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