Medical Terminology Digestive System

Front 1

bocc/o

Back 1

cheek

Front 2

cheil/o

Back 2

lip

Front 3

chol/e, chol/o

Back 3

bile, gall

Front 4

cholangi/o

Back 4

bile duct

Front 5

cholecyst/o

Back 5

gall bladder

Front 6

choledoch/o

Back 6

common bile duct

Front 7

dent/i, dent/o

Back 7

teeth

Front 8

duoden/o

Back 8

duodenum

Front 9

emisis

Back 9

vomit

Front 10

enter/o

Back 10

intestine

Front 11

gloss/o

Back 11

tongue

Front 12

ile/o

Back 12

ileum

Front 13

jejun/o

Back 13

jejunum

Front 14

lapar/o

Back 14

abdomen

Front 15

lith

Back 15

stone

Front 16

pepsia

Back 16

digestion

Front 17

phag/o

Back 17

eating swallowing

Front 18

pahgia

Back 18

eat or swallow

Front 19

pylor/o

Back 19

pylorus

Front 20

sial/o

Back 20

salivary glands

Front 21

sigmoid/o

Back 21

sigmoid bland

Front 22

stomat/o

Back 22

mouth

Front 23

small intestine parts in order

Back 23

duodenum
jejunum
lleum

Front 24

large intestine parts in order

Back 24

ascending colon
transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
rectum

Front 25

LES

Back 25

lower esophageal sphincter

Front 26

LES controls food flow from where to where

Back 26

esophagus into stomach

Front 27

chyme from the stomache passes through what sphincter into the ______ (part of the SI)

Back 27

pyloric sphincter, duodenum

Front 28

what is the sphincter that seperates the SI and LI?

Back 28

ileocecal sphincter

after passing chyme goes into the cecum, the first part of the LI

Front 29

3 parts of the LI in order

Back 29

cecum, colon, rectuuum

Front 30

blind tube connected to the cecum

Back 30

vermiform appendix

Front 31

vermiform means

Back 31

worm llike

i believe that is geman... verm!

can you say villiam of orange

Front 32

4 parts of colon in order

Back 32

ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

Front 33

accessory organs of the alimentary canal (4 of them)

Back 33

salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas

Front 34

functions of the liver
(5)

Back 34

1 produce bile
2 store glucose in form of glycogen
3 manufactures blood proteins and blood clotting factors
4 destroys old red blood cells
5 stores some vitamins and iron

Front 35

chloecystis or cholecyst refers to what organ?

Back 35

gall bladder

it store condenses and delivers bile to SI

Front 36

function of oral cavity

Back 36

breaks food apart by mastication, food bolus formed here

Front 37

function of salivary glands

Back 37

secretes saliva and moistens food

Front 38

function of pharynx

Back 38

common passage for both food and air

Front 39

function of esophagus

Back 39

peristalsis moves food bolus down to stomach

Front 40

function of ST

Back 40

converts food to semi liquid state and imparts chemical changes

Front 41

function of SI

Back 41

where most digestion and absorption takes palce

Front 42

function of LI

Back 42

where water is removed from the feces and elimination takes place

Front 43

function of GB

Back 43

stores and delivers bile

Front 44

function of pancreas

Back 44

secretes juice and enzymes into SI, secretes insulin

Front 45

function of LV

Back 45

stores glycogen, manufactures and secretes bile, manufactures blood proteins, destroys old red blood cells, detoxifies harmful substances

Front 46

stomatitis

Back 46

inflamation of the mouth

Front 47

parotiditis

Back 47

inflammation of parotoid gland

Front 48

dental caries

Back 48

cavities

Front 49

bruxism

Back 49

involuntary clutching and grinding of teeth

Front 50

dysphagia

Back 50

difficulty swallowing

Front 51

gastroscopy

Back 51

examination of esophagus and stomach using a gastorscope

Front 52

hiatal hernia

Back 52

part of stomach protrudes through opening (hiatus) in diaphram into the thoracic cavity

Front 53

endoscopy

Back 53

instrument to view within

used to diagnose hiatal hernia which occur in the epigastric (above stomach) region

hiatal hernias usually result in pain in the epigastric, and or heartburn

Front 54

GERD

Back 54

gastroesophageal reflux disease

this is a fancy shmancy way to say heartburn... it's freekin heartburn...

had to be classified as a disease so the freekin fda could make it illegal for anything but a patented drug to cure it... dorks... :) its hearburn... duh

Front 55

gastritis

Back 55

pull my finger... :)

seriously... gastric mucosa becomes inflamed and may progress to ulcers if left untreated

Front 56

crohns disease

Back 56

inflammation of mucosa lining of intestines

Front 57

melena

Back 57

bloody stools

Front 58

stoma

Back 58

opening

Front 59

peritonitis

Back 59

inflammation of peritoneum

Front 60

diverticula

Back 60

abnormal pouches in intestinal wall that push outward as pressure increases at weak points

Front 61

diverticulitis

Back 61

when bacteria or fecal matter collect in diverticula and cause inflamation

Front 62

intestinal obstruction occurs more often in which intestinal tract?

Back 62

SI

Front 63

Intussusception

Back 63

telescoping of one section of bowel inside adjacent section

Front 64

volvulus

Back 64

twisting of bowel

Front 65

inguinal hernia

Back 65

protrusion of small loop of intestine through a weak spot in the lower abdominal wall or groin

Front 66

polyp

Back 66

growth protruding from a stalk in the gi tract that cancer often originates from

Front 67

cholelithiasis

Back 67

gall stones

Front 68

cholecystitis

Back 68

inflamation of the GB casues by gall stones (cholelithiasis)

Front 69

icterus

Back 69

jaundice... yellowing of the skin

Front 70

bilirubin

Back 70

substance in blood which causes jaundice

Front 71

ascites

Back 71

fluid in peritonial cavity

Front 72

hepatomegaly

Back 72

enlarged liver

Front 73

eructation

Back 73

burping, belching

Front 74

hyperemesis

Back 74

excessive vomiting

when is vomiting ever not excessive?

I'm just sayin

Front 75

dyspepsia

Back 75

impairment of digestion or indigestion (make up your mind will ya)

Front 76

antiemetics

Back 76

relieve vomiting and excessive vomiting

:)

Front 77

emetics

Back 77

stimulate or induce vomiting

cause I know that's what you really really want... you silly cheeky monkey you!
:p

blah! :)

Front 78

protein pump inhibitor

Back 78

meds that reduce production of acids by blocking an enzyme necessary for acid production. Allows ulcers to heal while you continue to much on chili dogs... mmmmmhhhh... chiiiiilllliiii dooooooog

Front 79

protective agents

Back 79

taken for ulcers... provide topical protective layer over ulcers so they can heal

Front 80

NPO

Back 80

patients that can take nothing by mouth

Front 81

BE

Back 81

barium enema

fun fun!

Front 82

ECG

Back 82

esophagogastoduodenoscopy...

say THAT 3 times fast

Front 83

GBS

Back 83

gall bladder ex ray series

8 o'clock wednesdays on CBS

Front 84

LES

Back 84

lower esophageal sphincter....

Front 85

NGT

Back 85

nasogastric tube

Front 86

PO

Back 86

per os, or by mouth

Front 87

TPN

Back 87

total parenteral nutrition