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
Ch 8: THROMB/O: clot VEN/O: vein ECH/OL: sound RADI/O: radiation, x-rays 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