Medical Terminology Chapter 8

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Buffers

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Neutralize acidic chyme

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Pancreas

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Produces two secretions for digestion: buffers and pancreatic enzymes

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Pancreatic enzymes

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Chemically digest carbohydrates fats and proteins

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Gallbladder

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Stores bile produced by liver

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Liver

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Processing nutrients, detoxification, produces bile

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Salivary glands

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Produces saliva

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Bolus

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Chewed food that is ready to swallow

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Amylase

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Digestive enzyme within saliva, breaks down carbohydrates

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Three types of salivary glands

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Partoid, submandibular, sublingual glands

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Small intestine function

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Digestion and absorption of nutrients

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Three sections of small intestine

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Duodenum, jejunum, and illeum

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Three parts of small intestine

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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Sphincter that separates the stomach and small intestine

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Pyloric sphincter

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Four parts of the colon

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Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon

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Three parts of the stomach

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Fundus (upper), body (middle), antrum (lower)

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Muscular contractions of the digestive system

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Peristalsis

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What helps food dissolve in the stomach?

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Hydrochloric acid

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A mixture of food and gastric juices in the stomach

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Chyme

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Folds in the lining of the stomach

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Rugae

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Four types of teeth

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Incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, molars

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Two things that anchor each tooth

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Cementum, periodontal ligaments

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Baby teeth

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Decidious teeth

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How many permanent teeth total?

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32

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The hollow interior of a tooth

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Pulp cavity

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Gag reflex mechanism

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Uvula

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endo-

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Within

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ex-

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Outward

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intra-

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Within

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in-

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Inward

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per-

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Through

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retro-

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Backward

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Four names of the digestive system

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Digestive tract, alimentary tract, gastrointestinal system, gut

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4 major functions of the digestive system

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Ingestion of food, digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, elimination of waste

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Organs of the gastrointestinal tract

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Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon rectum, anus

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Accessory organs

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Liver, pancreas, gallbladder, salivary glands

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The breakdown of large fat globules into smaller droplets using bile

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Emulsification

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An/o

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Anus

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Bar/o

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Weight

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Cecum

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Little pouch at the beginning of the colon

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Ileocecal valve

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Connects the small intestine to the colon

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Chol/e

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Bile

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow

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Col/o

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Colon

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyst/o

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Sac

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Diverticul/o

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Pouch

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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ile/o

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Ileum

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Odont/o

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Tooth

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Palat/o

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Palate

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Polyp/o

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Polyp

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Proct/o

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Anus and rectum

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Pyr/o

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Fire

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Sialaden/o

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Salivary gland

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Ven/o

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Vein

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-centesis

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Process of removing fluid

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emetic

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Pertaining to vomiting

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-iatric

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Pertainong to medical treatment

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-istry

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Specialty of

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-lithiasis

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Condition of stones

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-orexia

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Appetite

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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Surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-phagia

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Eat, swallow

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-prandial

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A meal

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-ptosis

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Drooping

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing