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Component 3 Unit 6 Application Activities

Component 3/Unit 6 Application Activities

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

MedlinePlus (), 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 and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

MedlinePlus (), 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.

Colon Cancer

Crohn’s Disease

Diverticulosis

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Ulcerative Colitis

3. Tests and Diagnostic Procedures of the Digestive System:

a.

Colonoscopy

Upper GI Endoscopy

4. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Digestive System:

a.

Cholecystectomy – Open and laparoscopic

Colon Cancer Surgery

Colostomy

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 MedlinePlus , 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 MedlinePlus , 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 the 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 the gallbladder: cholelithiasis

Interactive Activities

MedlinePlus (), 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 and 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.

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 listen 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.

MedlinePlus (), 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 to 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 MedlinePlus Website and complete at least three of these interactive tutorials.

a.

Colon Cancer

Crohn’s Disease

Diverticulosis

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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 one of these interactive tutorials.

a.

Colonoscopy

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 two of these interactive tutorials.

a.

Cholecystectomy – Open and laparoscopic

Colon Cancer Surgery

Colostomy

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

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