11.1 The Gastrointestinal System—Gastroenterology Flashcards
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gastrointestinal (GI)
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system is responsible for turning food into energy.
2
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Digestion
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is the process of carrying food through the body and breaking it apart into usable and unusable parts
3
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Three types of food fuel
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protein, fat, carbohydrate
4
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mouth
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or/o, stomat/o
5
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gums
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gingiv/o
6
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tooth
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dent/o, odont/o
32 teeth
7
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tongue
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gloss/o, lingu/o
the strongest muscle in the human body
8
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stomach
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gastr/o
9
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esophagus
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esophag/o
About a diameter in quarter
10
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intestines
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enter/o
11
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duodenum
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duoden/o
12
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jejunum
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jejun/o
13
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ileum
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ile/o - The third small intestines. Mean groin
14
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colon (large intestine)
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col/o, colon/o - Starts at the bottom of the abdomen
15
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sigmoid colon
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sigmoid/o
