1. Ch 8 The Digestive System

2. 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

3. 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

5. 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.

6. 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