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. 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  megally enlargement  pancreat/o pancreas  pyr/o fever, fire  sigmoid/o sigmoid colon

6. 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.