Common Word Roots for Digestive System (Part 1)

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By taking this quiz, you will be able to memorize and master the word roots and combining forms associated with the digestive system.

  1. 1 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    append/o, appendic/o

    append/o or appendic/o is the combining form that refers to "appendix". 

    In the human body, the appendix is a tube-like structure attached to the large intestine, whose function is unknown.

  2. 2 Find the combining form or the word root of the image highlighted.

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    abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

    abdomin/o , celi/o or lapar/o is the combining form that refers to "abdomen" or "abdominal". 

    In the body, the abdomen (also known as the belly) is the space between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. A wide variety of organs are found in the abdomen, including the stomach, the small intestine (jejunum and ileum), the large intestine (colon), the liver, the spleen, the gallbladder, the pancreas, the uterus, the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, the kidneys, the ureters, and the bladder.

  3. 3 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    antr/o

    antr/o is the combining form that refers to "antrum". 

    The antrum is the lower portion of the stomach that stores the broken-down food until it is ready to be absorbed by the small intestine.

  4. 4 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    bucc/o

    bucc/o is the combining form that refers to "cheek". 

    The cheeks form the mouth's side wall.

  5. 5 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    cholecyst/o

    cholecyst/o is the combining form that refers to "gallbladder". 

    The gallbladder is an organ that stores and releases bile produced by the liver. It is shaped like a pear and is located under the liver.

  6. 6 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    an/o

    an/o is the combining form that refers to "anus". 

    Located at the end of the gastrointestinal tract, the anus is the opening through which it exits. Stool is expelled from the body through this area.

  7. 7 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    cec/o

    cec/o is the combining form that refers to "cecum". 

    The cecum forms the first portion of the large intestine that connects the small intestine with the colon. Salts and electrolytes are absorbed in the cecum, while solid wastes are lubricated as they pass into the large intestine.

  8. 8 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    bil/i, chol/e

    bil/i or chol/e is the combining form that refers to "bile (gall)". 

    Bile is a fluid produced and released by the liver that is stored in the gallbladder. In the digestive tract, bile breaks down fats into fatty acids that can be absorbed into the body.

  9. 9 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    cholangi/o

    cholangi/o is the combining form that refers to "bile duct". 

    A series of thin tubes connects the liver to the small intestine called the bile ducts. By allowing bile to flow from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine, they help digest fats.

  10. 10 Find the combining form or the word root of the image pointed to.

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    choledoch/o

    choledoch/o is the combining form that refers to "common bile duct". 

    The common bile duct distributes bile from the liver and gallbladder to the pancreas, and then to the small intestine. In the small intestine, the common bile duct joins the ducts from the liver and gallbladder.


Common Word Roots for Digestive System (Part 1)

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