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35 Cards in this Set
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Chole |
gall, bile |
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Cirrh |
Yellow |
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Col |
Colon, large intestine |
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Dent |
Tooth |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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Enter |
Intestines |
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Esophag |
Esophagus |
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Gastr |
Stomach |
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Ginglv |
Gums |
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Gloss |
Tongue |
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glyc |
Sugar |
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Hepat |
Liver |
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Lith |
Stones |
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Oro |
Mouth |
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-phag |
Eat, swallow |
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Pharyng |
Throat, pharynx |
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Sial |
Saliva |
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Rect |
Rectum |
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-tomy |
Incision or cut into the body |
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Absorption |
passing of a substance into body fluids or tissues |
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Alimentary canal |
Entire digestive tube from the mouth to the anus |
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Bile |
Yellow to green substance produced by the liver; emulsifies fat |
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Bilirubin |
One of two pigments that determines the color of bile, comes from the breakdown of the hemoglobin molecule |
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Bolus |
a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing |
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Cecum |
Pouch at the proximal end of the large intestine |
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Chyme |
the semi-liquid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum |
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Deciduous teeth |
Temporary teeth, also called baby teeth, erupt by age 6 and fall out by the age of 12 |
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Digestion |
The complex process of breaking down food to be utilized by the body |
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Flatulence |
The accumulation of excessive gas in the alimentary canal |
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Glycogen |
Polysaccharide, more complex that glucose, this is made and stored in the liver |
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Lipase |
Enzyme responsible for breakdown of fats |
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Mastication |
Process of chewing |
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Peristalsis |
a series of wave-like motions made by muscle contractions in the digestive tract to move food through the process of digestion |
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Ptyalin |
name for salivary amylase; responsible for converting starches into simple sugars |
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Rugae |
wrinkles or folds in the stomach wall that allow for size changes in the stomach |