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122 Cards in this Set
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-chezia |
defcation, elimination of waste |
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-liasis |
abnormal condition |
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-prandial |
meal |
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term for inflammation of the lip |
cheilitis |
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anorexia |
lack of appitite |
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ascites |
abnormal collection of fluid in the abdomen |
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borborgmus |
rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid or both in the GI tract |
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constipation |
difficulty passing stool |
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diarrhea |
frequent passage of loose, watery stools |
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dysphagia |
difficulty in swallowing |
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eructation |
gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth |
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flatus |
gas expelled from the anus |
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hemtochezia |
passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
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jaundice (icterus) |
yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood |
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melena |
black, tarry stools, feces containing digested blood |
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nasuea |
unpleasent sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit |
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steatorrhea |
fats in the feces; frothy, foul smelling fecal matter. |
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aphthous stomatitis |
inflammation of the mouth |
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denatl caries |
tooth decay |
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herpetic stomatitis |
inflammation of the mouth by infection with the herpes virus |
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oral leukoplakia |
white plaques or patches |
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peridontal disease |
inflammation and degeneration of the gums, teeth, and surrounding bone. |
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achalasia |
failure of the lower esophagus sphincter LES muscle to relax, |
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esophageal cancer |
malignant tumor of the esophagus |
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esophageal varices |
swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus. |
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gastric carcinoma |
malignant tumor of the stomach |
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) |
solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
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peptic ulcer |
open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum. |
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hernia |
protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it. |
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anal fisure |
abnormal tube-like passageways near the anus |
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colonic polyposis |
polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon. |
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colorectal cancer |
adencarcinoma of the colon or rectum or both |
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chrohn's disease |
chronic inflamation of the intestinal tract |
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diverticlosis |
abnormal side pockets (out pouching) in the intestinal wall |
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dysentry |
painful, inflamed intestines |
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hemorrhoids |
swollen, twisted varicose veins in the rectum |
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IBS- irratable bowel syndrome |
group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with stress and tension |
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ileus |
failure of peristalis with resulting obstruction of the intestines |
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IBD- inflammatory bowel disease |
inflammation of the colon and small intestines |
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intussusception |
telescoping of the intestines |
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ulcerative colitis |
chronic inflammation of the colon with the prensence of ulcers |
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volvulus |
twisting of the intestines on itself |
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cirrhosis |
chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
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pancreatic cancer |
malignant tumor of the pancreas |
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pancreatitis |
inflammation of the pancreas |
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viral hepatitis |
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
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cholelithiasis |
gallstones in the gall bladder |
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2 main parts of the tooth |
crown, and root |
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parts of a tooth |
enamel, dentin, pulp, gingiva, cementum, peridontal membrane, bone, blood vessels, and nerves |
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parotoid gland |
secretion gland of the cheek |
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sublingual gland |
secretion gland under the tounge |
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submadibular gland |
secretion gland in the lower jaw region |
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parts of the stomach |
counterclockwise: esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter, less curature, pyloric sphincter, duodenum, antrum, body, rugae of the stomach, greater curature, fundus |
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the four main functions of digestion |
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination |
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ingestion |
food material taken in the mouth |
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enzymes |
speed up chemical reactions and aids in break down of complex nutrients |
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amylase |
breaks down starch |
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lipase |
breaks down fat |
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protease |
digests proteins |
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amino acids |
substance produced when proteins are digested |
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glucose |
substance produces when sugar is digested |
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fatty acids & triglycerides |
substance produced when fats are digested |
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food status after chewing |
bolus |
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food status when in the stomach |
semi-solid bolus called chyme |
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food status when in the large intestines |
feces |
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absoption |
- digested food passes into the bloodstream through living cells of the small intestines.
-nutrients travel to all of the body.
-cells burn nutrients to release the energy stored in food. |
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pancreas secretions |
endocrine > insulin > bloodsteam to cells
exocrine > enzymes > small intestines |
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elimination |
- the body eliminates solid waste materials that cannnot be absorbed into the bloodstream.
- the large intestine concentrates feces.
-the wastes pass out hte body through the anus |
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the digestive system begins where? |
with the oral cavity |
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peristalisis |
wave like contractions |
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incisors |
teeth that cut |
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canine |
teeth that tear |
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premolar and molar |
teeth that mash |
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enamel |
protects the tooth |
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pulp |
contains the nerves and blood vessels of the toothl |
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liver |
makes bile |
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gall bladder |
stores bile |
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pancreas |
maintains sugar levels in the body |
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bilirubin |
redish-brown pigment released by the liver |
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what happens if bilirubin cannot leave the body and remains in the blood stream |
hyperbilirubinemia |
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what are the parts of the mouth |
gums, teeth, hard&soft palate, tonsils, cheek, tongue, lips |
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the term for the first part of the large intestines |
cecum |
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term means swallowing |
deglutition |
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an/o |
anus |
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append/o, appendic/o |
appendix |
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bucc/o |
cheeck |
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cec/o |
cecum |
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celi/o |
belly, abdomen |
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cheil/o, labi/o |
lip |
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cholecyst/o |
gall bladder |
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choleduch/o |
common bile duct |
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col/o, colon/o |
colon |
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dent/i, odont/o |
tooth |
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doeden/o |
doudenum |
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enter/o |
small intestines |
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esophag/o |
esophagusf |
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faci/o |
face |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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gloss/o, lingu/o |
tongue |
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hepat/o |
`liver |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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madibul/o |
lower jaw (mandible) |
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palat/o |
palate |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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phayng/o |
throat |
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proct/o |
anus and rectum |
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pylor/o |
pyloric sphincterr |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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sialaden/o |
salivary glands |
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sigmoid/o |
sigmoid colon |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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uvul/o |
uvula |
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amyl/o |
starch |
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bil/i, chol/e |
bile, gall |
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bilirubin/o |
bilirubin (bile pigment) |
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chlorhydr/o |
hydrochloric acid |
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gluc/o, glyc/o |
sugar |