Ch 8 The Digestive System

Terms Pharynx- pharyng/o-transports food from the mouth to the esophagus Esophagus- esophag/o- transports food from the pharynx to the stomach Stomach- gastr/o- breaks down food and mixes it with digestive juices Small Intestines- enter/o- completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients Large Intestines- col/o- absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste for elimination

More Terms Rectum and Anus- an/o, proct/o,rect/o- controls the excretion of solid waste Liver- hepat/o- secrets bile and enzymes to aid in the digestion of fats Gallbladder- cholecyst/o- stores bile and releases it to the small intestine Pancreas- pancreat/o- secrets digestive juices and enzymes into small intestine as needed

Words Hepatomegaly> enlargement of the liver Pyrosis > AKA: heartburn, the burning sensation caused by the return of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus Cholecystitis> Inflammation of the gall bladder Duodenal ulcers> peptic ulcers occurring in the upper intestine Enteritis> inflammation of the small intestines Esophagoplasty> surgical repair of the esophagus Gastrorrhea> excessive flow of gastric secretions Pancreatitis> inflammation of the pancreas Sigmoidoscopy> visual examination of the interior of the entire rectum, sigmoid colon and the descending colon.

CH 8 Terms cholecyst/o gallbladder col/o, colon/o colon, large intestine duoden/i, duoden/o duodenum enter/o small intestine esophag/o esophagus gastr/o stomach, belly megaly enlargement pancreat/o pancreas pyr/o fever, fire sigmoid/o sigmoid colon