Component 3 Unit 6 Application Activities
Unit 6
Digestive System
Suggested Student Application Activities
Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities
· Paper Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Digestive System
2. Word Building Exercise – Digestive System
· Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches to the
correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Colon Cancer
2. Crohn’s Disease
3. Diverticulosis
4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6. Ulcerative Colitis
3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Digestive System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Colonoscopy
2. Upper GI Endoscopy
4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Digestive System:
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Cholecystectomy –Open and laparoscopic
2. Colon Cancer Surgery
3. Colostomy
4. Hemorrhoid Surgery
Instructions to Instructors:
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.
Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.
Unit 6 – Medical Dictionary Exercise
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following word parts.
WORD PART / DEFINITION-cele
-centesis
cholangi/o
chol/e
choledoch/o
col/o
colon/o
enter/o
esaphag/o
gastr/o
-graphy
hepat/o
-iasis
ile/o
-itis
labi/o
lingu/o
lithiasis
-megaly
pathy
-phagia
plasty
proct/o
rect/o
-rrhea
-rrhagia
-rrhaphy
-scope
sial/o
sigmoid/o
stenosis
stomat/o
-stomy
Unit 6 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key
Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following word parts.
word part / definition-cele / hernia; protrusion
-centesis / surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
cholangi/o / bile duct
chol/e / bile, gall
choledoch/o / common bile duct
col/o / colon
colon/o / colon
enter/o / small intestine
esaphag/o / esophagus
gastr/o / stomach
-graphy / process of recording
hepat/o / liver
-iasis / disease having characteristics of or produced by (something specified)
ile/o / ileum
-itis / inflammation
labi/o / lip
lingu/o / tongue
litho / stone
-megaly / enlargement
-orrhea / flow; excessive discharge
orrhagia / rapid flow of blood
-orrhaphy / suturing; repairing
-ostomy / creation of an artificial opening
pathy / disease
-phagia / eating; swallowing
plasty / plastic or surgical repair
proct/o / anus and rectum
rect/o / rectum
-scope / instrument for visual examination
sialaden/o / salivary gland
sigmoid/o / sigmoid colon
stenosis / constriction; narrowing
stomat/o / mouth
2. Word Building Exercise
Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.
Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.
Unit 6: Word Building Exercise – Digestive System
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below. Word parts may be used more than once.
cholangi/o chol/e col/o colon/o enter/o
esaphag/o gastr/o hepat/o -iasis ile/o
labi/o lingu/o -megaly -phagia proct/o
rect/o -rrhea sialaden/o sigmoid/o stomat/o
1. Inflammation of the liver: ______itis
2. Enlargement of the stomach: gastro______
3. Passage of fluid stools: dia______
4. Incision into a salivary gland: ______otomy
5. Pertaining to the lips and gums: ______gingival
6. Inflammation of stomach and intestines: ______itis
7. Plastic surgery (repair) of the anus: ______plasty
8. Suture or repair of the colon: ______rrhaphy
9. Disease of the colon: ______pathy
10. Inflammation or ulcers of the papilla of the tongue: ______papillitis
11. Anastamosis between the ileum and the colon: ______stomy
12. Hemorrhage from the mouth or gums: ______rrhagia
13. Puncture of the intestine to withdraw gas or fluid: ______centesis
14. Radiography of the bile duct: ______dochography
15. Hernia of the esophagus: ______cele
16. Instrument for viewing the sigmoid colon: ______scope
17. Difficulty swallowing: Dys______
18. Stricture or narrowing of the rectum ______stenosis
19. Cancerous tumor of the bile ducts: ______carcinoma
20. Stones in gallbladder: ______lithiasis
Unit 6: Word Building Exercise – Digestive System -- Key
Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below. Word parts may be used more than once.
cholangi/o chol/e col/o colon/o enter/o
esaphag/o gastr/o hepat/o -iasis ile/o
labi/o lingu/o -megaly -phagia proct/o
rect/o -rrhea sialaden/o sigmoid/o stomat/o
1. Inflammation of the liver: hepatitis
2. Enlargement of the stomach: gastromegaly
3. Passage of fluid stools: diarrhea
4. Incision into a salivary gland: sialoadenotomy
5. Pertaining to the lips and gums: labiogingival
6. Inflammation of stomach and intestines: gastroenteritis; enterogastritis
7. Plastic surgery (repair) of the anus: proctoplasty; rectoplasty
8. Suture or repair of the colon: colorrhaphy
9. Disease of the colon: colonopathy; colopathy
10. Inflammation or ulcers of the papilla of the tongue: linguopapillitis
11. Anastamosis between the ileum and the colon: ileocolostomy
12. Hemorrhage from the mouth or gums: stomatorrhagia
13. Puncture of the intestine to withdraw gas or fluid: enterocentesis
14. Radiography of the bile duct: choledochography
15. Hernia of the esophagus: esophagocele
16. Instrument for viewing the sigmoid colon: sigmoidoscope.
17. Difficulty swallowing: dysphagia
18. Stricture or narrowing of the rectum: rectostenosis; proctostenosis
19. Cancerous tumor of the bile ducts: choleangiocarcinoma
20. Stones in gallbladder: cholelithiasis
Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches to the correct pronunciation of medical terms.
1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.
Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
1. Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”
2. Enter the key term and click “search”
3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation
4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed.
Appendicitis
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
Colonoscopy
Cirrhosis
Diarrhea
Diverticulosis
Dysphagia
Emesis
Gastroenteritis
Gastromegaly
Hepatitis
Ileostomy
Laparotomy
Pancreatitis
Paracentesis
Sialadenitis
Sigmoidoscopy.
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.
2. Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System:
Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Digestive System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete at least 3 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Colon Cancer
2. Crohn’s Disease
3. Diverticulosis
4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6. Ulcerative Colitis
3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Digestive System
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding diagnostic procedures of the Digestive System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 1 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Colonoscopy
2. Upper GI Endoscopy
4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Digestive System
Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Digestive System.
Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least 2 of these interactive tutorials.
a. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Cholecystectomy –Open and laparoscopic
2. Colon Cancer Surgery
3. Colostomy
4. Hemorrhoid Surgery
Expected Outcomes for Student Activities
1. Medical Dictionary Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the digestive system.
2. Word Building Exercise
This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.
3. Pronounce Key Terms
This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.
4. Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System Interactive Tutorials
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the digestive system. .
5. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Digestive System Interactive Tutorial
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diagnostic procedures of the digestive system.
6. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Digestive System
This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the digestive system
Component # (3) Health IT Workforce Curriculum 2
Version 1.0/Fall 2010