzyme that breaks down fat: lip / _____

Enzyme that breaks down starch: _____ / ase

Pertaining to a section of an organ or structure: _____ / al

Waves that move food in intestines: peri / _____

The roof of the mouth is termed the _____

During swallowing, the _____ covers the entrance to the nose from the back if the throat.

Taste buds are located on the sides of the tongue’s _____.

The _____ that covers the hard palate aid in mechanical digestion of food.

What is the prefix/root/suffix of submandibular?

What is the prefix/root/suffix of sublingual?

What function does the secretion intrinsic factor have?

What function does the secretion pepsin have?

What function does the secretion mucus have?

What function does the secretion hydrochloric acid have?

What is the term that means to roll up?

What is the term that means membrane that drapes over the intestines?

What is the term that means watery?

What is the term that means shaggy hair?

What is the term that means internal organ?

What is the term that means fold?

What is the term that means empty?

What is the term that means to stretch over?

What is the term that means lining of a tubular structure?

The suffix that is used to form the names of enzymes is:

a. -ic

b. -al

c. -ase

d. -ous

e. -ion

Which of the following terms means a milky fluid resulting from the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine?

a. lipid

b. chyme

c. protease

d. chyle

e. lacteal

The group of organic food compounds that includes sugars, starch, glycogen, and cellulose is:

a. proteins

b. fats

c. lipids

d. carbohydrates

e. calories

The root hydr- means:

a. blood

b. juice

c. water

d. milk

e. bile

The general term for all fatty compounds is:

a. bile

b. protein

c. carbohydrate

d. lipid

e. protease

What is another name for a mineral?

a. enzyme

b. electrolyte

c. lipid

d. hormone

e. fatty acid

The majority of water is absorbed in the:

a. pancreas

b. stomach

c. small intestine

d. large intestine

What is the meaning of sigm-?

What is the meaning of peri-?

What is the meaning of col-?

What is the meaning of -ence?

What is the meaning of meter-?

The blind pouch of the large intestine is the _____.

The structure of the large intestine that is shaped like a ring is the _____.

The appendix has a wormlike appearance, and therefore is often termed as the _____ appendix.

The large intestine has several bends that are each termed as a _____.

In the term hepatic, the root means:

a. pancreas

b. stomach

c. liver

The term gallstone is composed of:

a. root + combining form

b. root + root

c. root + suffix

The term biliary is composed of a:

a. prefix + root

b. root + suffix

c. combining form + suffix

In the term gluconeogenesis, neo means:

a. never

b. new

c. negative

The exocrine function of the pancreas is the secretion of:

a. bile

b. insulin

c. glucagon

d. pancreatic juice

On the pH scale, pancreatic juice is:

a. alkaline

b. acidic

The pancreas is:

a. in the left lower quadrant

b. superior to the diaphragm

c. surrounded by the curve of the duodenum

d. lateral to the stomach

What abbreviation is used for this:

The patient has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and therefore has a form of _____.

What abbreviation is used for this:

A problem of the digestive tract would be considered to be a _____ disorder.

What abbreviation is used for this:

A patient complaining of unpredictable bouts of diarrhea that had no known cause was diagnosed with _____.

A food allergy involves the immune system. T/F

A lack of a digestive enzyme causes a food allergy. T/F

Melena is a sign of active bleeding. T/F

Aging has the least effect on the digestive system compared to the other body systems. T/F

Hematochezia is a sign of active bleeding. T/F

Enter the correct suffix for Inflammation of the gums

gingiv / _____

Enter the correct suffix for for Specialized branch of dentistry

Periodont / _____

Enter the correct suffix for Painful, burning tongue

glosso / _____

Enter the correct suffix for Inflammation around a tooth

periodont / _____

Enter the correct suffix for Bad breath

halit / _____

Enter the correct suffix for Purulent discharge

pyo / _____

Enter the correct suffix for Precancerous white patches

leukoplak / _____

The meaning of the prefix in the medical term dyspepsia is:

a. digestion

b. condition

c. difficult

d. stomach

The meaning of the root in the medical term peptic is:

a. pump

b. digestion

c. ulcer

d. digest

The meaning of the suffix in the medical term perforation is:

a. action

b. condition

c. pertaining to

d. inflammation

The meaning of the root in the medical term anorexia is:

a. digestion

b. stomach

c. without

d. appetite

This condition can be caused by Helicobacter pylori:

_____ ulcer

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach: _____

Regurgitation of the stomach contents back into the esophagus (write the abbreviation): _____

Describe the disorder ileus.

Describe the disorder constipation.

Describe the disorder celiac disease.

Describe the disorder Giardia lamblia.

Describe the disorder intussisception.

People with constipation complain of frequent trips to the bathroom to pass soft stools. T/F

Gastroenteritis can result in acute vomiting and diarrhea. T/F

Bleeding from the small intestine is usually from an infection. T/F

Cancer of the small intestine is a common occurrence. T/F

Risk factors for paralytic ileus include GI surgery, diabetic ketoacidosis, and medicines such as opiates. T/F

The element chol/e means:

The element choledoch/o means:

Condition of gallstones in the common bile duct:

Condition of having bile stones (gallstones):

Inflammation of the gallbladder:

Describe the disorder cystic fibrosis:

Describe the disorder pancreatitis:

Describe the disorder diabetes:

What is the meaning for suffix -um?

What is the meaning for suffix -ous?

What is the meaning for suffix -osis?

What is the meaning for suffix -ion?

What is the meaning for suffix -itis?