All of the following are purposes of the gastrointestinal system EXCEPT ________.
A) to digest food
B) to remove undigested material from the body
C) to carry food nutrients to cells
D) to absorb nutrients
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Q125: The combining form lingu/o- means _.
A)"language"
B)"mouth"
C)"stone"
D)"tongue"
Q126: The combining form regurgitat/o- means _.
A)"vomiting"
B)"diarrhea"
C)"backward flow"
D)"heartburn"
Q127: The combining form peritone/o- means _.
A)"around"
B)"abdomen"
C)"membrane"
D)"peritoneum"
Q128: The combining form mastic/o- means _.
A)"chewing"
B)"digesting"
C)"vomiting"
D)"peristalsis"
Q129: The sight,smell,and taste of food cause _.
A)mastication
B)peristalsis
C)secretion
Q131: The combining form sigmoid/o- means _.
A)"intestine"
B)"pouch"
C)"sigmoid colon"
D)"S-shaped
Q132: All of the following are TRUE about
Q133: The combining form phag/o- means _.
A)"elimination"
B)"digest"
C)"eating; swallowing"
D)"pharynx"
Q134: The combining form omphal/o- means _.
A)"cecum"
B)"hernia"
C)"omentum"
D)"navel;umbilicus"
Q135: The combining form stomat/o- means _.
A)"mouth"
B)"opening"
C)"stoma"
D)"navel;umbilicus"
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