Gastrointestinal System Mandarin vocabulary

Basic GI Anatomy (基本解剖)

消化系统 (xiāohuà xìtǒng) — Digestive system; 口腔 (kǒuqiāng) — Oral cavity; 舌 (shé) — Tongue; 舌头 (Shé tou) — Tongue; 牙齿 (Yá chǐ) — Teeth; 唾液 (Tuò yè) — Saliva; 唾液腺 (Tuò yè xiàn) — Salivary glands; 食道 (shídào) — Esophagus; 食管 (Shí guǎn) — Esophagus; 上食管括约肌 (Shàng shí guǎn kuò yuē jī) — Upper esophageal sphincter; 下食管括约肌 (Xià shí guǎn kuò yuē jī) — Lower esophageal sphincter; 贲门 (bēnmén) — Cardia; 胃 (wèi) — Stomach; 胃底 (wèidǐ) — Fundus of stomach; 胃体 (wèitǐ) — Body of stomach; 胃窦 (wèidòu) — Gastric antrum; 幽门 (yōumén) — Pylorus; 十二指肠 (shí'èrzhǐcháng) — Duodenum; 小肠 (xiǎocháng) — Small intestine; 空肠 (Kōng cháng) — Jejunum; 回肠 (Huí cháng) — Ileum; 大肠 (dàcháng) — Large intestine; 盲肠 (Máng cháng) — Cecum; 阑尾 (lánwěi) — Appendix; 结肠 (Jié cháng) — Colon; 直肠 (Zhí cháng) — Rectum; 肛门 (Gāng mén) — Anus

Liver and Biliary System (肝脏与胆道)

肝脏 (gānzàng) — Liver; 肝动脉 (Gān dòng mài) — Hepatic artery; 门静脉 (Mén jìng mài) — Portal vein; 胆管 (Dǎn guǎn) — Bile duct; 胆囊 (dǎnnáng) — Gall bladder; 胆囊管 (Dǎn náng guǎn) — Cystic duct; 总胆管 (Zǒng dǎn guǎn) — Common bile duct; 胰腺 (yíxiàn) — Pancreas; 胰管 (Yí guǎn) — Pancreatic duct; 胰外分泌 (Yí wài fēn mì) — Exocrine pancreas; 胰内分泌 (Yí nèi fēn mì) — Endocrine pancreas

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How do I learn gastrointestinal system Mandarin vocabulary?

Study the gastrointestinal system terms below with pinyin and English, then practise them in full clinical questions inside the ClinicalMandarin app.

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• Gastrointestinal System clinical hub