Chapter 8 Med term quiz

An/o

anus

Chol/e

bile, gall

Col/o

large intestine

-phagia

swallowing

enter/o

small intestine

Gastr/o

stomach

Hepat/o

liver

Cholecyst/o

gallbladder

Esophag/o

esophagus

-lithiasis

presence of stones

Sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

Proct/o

anus and rectum

-pepsia

digestion

-emesis

vomiting

Rect/o

rectum

Anoscopy

the visual examination of the anal canal and lower rectum

Stomatomycosis

any disease of the mouth due to a fungus

Ileum

the last and longest portion of the small intestine

Bowel incontinence

the inability to control the excretion of feces

Bile

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Ascending colon

travels upward from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver

Anabolism

the process of building up of body cells and substances from nutrients

Tongue

The receptors of taste are located on the dorsum

Periodontium

bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth

Intussusception

condition characterized by the telescoping of one part of the intestine into another

Cecum

connects the small and large intestine

Sigmoid colon

S-shaped structure of the large intestine

Rectum

widest division of the large intestine

Jejunum

Middle portion of the small intestine

Duodenum

first portion of the small intestine

Hard palate

anterior portion of the palate

Rugae

irregular ridges or folds in the mucous membrane

Uvula

third part, hangs from the free edge of the soft palate

Soft palate

flexible posterior potion of the palate

Mastication

also known as chewing, breaks down food into smaller pieces, mixed it with saliva, and prepares it to be swallowed

Bolus

mass of food that has been chewed and is ready to be swallowed

Peristalsis

a series of wave-like contractions of the smooth muscles in a single direction that moves the food forward into the digestive system

Pyloric sphincter

ring-like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine