Digestive System Terminology Quiz
An exploration of gastrointestinal word parts, anatomical structures, and physiological processes for healthcare learners.
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- Question 1
- gastr/o
- enter/o
- hepat/o
- col/o
- Question 2
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Stomach
- Gallbladder
- Question 3
- sial/o
- cholecyst/o
- pancreat/o
- duoden/o
- Question 4
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrostenosis
- Gastritis
- Gastralgia
- Question 5
- Surgical removal
- Visual examination
- Inflammation
- Narrowing
- Question 6
- Visual examination
- Organ enlargement
- Surgical repair
- Tissue inflammation
- Question 7
- -stenosis
- -megaly
- -rrhea
- -pepsia
- Question 8
- Painful digestion
- Difficult or abnormal swallowing
- Inflammation of the stomach
- Surgical repair of the esophagus
- Question 9
- Esophagitis
- Esophagostenosis
- Esophagogastroscopy
- Esophagectomy
- Question 10
- Enterectomy
- Enteroplasty
- Enterorrhea
- Enteritis
- Question 11
- Enlargement of the gallbladder
- Inflammation of the gallbladder
- Visual examination of the gallbladder
- Surgical removal of the gallbladder
- Question 12
- Pancreas
- Liver
- Esophagus
- Gallbladder
- Question 13
- Ileum, jejunum, duodenum
- Duodenum, ileum, jejunum
- Jejunum, duodenum, ileum
- Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
- Question 14
- Cecum
- Rectum
- Duodenum
- Sigmoid colon
- Question 15
- Esophagus
- Jejunum
- Pylorus
- Appendix
- Question 16
- Duodenal, jejunal, ileal, sigmoid
- Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
- Oral, pharyngeal, esophageal, gastric
- Cecal, gastric, hepatic, rectal
- Question 17
- Esophagus
- Larynx
- Duodenum
- Trachea
- Question 18
- Muscular valve between organs
- Inner lining of the lumen
- Fat-storage organ beside the stomach
- Outer abdominal wall
- Question 19
- Stomach
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
- Question 20
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
- Duodenum
- Liver
- Question 21
- The rectum begins the small intestine, whereas the anus begins the colon.
- The rectum stores feces, whereas the anus is the terminal opening.
- The rectum produces bile, whereas the anus stores bile.
- The rectum is an accessory organ, whereas the anus is an endocrine organ.
- Question 22
- Duodenum
- Rectum
- Ileum
- Cecum
- Question 23
- Ingestion
- Absorption
- Segmentation
- Defecation
- Question 24
- To chew food into smaller pieces
- To propel feces through the rectum
- To produce bile in the liver
- To absorb nutrients into lymph
- Question 25
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Swallowing
- Defecation
- Question 26
- Segmentation
- Peristalsis
- Emulsification
- Mastication
- Question 27
- Deglutition
- Defecation
- Peristalsis
- Segmentation
- Question 28
- Mechanical digestion occurs only in the colon, whereas chemical digestion occurs only in the stomach.
- Mechanical digestion absorbs nutrients, whereas chemical digestion eliminates waste.
- Mechanical digestion uses enzymes, whereas chemical digestion uses muscular contractions.
- Mechanical digestion physically reduces food size, whereas chemical digestion breaks molecules down.
- Question 29
- Movement of nutrients from the tract into blood or lymph
- Removal of undigested material through the anus
- Mixing food with bile inside the gallbladder
- Movement of food from the mouth into the esophagus
- Question 30
- It emulsifies fats.
- It propels chyme through the colon.
- It directly absorbs amino acids.
- It produces hydrochloric acid.
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