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area which breaks food into small particles by mastication and mixing with saliva
number 1
mouth
term meaning gloss/o
and location
1. tongue
term for pertaining to the mouth
1. oral
part of the soft palate
1. uvula
tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach
2. esophagus
an instrument used for visual examination of the stomach
4. gastroscope
the uppermost domed portion of the stomach
4. fundus
area that produces bile
3. liver
term for hepat/o
3. liver
small sac-like structure under the liver
5. gallbladder
area that stores bile
5. gallbladder
area that is located behind the stomach
6. pancreas
it helps digest all types of food and secretes insulin for carbohydrate metabolism
6. pancreas
ring of muscles that guards the opening between stomach and duodenum
pyloric sphincter
a type of peptic ulcer
8. duodenal ulcer
second part of the small intestine
8. jejunum
the creation of an artificial opening into the third portion of the small intestine
8. ileostomy
a small pouch attached to the cecum
9. appendix
term for proct/o
10. rectum
sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract
11. anus
define dysphagia and where would the problem occur
2. difficulty in swallowing
term for chol/e
5. gall, bile
define gingivitis
1. inflammation of the gums
define hepatoma
3. tumor of the liver
define rectocele
10. protrusion of the rectum
define cirrhosis
3. chronic disease of the liver that is accompanied by the gradual destruction of cells
define gastrectomy
4, excision of the stomach
define proctoscopy
10. a visual examination of the rectum
upper GI series
4 and 8
xrays of the stomach and duodenum after barium has been swallowed
proctology
10. study of the rectum