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60 Cards in this Set
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gastr/o |
stomach
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intest/o
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intestines
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-al
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pertaining to |
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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peristalsis
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The coordinated serial contraction of smooth muscle by which the alimentary canal and other tubular organs with longitudinal and circular muscle fibers propel their contents.
peri- = surrounding -stalsis = contraction |
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peri-
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surrounding
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-stalsis
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contraction
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ingestion
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the intake of food |
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digestion
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the breakdown of food
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absorption
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the process of extracting nutrients
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elimination
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the excretion of waste products
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gastrointestinal system
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Also known as the alimentary canal
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alimentary canal
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tubelike structure, starting at the mouth and continuing in varying diameters to the anus.
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enter/o
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small intestine
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exodontist
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dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth
exo- outside odont/o teeth -ist one who specializes |
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proct/o
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rectum and anus |
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deglutition
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swallowing
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hard palate
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anterior roof of mouth
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soft palate
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posterior roof of mouth
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Teeth # permanent
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uvula
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In general anatomic terminology, any pendent, fleshy mass. The term is more commonly used alone to denote the uvula palatina, the cone-shaped process suspended in the back of the mouth from the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
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parotid salavary gland
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near the ear
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submandibular salivary gland
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under the lower jaw
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sublingual
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under tongue
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pharynx
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tube that connects oral cavity to esophagus. The musculomembranous tubular structure extending from the base of the skull to the esophagus, located in front of the cervical vertebrae; serves as the passage between the posterior nares and mouth and the larynx and esophagus. Also called throat.
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larynx
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The organ of voice, a musculocartilaginous structure connected to the superior part of the trachea and to the pharynx inferior to the tongue and hyoid bone. Serves as the essential sphincter guarding entry into the trachea.
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maxilla
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upper jaw
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mandible
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lower jaw
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parotid
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par- = near
ot/o = ear -id = pertaining to e.g. parotid salivary gland |
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bolus
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masticated lump of food
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LES
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lower esophageal sphincter
AKA: gastroesophageal sphincter or cardiac sphincter |
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lower esophageal sphincter
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muscle relaxes to allow bolus into stomach
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o
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lips
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stomat/o
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mouth, oral cavity
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stom/o
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mouth, oral cavity
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pyloric stenosis
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A narrowing of the pyloric sphincter at the stomach outlet, resulting in a blockage of the passage of food into the small intestine. Also called pylorostenosis. Causes projectile vomiting, usually infant boys
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emesis
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Vomiting
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cholecystectomy
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Surgical removal of the gallbladder
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sialadenitis
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Inflammation of a salivary gland. Also called sialitis.
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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lingu/o
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tongue
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odont/o
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teeth
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bol/o
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bolus (masticated lump of food)
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sial/o
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saliva
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rugae
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Plural of ruga; a wrinkle, ridge, or fold, as of the mucous membrane of an organ or structure.
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fundus
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The bottom, base, or deepest part of an organ
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pylorus
AKA gastric atrum |
The narrow distal opening of the stomach, surrounded by a thick band of circular muscle (the pyloric sphincter), through which the stomach contents are emptied into the duodenum. The term is sometimes used to denote other structures, such as the pyloric portion of the stomach, the pyloric canal, the pyloric opening, and the pyloric antrum.
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cholecystectomy
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removal of the gallbladder
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Choledoc/o
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Combining form denoting relationship to the comon bile duct.
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The orange-yellow bile pigment, primarily the product of the breakdown of hemoglobin in erythrocytes at the end of their normal lifespan.
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bilirubin
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cholecystokinin
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hormone causing contraction of gallbladder to move bile out into cystic duct.
cholecyst/o = gallbladder =kinin = movement substance |
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Bile
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The greenish yellow fluid secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and deposited in the small intestine by way of the bile ducts. Consists of bilirubin and cholesterol
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adnexa
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accessory organs: Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
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organ with two lobes, located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, inferior to the diaphragm
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liver
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hepat/o
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liver
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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