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43 Cards in this Set
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What is a ring of muscle fibers that constricts a pssage or closes a natural opening?
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Sphincter
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What is the first part of the small intestine?
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Duodenum
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What is a mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed?
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Bolus
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A muscular organ that recieves food from esophagus is called:
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The Stomach
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A mixture of partically digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestines during digestine of a meal is called:
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Chyme
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An organ under the stomach that produces insulin is:
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Pancreas
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What are Gastric juices?
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Hydrochloric Acid
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A small sac under the liver that stores bile is:
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The Gallbladder
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A chemical that spreeds up a reaction between substances.
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Enzymes
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What is Gastrointestinal?
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Pertaining to the stomach and intestines.
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A tumor with a pedicle, especially on mucous membranes, such as in the nose, rectum, or intestines is called:
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A Polyp
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A projection of a part from its normal location is called:
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Hernia
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What is the best way to examine the Large intestine?
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Lower GI Series
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What is a Gastroscopy?
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A examination of the stomach with a gastroscope.
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What is a Proctoscopy?
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An instrumental inspection of the rectum.
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What is the function of the large intestines?
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It absorbs excess liquid from the chyme through capilaries in the lining.
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What is Hydrochloric Acid?
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A digestive juice found in the stomach.
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What is Bile?
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Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the galbladder.
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What is Pancreaic Juices?
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Its responsible for chemical changes that occur in the intestinal tract.
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What are intestine juices?
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Lipose Rennune
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Name the nain organs of the alimentary canal:
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Mouth, Pharynx, Espohagus, Stomach, Smallintestines, Large inestines, Rectum, Anus, Pancreas, Liver, Gallblader.
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What is a Colonoscopy and at what age should they begin it?
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An examinatin to view the entire large intestine using a flexible fiberoptic scope and to start at the age of 40.
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What is the drifference between the upper GI series and the lower GI series?
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The upper GI evaluates the esophagus, a lower GI permits
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What is the gallbladder and what is the function of it?
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A small sac attached to the underside of the liver, its sole purpose is the concentration of storage of bile.
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What is the liver and what is its function?
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A small sac attached to the underside of the liver, its sole purpose is the concentration and storage of bile.
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What is the liver and what is its function?
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The largest gland in the body, the liver is the most active organ.The liver is an important storage area for blood and body fluids because of its size.
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This disease causes three forms of ___________, list the three types of disease:
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Hepatitis
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Which type of disease is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate is:
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Hepatitis B
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The combining form of the first part of the large intestine is:
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Cec/o
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Pertaining to the Abdomen is:
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Celiac
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Muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system is:
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Peristalsis
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Part of the tooth that contais a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels is:
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Pulp
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Gingiv/o means
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Gums
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Buccal means:
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Pertaining to the cheek
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High blood levels of a pigment released by the liver with bile:
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Hyperbilirubnemia
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What carries bile into the Duodenum?
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Common bile duct
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An Enzyme to digest starch:
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Amylase
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Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract is:
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Crohn disease
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What is a ring of muscles?
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Sphincter
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A specialist in gums is a:
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Periodontist
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Stomat/o means:
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Mouth
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Cheil/o means the same as:
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Labi/o
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Stone in the salivary gland is:
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Sialadenolithiasis
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