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8 Digestive System
HANDOUT 8.1 PRETEST

Write the letter corresponding to the medical term defined.

_____ 1. surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity

a. abdominal ultrasonography
b. laparoscopy
c. abdominocentesis

_____ 2. condition of painful digestion

a. dyspepsia
b. dysphagia
c. dysentery

_____ 3. pertaining to the duodenum

a. esophageal
b. oral
c. duodenal

_____ 4. surgical removal of the stomach

a. gastroenteritis
b. gastrectomy
c. gastroscopy

_____ 5. disease of the tongue

a. gingivitis
b. glossopathy
c. gastritis
HANDOUT 8.2 MATCHING

Exercise A. Match the word part with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.

_____ 1. -algia a. appendix

_____ 2. or b. swallowing, eating
_____ 3. appendic c. rectum
_____ 4. sigmoid d. colon (usually the large intestine)
_____ 5. peps e. duodenum
_____ 6. phag f. mouth
_____ 7. rect g. digestion
_____ 8. col, colon h. sigmoid colon
_____ 9. duoden i. pain
_____ 10. proct

Exercise B. Match the word part with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.

_____ 1. enter a. stomach

_____ 2. pancreat b. gums
_____ 3. lingu c. ileum
_____ 4. esophag d. liver
_____ 5. gastr e. tongue
_____ 6. lapar f. gall, bile
_____ 7. gingiv g. jejunum
_____ 8. jejun h. intestine (usually the small intestine)
_____ 9. gloss i. esophagus
_____ 10. ile j. abdomen
_____ 11. hepat k. pancreas
_____ 12. chol

Exercise C. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning.

_____ 1. aphagia a. visual examination of the sigmoid colon

_____ 2. sublingual b. instrument used for visual examination of the rectum
_____ 3. sigmoidoscopy c. incision into the abdominal wall
_____ 4. rectocele d. painful intestines
_____ 5. proctoscope e. visual examination of the colon
_____ 6. pancreatic f. pertaining to under the tongue
_____ 7. laparotomy g. inflammation of the tongue
_____ 8. colonoscopy h. enlargement of the liver
_____ 9. dysentery i. pertaining to the pancreas
_____ 10. glossitis j. condition of without swallowing
_____ 11. hepatomegaly k. hernia of the rectum

Exercise D. Match the medical term not built from word parts with its meaning.

_____ 1. upper GI series a. eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum
_____ 2. barium enema b. the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the
_____ 3. diarrhea esophagus
_____ 4. ulcerative colitis c. series of radiographic images taken of the stomach and duodenum
after
_____ 5. polyp the contrast agent barium has been swallowed
_____ 6. peptic ulcer d. abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter
_____ 7. gastroesophageal e. inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers
reflux disease f. radiographic image of the large intestine using barium, a contrast
agent
administered rectally
g. tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane

Exercise E. Match the abbreviation with the meaning of the term it abbreviates.

_____ 1. GERD a. radiographic image of the large intestine using barium, a contrast
agent
_____ 2. BE administered rectally
_____ 3. UGI b. series of radiographic images taken of the stomach and duodenum
after
_____ 4. EGD the contrast agent barium has been swallowed
_____ 5. ERCP c. visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
d. the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the
esophagus
e. radiographic examination of the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts
with contrast media, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy
HANDOUT 8.3 FILL IN THE BLANK, OBJECTIVE 1

Exercise A. Write the word part in the blank to build the medical term that has been defined.

1. condition of without digestion a ______________________________

2. artificial opening into the colon colo ___________________________

3. pain in the esophagus esophag ________________________

4. surgical removal of the tongue _________________________ ectomy

Exercise B. Write the meaning of the word parts in the blanks and define the word as a whole.

1. chol

lith

-iasis

cholelithiasis

2. gastr

esophag

-eal

gastroesophageal

Exercise C. Write the meaning of the medical term in the blank.

The following terms did not appear in your text, but are composed of word parts studied in this or previous
lessons. Find their definitions by translating the word parts literally.

1. colorectal (kō-lō-REK-tel)
________________________________________________________________

2. ileitis (il-ē-Ī-tis) _________________________________________________________________________________________

3. jejunal (je-JU-nel) ______________________________________________________________________________________

4. colocutaneous (kō-lō-kū-TĀ-nē-
es) __________________________________________________________

5. hepatogastric (hep-e-tō-GAS-trik) _______________________________________________________________________

Exercise D. Build the medical terms for the following definitions.

Use the suffix -itis (inflammation).

 1. inflammation of the appendix

2. inflammation of the gallbladder

3. inflammation of the stomach and intestine

4. inflammation of the colon

5. inflammation of the jejunum and ileum

6. inflammation of the pancreas

7. inflammation of the gums

8. inflammation of the liver

9. inflammation of the esophagus

10. inflammation of the stomach

HANDOUT 8.4 SPELLING, OBJECTIVES 1 & 2

Exercise A. Spell words from Pronounce and Spell Medical Terms Built from Word Parts, p. 208 in the text.

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