Medical Terminology September 29

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1st Stage of Digestion

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Food is taken into the mouth and is broken down

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2nd Stage of Digestion

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Absorption of food as it passes through the small intestine

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3rd Stage of Digestion

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Elimination of solid waste materials in the form of feces or stool

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Mouth

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When food is chewed, saliva starts digesting carbohydrates

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Esophagus

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Muscles, in a process called peristalsis, push the food down into your stomach

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Stomach

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Everything is blended with digestive juices. Hydrochloric acid kills bacteria. Enzymes break down proteins

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Liver

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A green liquid called bile, which is stored in your liver, is secreted to break down fats

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Pancreas

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Many kinds of digestive enzymes are made here

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Small Intestine

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Food is mixed with bile from your liver and juices from your pancreas to be sent back to your liver for more processing

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Large Intestine

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Indigestible food and water are processed, stored and dispersed

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Anus

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Solid waste passes from the rectum in order to leave your body

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Cheeks

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Form the walls of the oval-shaped oral cavity

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Lips

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Surround the opening of the mouth

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Hard Palate

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Anterior portion of the roof of the mouth

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Soft Palate

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Lies posterior to the hard palate

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Uvula

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Small soft tissue projection, hangs from soft palate

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Tongue

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Extends across the floor of the oral cavity and muscles attached to jaw

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Tonsils

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Lymphatic tissue located in depressions of the mucous membranes

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Gums

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Fleshy tissue that surround the sockets of the teeth

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Teeth

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32 permanent teeth in the entire oral cavity which aide in the breakdown of food

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Esophagus

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9-10 inch muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach

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Peristalsis

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The involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus that propels food toward the stomach

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Small Intestine

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Extends for 20 feet from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine

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Duodenum

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First part of the small intestine

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Jejunum

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Second part of the small intestine

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Ileum

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Third part of the small intestine

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Large Intestine

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Approximately 5 feet long and has three divisions

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Ascending Colon

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First part of the large intestine

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Transverse Colon

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Second part of the large intestine

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Descending Colon

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Third part of the large intestine

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Esophagus

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9-10 inch muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach

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Peristalsis

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The involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus that propels food toward the stomach

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Small Intestine

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Extends for 20 feet from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine

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Duodenum

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First part of the small intestine

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Jejunum

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Second part of the small intestine

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Ileum

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Third part of the small intestine

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Large Intestine

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Approximately 5 feet long and has three divisions

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Ascending Colon

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First part of the large intestine

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Transverse Colon

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Second part of the large intestine

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Descending Colon

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Third part of the large intestine

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Abdominopelvic Regions

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Hypochondriac/Epigastric/Lumbar/Umbilical/Inguinal/Hypogastric

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Abdominopelvic Quadrants

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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left Upper Quandrant (LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Anorexia

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A disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death

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Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen; can occur as complication of trauma, perforated ulcer, appendicites

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Constipation

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Acute or chronic condition in which bowel movements occur less than usual or consist of hard, dry stools that are painful or difficult to pass

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Diarrhea

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Loose, water stools; occurring 3 or more times a day

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing, or the feeling that food is "sticking" in your throat or chest. Feeling is actually in esophagus. Can experience with both solid or liquid

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Flatus

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Gas generated in the alimentary canal

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Jaundice

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Yellow discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases that affect processing of bile

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Nausea

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A sensation of accompanying the urge but not always leading to vomiting; characterized by gastrointestinal distress

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Gastroesoophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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Condition in which the stomach contents leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus. It can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms

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Hernia

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Usually a sac formed by the lining of the abdominal cavity; The sac comes through a hole or weak area in the fascia, the strong layer of the abdominal wall that surrounds the muscle