Digestive System

Front 1

bucc/o

Back 1

cheek

Front 2

cec/o

Back 2

cecum

Front 3

cheil/o

Back 3

lip

Front 4

gingiv/o

Back 4

gums

Front 5

gloss/o

Back 5

tongue

Front 6

labi/o

Back 6

lip

Front 7

lingu/o

Back 7

tongue

Front 8

palat/o

Back 8

palate

Front 9

stomat/o

Back 9

mouth

Front 10

tonsil/o

Back 10

tonsils

Front 11

uvul/o

Back 11

uvula

Front 12

col/o

Back 12

colon

Front 13

dent/o

Back 13

tooth

Front 14

ile/o

Back 14

ileum

Front 15

odont/o

Back 15

tooth

Front 16

or/o

Back 16

mouth

Front 17

pylor/o

Back 17

pyloric sphincter

Front 18

periodontist

Back 18

dentist who treats periodontal disease and oral implants

Front 19

absorption

Back 19

passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream

Front 20

amylase

Back 20

enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest STRATCH

Front 21

bile

Back 21

digestive juice made in liver stored in gallbladder, breaks up large fats, composed of pigments, cholesterol, salts

Front 22

buccal mucosa

Back 22

inside lining of cheeks

Front 23

cecal

Back 23

large pouch at beginning of large intestine

Front 24

celiac

Back 24

relating to abdomen

Front 25

cheilosis

Back 25

abnormal condition of the lips

Front 26

cholecystectomy

Back 26

surgical removal of gallbladder

Front 27

choledochotomy

Back 27

surgical incision of common bile duct

Front 28

colonoscopy

Back 28

test that allows doctor to view inner lining of large intestine

Front 29

colostomy

Back 29

surgical procedure in which a new opening is formed at the end of the large intestine

Front 30

deglutition

Back 30

SWALLOWING

Front 31

dentibuccal

Back 31

pertaining to the cheek and teeth

Front 32

digestion

Back 32

breakdown of foods into simpler forms

Front 33

elimination

Back 33

act of removal of materials from the body

Front 34

enzymes

Back 34

chemical that speeds up reactions between substances; suffix for these: -ase

Front 35

ingestion

Back 35

to consume or take in

Front 36

lipase

Back 36

pancreatic enzyme needed to digest FATS

Front 37

mastication

Back 37

CHEWING

Front 38

pepsin

Back 38

enzyme that breaks down PROTEINS

Front 39

perianal

Back 39

pertaining to around the anus

Front 40

peristalsis

Back 40

rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

Front 41

common bile duct

Back 41

carries bile from liver to gallbladder to the duodenum

Front 42

anus

Back 42

terminal end/opening of digestive tract to outside of body

Front 43

appendix

Back 43

blind pouch hanging from cecum; purpose unknown

Front 44

ascending colon

Back 44

main first part of large intestine

Front 45

cecum

Back 45

pouch at the end of small and beginning of large intestines

Front 46

colon

Back 46

consists of ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid segments

Front 47

descending colon

Back 47

fourth part of large intestine passing downward from transverse to sigmoidal colon

Front 48

duodenum

Back 48

first part of small intestine; 12 inches

Front 49

esophagus

Back 49

tube connecting throat to stomach

Front 50

gall bladder

Back 50

small sac under the liver; stores bile

Front 51

ileum

Back 51

third part of small intestine

Front 52

jejunum

Back 52

second part of small intestine

Front 53

liver

Back 53

large organ located in RUQ, secretes bile, stores sugar iron and vitamins, produces blood protein, fillers out toxins; adult: 2-3 lbs

Front 54

pancreas

Back 54

organ under stomach that produces insulin and enzymes

Front 55

pharynx

Back 55

THROAT, common passageway of food from mouth and air from nose

Front 56

sigmoid colon

Back 56

fourth and LAST, S shaped segment of colon, just before rectum(empties into it)

Front 57

sphincter

Back 57

circular ring of muscles that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening

Front 58

stomach

Back 58

muscular organ that receives food from the esophagus

Front 59

transverse colon

Back 59

third part of large intestine going across body from ascending to descending

Front 60

hyperbilirubinemia

Back 60

elevated level of the pigment bilirubin in blood aka jaundice

Front 61

anal fistula

Back 61

abnormal tube like passageway near the anus

Front 62

aphthous stomatitis

Back 62

sores at base of gums aka canker sores

Front 63

colonic polyps

Back 63

polyps protrude from the mucus membrane of the colon

Front 64

colorectal cancer

Back 64

adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum or both

Front 65

Crohn's

Back 65

chronic inflammation of the digestive tract

Front 66

dental caries

Back 66

tooth decay

Front 67

diverticulitis

Back 67

abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall

Front 68

dysentery

Back 68

painful swollen intestines

Front 69

dysphagia

Back 69

difficulty in swallowing

Front 70

esophageal cancer

Back 70

cancer of the esophagus

Front 71

esophageal varices

Back 71

swollen varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

Front 72

gastric cancer

Back 72

cancer of the stomach

Front 73

gastroesophogeal reflux disease

Back 73

solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

Front 74

leukoplakia

Back 74

white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth

Front 75

-ase

Back 75

enzyme

Front 76

-chezia

Back 76

defecation: elimination of wastes

Front 77

-iasis

Back 77

abnormal condition

Front 78

-prandial

Back 78

meal