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35 Cards in this Set
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Or/O ; Stomat/o
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Mouth
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Esophag/o
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Esphogus
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Gastr/o
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Small Intestine
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Rect/o
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Rectum
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An/o
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Anus
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Pancreat/o
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Pancreas
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Append/o; Appendi/o
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Appendix
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Bucc'o
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Cheeks
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Cec/o
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Cecum
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Celi/o
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Abdomen
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Cheil/o
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Lip
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Faci/o
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Face
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Gloss/o
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Toungue
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Upper GI Tract
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consist of mouth, stomach and esophagus
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Lower GI Tract
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Consits of small&large intestine, rectum&anus. AKA bowels
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Toungue
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Moves food around during chewing, contains papillave & taste buds
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Crown (tooth)
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visible par tof tooth, covered in ENAMEL hardest susbtance in the human body
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Gingiva (Gums)
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Membrane that surronds the teeth, forms lining of the cheeks
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Salivary Glands
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Begins digestive process; AMYLASE digestive enzyme
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Esophagus (Gullet)
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Leads pharynx to stomach
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The Stomach
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Sac like pouch: Fundus ~Body~Atrium
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Rugae
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produces gastric juices
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Role of the Stomach
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contain sHYDROCHORIC Acid & digestive enzymes, fe nutrients enter the blood stream thorugh the stomach walls
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Chyme
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Semi-fluid mass of partly digested food passes from the stomach to pyloric sphincter to small intestine
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Pylorus
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Connescts stomach to SMall intestine
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Duodenum
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FIRST portion of small intestine
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Appendix
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Lymphatic tissue, hangs from the cecum
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Sigmoid Colon
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S-SHAPED structure that continues from the colon and joins the rectum
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Liver
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Right Upper Quadrant; Removes TOXINS, DESTROYS old RBC's turns food into nutrients, proteins and PRODUCES BILE
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Bile
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yellowish-green fluid that contains enzymes that break down fat.
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Pancreas
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Neutralizes stomach acids and produces proteins, carbs and fats in food.
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Flatus
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Medical term for fart
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Col/o;Colon/o
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Colon
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