Ch. 5 Digestive Flashcards
append/o, appendic/p
appendix
faci/o
face
glycongen/o
glycogen
mandibul/o
mandible; lower jaw
herni/o
hernia
prote/o
protein
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
cheil/o
lip
-chezia
defecation; elimination of wastes
-emesis
vomiting
-iasis
abnormal condition
-orexia
appetite
-prandial
meal
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
swallowing; eating
-ptysis
spitting
-tresia
opening
-phasia
speech
As an exocrine gland, the pancreas produces ___
enzymes
Enzymes that digest starch
amylase
Enzymes that digest fat
lipase
Enzymes that digest proteins
protease
As an endocrine gland, the pancreas secretes ___; hormone needed to help release sugar from the blood and acts as a carrier to bring glucose into cells of the body to be used for energy
insulin
Small building blocks of proteins (like links in a chain), released when proteins are digested
amino acids
Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum also called the choledochus
common bile duct
Substances produced when fats are digested
fatty acids
Substance produced by the stomach; necessary for digestion of food
hydrochloric acid
Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats
lipase
Lower esophageal sphincter is also called the ___
cardiac sphincter
an/o
anus
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly, abdomen