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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Digestive System
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 23mins
True or False:
When a word contains many root parts, they should go into the word from the top of the body to the bottom.
True
False
Match the following combining forms to their meaning.
an/o
anus
append/o
appendix
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly or abdomen
cheil/o
lip
Reorder the word parts so the word means "pertaining to below the tongue."
Hypo
gloss/o
al
Match the following combining forms to their definition.
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
bile duct
gastr/o
stomach
hepat/o
liver
ile/o
ileum
Tube connecting the throat to the stomach
esophagus
ileum
pharynx
colon
Organ that produces insulin and enzymes.
gallbladder
colon
liver
pancreas
Order the word parts to create a term meaning "creation of new glucose"
gluco
neo
genesis
Match the following combining forms to their definitions.
lith/o
stone
hepat/o
liver
hydro
water
labi/o
lip
enter/o
intestine
Which term means "vomiting"
stasis
spasm
emesis
stenosis
Match the following suffix to its definition.
-ectasis
dialation/ widening
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating/ swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhage
bursting forth of blood
Match the following suffix to its definition
-rrhea
flow/ discharge
-rrhaphy
suture
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-stasis
stopping/ controlling
-stenosis
narrowing/ tightening
Which of the following procedures is an "x-ray examination of the bile system"
gastrointestinal series
cholangiography
Endoscopy
colonoscopy
Reorder the following to create a word meaning "visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum."
esophag/o
gastr/o
duoden/o
scopy
Match the following suffix with its definition.
-algia or -dynia
pain
-cele
hernia
-cyte
cell
-er
person who performs
-ist
specialist
Match the following suffix to its definition
-ia
condition
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
-ole
small
-oma
tumor or mass
Create a word that means: "inflammation of the appendix"
Create a word that means "enlargement of the liver."
