Digestive System PDF

Medical Terminology Code (4106 ) Digestive System Objectives Locate the major organs of the digestive system. Recognize, pronounce, spell, and build words related to the digestive system. Describe pathological conditions, and other terms related to the digestive system. ...

Medical Terminology Code (4106 ) Digestive System Objectives Locate the major organs of the digestive system. Recognize, pronounce, spell, and build words related to the digestive system. Describe pathological conditions, and other terms related to the digestive system.  The Digestive Tract It is a long muscular tube with many sections and areas. It Begins with the mouth and ends with the anus. Parts of the Digestive Tract -Mouth -Pharynx -Esophagus -Stomach -Small Intestine -Large Intestine -Anus  Accessory Parts Organs that are not in the digestive tract but helps in digestion – Teeth – Tongue – Salivary glands – Liver – Gall bladder – Pancreas Digestive System digestive Roots of Digestive System Mouth Word Meaning Word Analysis Or/o Mouth Or/al :pertaining to the mouth Stomat/o Stomat/itis :inflammation of the mouth Gloss/o Tongue Gloss/ectomy :removal of all or part of the tongue Lingu/o Lingu/al :pertaining to the tongue Bucc/o Cheek Bucc/al :pertaining to the cheek Cheil/o Lip Cheiloplasty : surgical repair of lips. Dent/o Teeth Dentalgia : pain in the tooth Odont/o Odontology: the study of the structure and diseases of teeth. Gingiv/o Gum Gingivitis : inflammation of gums Esophagus, Pharynx, and Stomach Word Meaning Word Analysis Esophag/o Esophagus Esophag/o/scope :instrument used to examine the esophagus Pharyng/o Pharynx Pharyng/o/tonsill/itis :inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils Gastr/o Stomach Gastr/algia : pain in the stomach; also called stomachache Pylor/o Pylorus Pylor/o/spasm :involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as in pyloric stenosis Small Intestine Word Meaning Word Analysis Enter/o Small intestine Gastroenteritis : inflammation of stomach and intestine. Duoden/o Duodenum, first part Duoden/o/scopy :visual examination of the of small intestine duodenum Jejun/o Jejunum ,the second part Jejun/o/rrhaphy :suture of the jejunum of small intestine Ile/o Ileum ,third part of small Ileitis: inflammation of the ileum. Intestine Large Intestine Word Meaning Word Analysis Append/o Appendix Append/ectomy :excision of the appendix Appendic /o Appendic/itis :inflammation of the appendix Col/o Colon Colostomy : opening into the colon. Colon/o Colon/o/scopy :visual examination of the colon Rect /o Rectum Rectal : pertaining to rectum Procto Proctalgia : pain in the rectum An/o Anus Anal fissure : fissure in the anus Accessory Organs of Digestion Word Meaning Word Analysis Hepat/o Liver Hepat/o/megaly :enlargement of the liver -Megaly: enlargement Pancreat/o Pancreas Pancreatitis : inflammation of pancreas Cholecyst/o Gall bladder Cholecystectomy : surgical removal of gallbladder Cholecystitis : inflammation of gall bladder Chol/e Bile/ gale Chol/e/lith :gall stone -Lith: calculus, stone  Digestive System Related Terms Word Meaning Word Analysis -emesis Vomit Hyper/emesis :excessive vomiting Hyper-: excessive, above normal -orexia Appetite An/orexia :loss of appetite An-: without, not -pepsia Digestion Dys/pepsia :epigastric discomfort felt after eating. Dys :painful; difficult -phagia Swallowing, Poly/phagia: excessive hunger Eating Dia- Through Dia/rrhea :abnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel. - rrhea: discharge, flow Thank You