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162 Cards in this Set
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respiration
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breathing in, breathing out, 10-20/ minute
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inspiration or inhale
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breath in
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expiration or exhale
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breath out
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nasal cavity
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nose
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septum
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divides right and left side of nose
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olfactory neurons
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sense of smell
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cilia
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hairs in nose to filter
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pharynx
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throat
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nasopharynx
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behind the nose, contains pharyngeal tonsils (adnoids)
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pharyngeal tonsils
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adnoids
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oropharynx
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behind the mouth
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palatine tonsils
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tonsils
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laryngopharynx
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around the voice box
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larynx
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voice box
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epiglottis
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lid over trachea/larynx to keep food/waste out of lungs
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trachea
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windpipe
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bronchioles
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small bronchi
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alveoli
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air sacs in lungs, end of bronchioles, actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place here
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lobes
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official division of lungs. 3 in right, 2 in left
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apex
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top of lung
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hilum
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middle of lung
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base
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bottom of lung
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mediastinum
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space between lungs
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pleura
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membrane that surrounds the lung
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diaphragm
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helps us breathe
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phrenic nerve
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moves diaphragm
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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COLD
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chronic obstructive lung disease
asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema--long time COLD |
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asthma
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spasms or closing up of bronchi
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paroxysmal
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sudden
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mucolytics
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breaks down mucus
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bronchodilators
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expands bronchi
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chronic bronchitis
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inflamation of bronchi, over period of time
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expectorants
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medication to help cough up mucus
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emphysema
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alveoli expand but wont contract back
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orthopnea
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straight breathing
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influenza
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flu
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pleural effusions
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too much fluid in pleura cavity
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TB
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tuberculosis
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bronchopneumonia
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any inflammation of lungs
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lobar pneumonia
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pneumonia in one lobe
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double pneumonia
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both lungs
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cystic fibrosis
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thick mucus in lungs, effect other parts of body
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viscous
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thick
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RDS
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respiratory distress syndrome
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IRDS
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infant respiratory distress syndrome
hyaline membrane disease |
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ARDS
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adult respiratory distress syndrome
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croup
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barking cough
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pneumothorax
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too much air in pleura cavity
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atelectasis
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incomplete dialation, collapsed lung
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coryza
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common cold
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epistaxis
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nose bleed
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pertussis
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whooping cough
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pleursy/pleuritis
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inflammation of pleura
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pneumonoconiosis/anthracosis/asbestosis
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dust in lungs
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pulmonary edema
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too much fluid in lungs
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pulmonary embolus
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traveling clot ends up in lung
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SIDS
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sudden infant death syndrome
crib death |
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tuberculin test/Mantoux
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test to diagnose TB
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antitussives
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anti cough medicine--stop coughing
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decongestants
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clear nasal area so can breathe
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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O2
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oxygen
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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TPR
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temperature, pulse, and respiration
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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upper respiratory tract
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anything above bronchi and lungs
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lower respiratory tract
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bronchi and lungs
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sinus
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air filled cavity
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agonal breathing
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death
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asphyxiation/suffocation
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interruption in breathing
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue
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aspiration
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removing fluid (good)
food substance in lung (bad) |
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hyperventilation
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breathing too fast
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phayngitis
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inflammation of throat
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dysphonia
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bad noice
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tracheotomy
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incision in trachea
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tracheostomy
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opening in trachea
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endotracheal intubation
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tube into trachea
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patent (paytent)
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open
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ventilator
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machine to help person breathe
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ausculation
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to listen
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percussion/resonance
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tap and listen
resonance-->hollow |
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rhonchi
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wheezing sound--breath out
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sleep apnea
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stop breathing during sleep-->sleep centers to diagnose
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legionnaires disease
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pneumonia
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RSV
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cold--babies, small children, winter and spring
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GI tract
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tube from mouth to anus
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3 functions of gastrointestinal system
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digest food
absorb nutrients get rid of wastes |
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bucca
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cheeks
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tongue
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moves food, speech, sense of taste
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teeth
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chewing--->mastication
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incisors
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biting and tearing |
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canines/cuspids
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4
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premolars/bicuspids
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chewing and grinding |
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molars
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12
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dentition
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person has own teeth
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edentulous
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do not have own teeth
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gingiva
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gums
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palate
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top of mouth
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uvula
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pink membrane that hangs down back of throat
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salivary glands
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secrete saliva
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pharynx
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throat--divides into 2 parts--trachea and esophagus
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trachea
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air to lungs
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esophagus
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throat to stomach
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cardiac sphincter
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keeps stomach content from going back into esophagus
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stomach
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mechanically and chemically breaks down food
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fundus
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top
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body
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middle of stomach
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antrum
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bottom of stomach
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vagotomy
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incision in vagus nerve to cut down on amount of gastric acids--less ulcers
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pylorus
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tube that connects stomach with duodenum
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phyloric sphincter
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controls amount of food going from stomach to duodenum
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small intestine
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finishes digestion, absorbs nutrients
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duodenum
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mixing bowl to finish digestion
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ileum
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nutrients go out to body
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large intestine
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eliminates waste
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jejunum
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middle part of small intestine
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cecum
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appendix attached
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liver
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produces bile
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bilirubin
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waste product
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pancreas
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pancreatic juice
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gallbladder
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stores bile
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bile ducts
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transports bile
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hepatic duct
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from the liver
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cystic duct
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from gall bladder
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common bile duct
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hepatic and cystic duct joined together
bile to duodenum |
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bruxism
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grinding of teeth
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aphthous stomatitis
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sores in the mouth
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herpes labialis
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fever blisters
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esophageal reflux
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contents of stomach go back up into esophagus
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pyrosis
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heartburn-->acid of stomach back up into esophagus
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ulcer
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eroding away of tissue
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gastric ulcer
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in the stomach
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peptic ulcer
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duodenum and/or stomach
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perforated ulcer
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forms a hole
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hiatal hernia
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stomach goes thru whole in diaphragm
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inguinal hernia
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groin
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umbilical hernia
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belly button area
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adhesion
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abnormal sticking together of 2 membranes
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ileus
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obstruction or blocking in the intestines
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polyp
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benign growth in the intestine
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hepatitis A
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contaminated food and water
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hepatitis B
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contaminated blood--has a vaccination
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hepatitis C
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no vaccination
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anorexia
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lack of appetite
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ascites
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accumulation of fluid
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Chrohn's disease
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chronic, inflammation of intestine (ileum)
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cirrhosis
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liver cells dying, alcohol or hepatitis
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diverticulosis
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sacs or pouches in the intestine
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gavage
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feeding tube
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lavage
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cleaning out
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melena
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dark stools
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occult blood
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hidden blood
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anastomosis
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reattaching the intestines
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colostomy
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new opening in the colon
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stoma
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hole
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BM
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bowel movement
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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