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103 Cards in this Set
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Buffers |
Neutralize acidic chyme |
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Pancreas |
Produces two secretions for digestion: buffers and pancreatic enzymes |
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Pancreatic enzymes |
Chemically digest carbohydrates fats and proteins |
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Gallbladder |
Stores bile produced by liver |
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Liver |
Processing nutrients, detoxification, produces bile |
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Salivary glands |
Produces saliva |
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Bolus |
Chewed food that is ready to swallow |
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Amylase |
Digestive enzyme within saliva, breaks down carbohydrates |
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Three types of salivary glands |
Partoid, submandibular, sublingual glands |
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Small intestine function |
Digestion and absorption of nutrients |
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Three sections of small intestine |
Duodenum, jejunum, and illeum |
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Three parts of small intestine |
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum |
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Sphincter that separates the stomach and small intestine |
Pyloric sphincter |
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Four parts of the colon |
Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon |
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Three parts of the stomach |
Fundus (upper), body (middle), antrum (lower) |
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Muscular contractions of the digestive system |
Peristalsis |
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What helps food dissolve in the stomach? |
Hydrochloric acid |
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A mixture of food and gastric juices in the stomach |
Chyme |
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Folds in the lining of the stomach |
Rugae |
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Four types of teeth |
Incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, molars |
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Two things that anchor each tooth |
Cementum, periodontal ligaments |
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Baby teeth |
Decidious teeth |
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How many permanent teeth total? |
32 |
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The hollow interior of a tooth |
Pulp cavity |
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Gag reflex mechanism |
Uvula |
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endo- |
Within |
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ex- |
Outward |
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intra- |
Within |
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in- |
Inward |
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per- |
Through |
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retro- |
Backward |
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Four names of the digestive system |
Digestive tract, alimentary tract, gastrointestinal system, gut |
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4 major functions of the digestive system |
Ingestion of food, digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, elimination of waste |
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Organs of the gastrointestinal tract |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon rectum, anus |
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Accessory organs |
Liver, pancreas, gallbladder, salivary glands |
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The breakdown of large fat globules into smaller droplets using bile |
Emulsification |
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An/o |
Anus |
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Append/o |
Appendix |
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Appendic/o |
Appendix |
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Bar/o |
Weight |
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Bucc/o |
Cheek |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
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Cec/o |
Cecum |
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Cecum |
Little pouch at the beginning of the colon |
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Ileocecal valve |
Connects the small intestine to the colon |
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Chol/e |
Bile |
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Cholangi/o |
Bile duct |
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Cholecyst/o |
Gallbladder |
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Choledoch/o |
Common bile duct |
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Cirrh/o |
Yellow |
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Col/o |
Colon |
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Cutane/o |
Skin |
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Cyst/o |
Sac |
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Dent/o |
Tooth |
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Diverticul/o |
Pouch |
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Duoden/o |
Duodenum |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
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Esophag/o |
Esophagus |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Gingiv/o |
Gums |
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Gloss/o |
Tongue |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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ile/o |
Ileum |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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Jejun/o |
Jejunum |
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Labi/o |
Lip |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Lingu/o |
Tongue |
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Lith/o |
Stone |
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Nas/o |
Nose |
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Odont/o |
Tooth |
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Or/o |
Mouth |
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Orth/o |
Straight |
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Palat/o |
Palate |
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Pancreat/o |
Pancreas |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx |
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Polyp/o |
Polyp |
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Proct/o |
Anus and rectum |
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Pyr/o |
Fire |
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Rect/o |
Rectum |
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Sialaden/o |
Salivary gland |
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Sigmoid/o |
Sigmoid colon |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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-centesis |
Process of removing fluid |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-emetic |
Pertaining to vomiting |
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-iatric |
Pertainong to medical treatment |
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-istry |
Specialty of |
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-lithiasis |
Condition of stones |
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-orexia |
Appetite |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-ostomy |
Surgically create an opening |
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-otomy |
Cutting into |
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-pepsia |
Digestion |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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-phagia |
Eat, swallow |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-prandial |
A meal |
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-ptosis |
Drooping |
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-tripsy |
Surgical crushing |