Medical Terminology Simplified

SECTION REVIEW 6-3

For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the
remaining elements, starting with the first part of the word. The first word is completed for you.

Term Meaning

1. duoden/o/scopy -scopy: visual examination; duodenum (first part of the small intestine)


2. appendic/itis


3. enter/o/pathy


4. col/o/stomy


5. rect/o/cele


6. sigmoid/o/tomy


7. proct/o/logist


8. jejun/o/rrhaphy


9. append/ectomy


10. ile/o/stomy

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 579. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, study the word elements tables and retake the review.

Correct Answers × 10 = % Score

LOWER GI TRACT

The lower GI tract consists of the small and large intestine, as well as the anus and rectum.

Small and Large Intestine

6–78 The small intestine is a continuation of the GI tract. It is where digestion of

food is completed as nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through tiny, fin-

gerlike projections called villi.Any unabsorbed material is passed on to the large in-

testine to be excreted from the body. There are three parts of the small intestine: the

(1) duodenum,the (2) jejunum,and the (3) ileum.Label these parts in Figure 6–3.

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

234 CHAPTER 6• Digestive System