Digestive System Quiz

Combining form that means gallbladder

• cholecyst/o

• gingiv/o

• gluc/o

• lapar/o

Combining form that means abdominal wall or abdomen

• cyst/o

• enter/o

• ultra-

• lapar/o

suffix that means digestion

• -stalsis

• -megaly

• -pepsia

• -emesis

prefix that means after or behind

• de-

• dys-

• post-

• ultra-

suffix that means vomiting

• -megaly

• -emesis

• -pepsia

• -stalsis

The colon is called the large intestine because it is longer than the small intestine.

• True

• False

Goblet cells secrete bile.

• True

• False

The pancreas produces insulin

• True

• False

The lowest section of the stomach is called the fundus.

• True

• False

Villi are tiny, finger-like projections that help absorb nutrients in the small intestine.

• True

• False