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CH 12 THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

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1
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An organic catalyst is a(n)

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Enzyme

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The organ that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach is the

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Esophagus

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The root word for the stomach is

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Gastr/o

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The root word enter/o refers to the:

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Intestine

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The wave like action that moves substances through an organ is called

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Peristalsis

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The process of moving digested nutrients from the intestine into the circulation is called:

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Absorption

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The organ that secretes bile is the

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Liver

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Cholecystitis is inflammation of the:

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Gallbladder

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Dent/o

Dent/i

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Tooth, teeth

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Odont/o

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Tooth, teeth

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Gingiv/o

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Gum

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Gnath/o

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Jaw

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Stoma, stomat/o

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Mouth

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Palat/o

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Palate

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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Uvul/o

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Uvula

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Pylor/o

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Pylorus

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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27
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Gavage is

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Feeding through an NG tube

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An enterovirus infects the

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Intestine

29
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The term hemiglossal refers to

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One half of the tongue

30
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In pancreatolysis

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Pancreatic tissue is destroyed

31
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The buccinator muscle is in the

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Cheek

32
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Inflammation of a bile duct is

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Cholangitis

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The tube that carries food into the stomach is the

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Esophagus

34
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The term glossobial refers to the

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Tongue and lips

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The cholecyst is the

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Gallbladder

36
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In a gingivectomy

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Gum tissue is excised

37
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The adjective choledochal refers to the

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Common bile duct

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The adjective referring to the esophagus is

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Esophageal

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Occult blood is a sign of

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Intestinal bleeding

40
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In the cecorrhaphy, the

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Cecum is sutured

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Cholemesis is

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Vomiting of bile

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Inflammation of the ileum is

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Ileitis

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The organ that stores bile is the

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Gallbladder

44
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A hepatotropic substance

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Acts on the liver

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Cachexia is

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Profound malnutrition and wasting

46
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The hepatic portal system carries blood from the digestive tract to the

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Liver

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The adjective Palatine refers to the

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Roof of the mouth

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The adjective gnathic refers to the

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Jaw

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A pancreatolith is a(n)

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Pancreatic calculus

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Proctopexy is

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Surgical fixation of the rectum

51
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The term perioral means

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Around the mouth

52
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Which of the following is not part of the large intestine?

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Common bile duct

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The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are part of the

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Small intestine

54
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Duodenoscopy is

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Endoscopic examination of the small intestine’s first portion

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The salivary glands under the tongue are described as

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Sublingual

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Hepatomegaly is

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Enlargement of the liver

57
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Cholangiography is

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A radiographic study of the bile ducts

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Stomatosis is any disease of the

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Mouth

59
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Inflammation of small pouches in the wall of the colon is called

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Diverticulitis

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Wavelike contractions of the digestive tract constitute

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Peristalsis

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Dentition refers to the

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number and arrangement of the teeth

62
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The epigastric region is

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Above the stomach

63
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Caries is

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Tooth decay

64
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The cardia is the

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Part of the stomach near the esophagus

65
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Coloclysis is

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Irrigation of the colon

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