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Unit 12: Digestive System

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following combining forms to their meaning.

a)

an/o

1.

anus

b)

append/o

2.

appendix

c)

cec/o

3.

cecum

d)

celi/o

4.

belly or abdomen

e)

cheil/o

5.

lip

2.

Reorder the word parts so the word means "pertaining to below the tongue."

a)

Hypo

b)

gloss/o

c)

al

1)
2)
3)
3.

Match the following combining forms to their definition.

a)

cholecyst/o

1.

gallbladder

b)

choledoch/o

2.

bile duct

c)

gastr/o

3.

stomach

d)

hepat/o

4.

liver

e)

ile/o

5.

ileum

4.

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach

a)

esophagus

b)

ileum

c)

pharynx

d)

colon

5.

Organ that produces insulin and enzymes.

a)

gallbladder

b)

colon

c)

liver

d)

pancreas

6.

Order the word parts to create a term meaning "creation of new glucose"

a)

gluco

b)

neo

c)

genesis

1)
2)
3)
7.

Match the following combining forms to their definitions.

a)

lith/o

1.

stone

b)

hepat/o

2.

liver

c)

hydro

3.

water

d)

labi/o

4.

lip

e)

enter/o

5.

intestine

8.

Which term means "vomiting"

a)

stasis

b)

spasm

c)

emesis

d)

stenosis

9.

Match the following suffix to its definition.

a)

-ectasis

1.

dialation/ widening

b)

-pepsia

2.

digestion

c)

-phagia

3.

eating/ swallowing

d)

-plasty

4.

surgical repair

e)

-rrhage

5.

bursting forth of blood

10.

Match the following suffix to its definition

a)

-rrhea

1.

flow/ discharge

b)

-rrhaphy

2.

suture

c)

-spasm

3.

involuntary contraction

d)

-stasis

4.

stopping/ controlling

e)

-stenosis

5.

narrowing/ tightening

11.

Which of the following procedures is an "x-ray examination of the bile system"

a)

gastrointestinal series

b)

cholangiography

c)

Endoscopy

d)

colonoscopy

12.

Reorder the following to create a word meaning "visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum."

a)

esophag/o

b)

gastr/o

c)

duoden/o

d)

scopy

1)
2)
3)
4)
13.

Match the following suffix with its definition.

a)

-algia or -dynia

1.

pain

b)

-cele

2.

hernia

c)

-cyte

3.

cell

d)

-er

4.

person who performs

e)

-ist

5.

specialist

14.

Match the following suffix to its definition

a)

-ia

1.

condition

b)

-itis

2.

inflammation

c)

-megaly

3.

enlargement

d)

-ole

4.

small

e)

-oma

5.

tumor or mass