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Digestive System Review & Word-Building

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the combining form for lips?

a)

dent/o

b)

chole

c)

cheil/o

d)

lingu/o

2.

How acidic are the juices of the stomach?

a)

pH 1-3

b)

pH 3-5

c)

pH 5-7

d)

pH 7-9

3.

Where does the digestion of starch begin?

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

4.

What is the combining form for tongue?

a)

glott/o

b)

gloss/o

c)

tongu/o

d)

or/o

5.

What is the middle region of the small intestine?

a)

jejunum

b)

cecum

c)

duodenum

d)

ileum

6.

Which organ produces and secretes gall/bile?

a)

stomach

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

7.

Where does the digestion of protein begin?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

esophagus

8.

Where are the majority of nutrients absorbed?

a)

large intestine

b)

stomach

c)

esophagus

d)

small intestine

9.

Which word means "surgical repair of the anus"?

a)

proctoplasty

b)

rectoplasty

c)

anoplasty

d)

anectomy

10.

Which word means "surgical fixation of the cecum to correct excessive mobility"?

a)

cecostomy

b)

ceoplasty

c)

cecorrhaphy

d)

cecopexy

11.

Type the word that means "removal of all or part of the colon."

(a)  

12.

Which word means "stomachache"?

a)

gastralgia

b)

gastrosis

c)

gastria

d)

stomatalgia

13.

Which word means "inflammation of the first portion of the small intestine"?

a)

ilitis

b)

jejunitis

c)

duodenitis

d)

cecitis

14.

Type the word that means "inflammation of the appendix".

(a)  

15.

Which word means "pertaining to gall (bile)"?

a)

colic

b)

cystic

c)

choleic

d)

cholic

16.

Which word means "examination of the inside of esophagus"?

a)

esophagoscope

b)

esophagoscopy

c)

duodenoscope

d)

duodenoscopy

17.

Type the word that means "liver disease/inflammation of the liver".

(a)  

18.

Which word means "a specialist in the study and treatment of diseases of the anus and rectum"?

a)

anologist

b)

rectologist

c)

proctologist

d)

proctology

19.

Which word means "inflammation of the lining of the mouth"?

a)

stomatoitis

b)

oritis

c)

stomatitis

d)

oroitis

20.

Type the word that means "visual examination of the sigmoid colon".

(a)  

21.

Which word means the rhythmic muscular contractions that move food for processing from one location to the next?

a)

mastication

b)

defecation

c)

peristalsis

d)

cholelithiasis