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WorksheetsUnit 12: Digestive System
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 21mins
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
