Chapter 8 Worksheet
Chapter 8 Worksheet
Chapter 8 Worksheet
8 Digestive System
HANDOUT 8.1 PRETEST
Exercise A. Match the word part with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
Exercise B. Match the word part with its meaning. Answers may be used more than once.
Exercise C. Match the medical term built from word parts with its meaning.
Exercise D. Match the medical term not built from word parts with its meaning.
_____ 1. upper GI series a. eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum
_____ 2. barium enema b. the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the
_____ 3. diarrhea esophagus
_____ 4. ulcerative colitis c. series of radiographic images taken of the stomach and duodenum
after
_____ 5. polyp the contrast agent barium has been swallowed
_____ 6. peptic ulcer d. abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter
_____ 7. gastroesophageal e. inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers
reflux disease f. radiographic image of the large intestine using barium, a contrast
agent
administered rectally
g. tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane
Exercise E. Match the abbreviation with the meaning of the term it abbreviates.
_____ 1. GERD a. radiographic image of the large intestine using barium, a contrast
agent
_____ 2. BE administered rectally
_____ 3. UGI b. series of radiographic images taken of the stomach and duodenum
after
_____ 4. EGD the contrast agent barium has been swallowed
_____ 5. ERCP c. visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
d. the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the
esophagus
e. radiographic examination of the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts
with contrast media, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy
HANDOUT 8.3 FILL IN THE BLANK, OBJECTIVE 1
Exercise A. Write the word part in the blank to build the medical term that has been defined.
Exercise B. Write the meaning of the word parts in the blanks and define the word as a whole.
1. chol
lith
-iasis
cholelithiasis
2. gastr
esophag
-eal
gastroesophageal
The following terms did not appear in your text, but are composed of word parts studied in this or previous
lessons. Find their definitions by translating the word parts literally.
1. colorectal (kō-lō-REK-tel)
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4. colocutaneous (kō-lō-kū-TĀ-nē-
es) __________________________________________________________
Exercise A. Spell words from Pronounce and Spell Medical Terms Built from Word Parts, p. 208 in the text.
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