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The digestive system
• Patient: Virginia Hansen
• Physician: James McEnroy.
• Reason for visit: Virginia is complaining of Sharp stomach pain and cramping.
She is also experiencing occasional diarrhea.
• Examination notes: I find no evidence of throat or esophagus problems. I also
do not think is likely that the patient´s discomfort is from an ulcer. It is posible
the patient has appendicitis. The conducting of further tests is needed to
narrow the posible causes of the patient´s discomfort.
• Recomendations for treatment: I am recommending a colonoscopy to rule
out any damage to the colon. This procedure is to include an inspection of
both the small intestine and her large intestine as well.
Answer:
• 1 what are the functions of the digestive system?
The functions of the digestive system are to aid the
absorption of food.
• 2 What types of diseases affect the digestive system?

The types of diseases which affect the digestive system

include ulcers, appendicitis, and gastric cancer.
Mark the statements as True or False:
• 1 ___
F The patient´s discomfort is caused by an ulcer.

• 2 ___
T The doctor plans to conduct further tests.

• 3 ___
F The doctor expects to find esophagus damage.

The doctor expects to find appendicitis

Write a Word that is similar in meaning to the
underlined part:

• 1 The muscular, hollow organ that contains strong acids used to digest
food can expand rapidly during meals. ______________________
stomach

• 2 Swallowing liquids that are too hot burns the mouth and muscular
esophagus
tube the passes food to the stomach. _____________________

• 3 Part of the digestive system that plays an important part in the

Large intestine
absorption of water.__________________________
Write a Word that is similar in meaning to the
underlined part:

• 4 If left untreated, the condition of having loose or liquid bowel

diarrhea
movements can be a fatal disease. ___________________

• 5 The part of the digestive system where the majority of the digestión
and absorption of food takes place is just as important as the
stomach, but the stomach´s function is more widely known.
Small intestine
_____________________
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
appendicitis, colonoscopy, cramping, ulcer, colon
• 1 John´s stomach is ________________
cramping again because he ate
undercooked food.
• 2 A (n) __________
ulcer is usually caused by acids.

Colonoscopy next week to check for cancer

• 3 Danny is having a(n) _____________
in his digestive system.
• 4 The doctor said Jeremy needs to have surgery immediately because
appendicitis
he has _______________.
colon
• 5 The _______________is very important part of the large intestine.
Complete the diagram:

liver

stomach

small intestine
Large intestine

rectum
.1- is a piercing pain that occurs in
the area of the stomach
cramping
2 is a muscular, hollow organ that
is also the main part of the
digestive system. It contains
strong acids that are used to
digest food
stomach
3 System of organs through which 4 is an usually acidic area of the
food passes, it processes food, digestive system that is very
nutrients and waste. painful
Digestive System ulcer
5 Is a procedure wherein a doctor
uses a small camera to perform an
inspection of the colon and large
intestine.
Colonoscopy
6 . is the last part of the large
intestine, where unused food is
compacted into feces and stored
until is ready to exit the body.
Colon
Vocabulary
7 Is the part of the digestive
system where the majority of
digestion and absorption of food
into the bloodstream takes place.
Small intestine
8. Is the last part of the digestive
system. It absorbs water from the
indigestible food matter that has
passed through the esophagus,
stomach, and small intestine
before that matter is released
from the body.
Large intestine
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