GI Tract Terms to Know
BI 231 Alverno College 2008

Line f igures from The Sourcebook of Medical Illustration (The Parthenon Publishing Group, P. Cull, ed., 1989). Retrieved April 5, 2008 from Jensen, M., 2007. Webanatomy Image Bank at http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy

Digestive tract

 

oral cavity

Buccal mucosa

Frenulum (lingual and labial)

Gingiva

Teeth
Incisors
Canines
Premolars
Molars

Tongue

oropharynx

esophagus

stomach

cardiac

fundus

body

pylorus
lesser curvature
greater curvature

Small intestine

duodenum
jejunum

ileum

cecum

appendix

colon

ascending

transverse

descending

sigmoid

rectum

anus

Accessory organs

 

Liver

Common hepatic duct

Gall Bladder

Cystic Duct

Spleen

Pancreas

Pancreatic duct

Common Bile Duct

Duodenal papilla

Ampulla of Vater (or hepatopancreatic ampulla)

Valves, Sphincters, etc.

 

Upper esophageal sphincter

Pyloric sphincter

Iliocecal valve

External anal sphincter

What organs are in the
Right upper quadrant of abdomen?

 

 

 

What organs are in the
Left upper quadrant of abdomen?

 

 

 

What organs are in the
Right lower quadrant of abdomen ?

 

 

 

What organs are in the
Left lower quadrant of abdomen?

 

 

 

Image from Microsoft clip art


photo of liver model by Pat Bowne
Vocabulary Activity: use the word roots below to fill in the blanks
Hepat- = liver
Spleno = spleen
Gastro = stomach
Ileo = ileum
Jejuno = jejunum
Duodeno= duodenum
Pancreat = pancreas
-oma = benign tumor
-itis = inflammation
-pathy = illness		 -megaly = enlargement
-entero = small intestine or intestines
Chole- = bile
Cyst = bladder
Colo- = colon
-ostomy = surgically making an opening into something
-angio = duct
-ectomy = surgical removal
______________________________________________________= liver inflammation
____________________________________________________= spleen enlargement
Hepatosplenomegaly = __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________= benign tumor in the stomach
Hepatocholangiocystoduodenostomy = _____________________________________
___________________________________ = relating to the liver and stomach
Peritonitis = ____________________________________________________________
Cholecystenterostomy = __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________ = removal of the stomach
_____________________________________________ = removal of the spleen
Enteritis = ______________________________________________________________
Enterocolostomy = _______________________________________________________
Enterotoxin = ______________________________________________
Pancreatoduodenectomy = ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ = Illness of the small intestine
____________________________________________ = Enlargement of the intestines
Pancreaticojejumostomy = ________________________________________________
Pancreolysis = ___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________= inflammation of the spleen
______________________________________ = forming an opening between the colon and the gallbladder