Medical Terms I
Medical Terms II
Pathway
Accessory Organs
Miscellaneous
100
Name the 3 parts of a word that forms a medical term?
Word Root, Prefix and Suffix
100
The WR "Enter/o" means?
Intestines
100
The area in the back of the throat where 2 tubes divide is referred to as the _____________________?
Pharnyx
100
Name the 3 Accessory Organs?
Liver, Gall Bladder and Pancreas
100
Which vitamin is lacking in the condition "oste/o/malacia"?
Vitamin D
200
The WR Bucc/o means?
Cheek
200
The WR "emesis" means?
Vomiting
200
Name the two tubes in your throat and their function?
Trachea (air) Esophagus (food)
200
Why do they call them "Accessory" organs?
It is an "extra" part of the digestive system, helping with digestion, but the food does not pass through the Accessory Organs..
200
The term "chyme" is referring to "undigested food" located in which organ?
Stomach
300
The 2 WR's "Dent/o and Odont/o mean?
Teeth
300
The prefix "peri" means?
Around
300
What is the name of the cartilaginous flap which closes over the trachea during swallowing food?
Epiglottis
300
The largest "Gland" of the digestive system is called? and what does this gland produce?
Liver and produces Bile
300
The term "mastication" refers to what? and where does it take place?
Chewing and in the mouth
400
The WR "Gastr/o" means?
Stomach
400
The 2 WR's "Dynia and Algia" mean?
Pain
400
What is the name of the smooth muscle movements which help propel food downward during digestion?
Peristalsis
400
What is the name of the organ that "stores" bile until it is needed?
Gall Bladder
400
Why is it called the "small" intestine, when the small intestine is longer in length than the large intestine?
The diameter (width) of the small intestine is smaller than the large intestine.
500
The WR "Hepat/o" means"
Liver
500
The medical term "Oste/o/malacia" means?
Soft Bones
500
Explain the process of how digested food gets absorbed into the blood stream?
Food is a liquid in the small intestine, then gets absorbed by the VILLI (which contain capillaries) and then absorbed into the blood stream
500
Which organ is responsible for producing the hormone "insulin"?
Pancreas
500
In which organ is digestion "complete"?
Small Intestine
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