Medical Terminology Simplified

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SECTION REVIEW 6-5

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. hepat/itis -itis: inflammation; liver


2. hepat/o/megaly


3. chol/e/lith


4. cholangi/ole


5. cholecyst/ectomy


6. post/prandial


7. chol/e/lith/iasis


8. choledoch/o/tomy


9. pancreat/o/lith


10. pancreat/itis

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

Correct Answers × 10 = % Score

ACCESSORY ORGANS OF DIGESTION

The accessory organs of digestion include the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

6–131 Label Figure 6–6 as you learn about the accessory organs of digestion.

Even though food does not pass through the (1) liver,(2) gallbladder, and (3) pan-

creas,these organs play a vital role in proper digestion and absorption of nutrients.

The gallbladder serves as a storage site for bile, which is produced by the liver. When

bile is needed for digestion, the gallbladder releases it through ducts into the (4) duo-

denumthrough the (5) common bile duct.

The three accessory organs of digestion are the ____________________,

____________________, and ____________________.

6–132 Construct CFs for

liver:__________ / _____

gallbladder:____________________ / _____

pancreas:____________________ / _____

liver, gallbladder,

pancreas

Frame 6–131to Frame 6–132

hepat/o

cholecyst/o

pancreat/o