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Ch 10- The Digestive System Flashcards

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Andomin/o

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Abdomen

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An/o

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Anus

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Append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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Bil/i

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Bile

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Cec/o

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Blind intestine, cecum

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Col/o,colon/o

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Colon

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Cyst/o

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Bladder,sac

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Dent/o

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Teeth

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Duoden/o

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Twelve, duodenum (part of small intestine)

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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ile/o

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To roll, ileum (part of small intestine)

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Jejun/o

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Empty, jejunum (part of small intestine)

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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20
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Or/o

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Mouth

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas, sweetbread

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Peps/o,pept/o

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Digestion

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Peritone/o

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To stretch over, peritoneum

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Proct/o

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Rectum, anus

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Pylor/o

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Pylorus

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Sigm/o

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The letter S, sigmoid colon

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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30
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Intestinal flora

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Bacteria that inhabit the GI tract

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Dia-

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Re-

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Dys-

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Bad,abnormal, painful, difficult

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a-

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Without, absence of

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Ascites

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Accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity - produces a large abdomen.sign of liver disease, heart failure or peritoneum irritation

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Flatus

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Gas (flatulence = fart)

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Halit

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Halitosis

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Bad breath

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting blood

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Reflux

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Backward flow of material in GI tract

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Steatorrhea

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Abnormal level of fat in feces

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Mal-

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An-

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Without, absence of

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Cheil/o

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Cirrh/o

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Diverticul/o

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Diverticulum

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Lip/o

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Orex/o

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Parot/o

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Parotid gland

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Polyp/o

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Small growth

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Volv/o

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-ectasis

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Expansion, dilation

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-iasis

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Condition of

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-oid

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Resembling

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-y

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Process of

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-sis

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Cheilitis , cheilosis

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Inflammation of lip

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic progressive liver disease - gradual loss of liver cells and their replacement by fat

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Cleft plate

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Roof of mouth fails to fuse during fetal development, leaves a space b/t oral and nasal cavities

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Crohn disease

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Chronic inflammation of any part of GI tract- ulcers, scar tissues, thickening of organ walls

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Diverticulosis

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Inflammation of diverticula ( small pouches of side of colon, non symptomatic)

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Dysentery

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Acute inflammation of GI tract caused by bacteria, Protozoa or chemicals

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of small or large intestine

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Gastroesophaheal

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Giardiasis

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Guardia intestinalis

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Hemorrhoids

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Swollen veins of anus

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Hernia

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Abnormal protrusion through a body wall

  • hatial-cardiac portion of stomach through hiatus of diaphragm
  • inguinal hernia-small intestinal to abdominal wall
  • strangulated hernia- requires medical attention to avoid loss of affected organ
69
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Intussusception

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Unfolding of a segment of the small intestine within another segment

70
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Celiac disease

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Gluten causes malabsorption

71
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Parotitis

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Inflammation of parotid glands (around the angle of the jaw) (mumps of by virus)

72
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Peritonitis

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Peritoneum is the membrane that lines the inner wall of the a domino pelvic cavity

73
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Polyposis

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Abnormal mass of tissue that projects inward from the wall of a hallow organ

74
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Volvulus

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Severe twisting of the intestine that leads to obstruction

75
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

76
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Antiemetic

A

Drug prevents vomiting

Medical Terminology (15 decks)

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