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Ch. 5 Digestive Flashcards

1
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append/o, appendic/p

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appendix

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faci/o

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face

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3
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glycongen/o

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glycogen

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4
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mandibul/o

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mandible; lower jaw

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5
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herni/o

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hernia

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6
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prote/o

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protein

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7
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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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8
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cheil/o

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lip

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9
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-chezia

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defecation; elimination of wastes

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10
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-emesis

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vomiting

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11
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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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12
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-orexia

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appetite

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13
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-prandial

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meal

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14
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-pepsia

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digestion

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15
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-phagia

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swallowing; eating

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16
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-ptysis

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spitting

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17
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-tresia

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opening

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18
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-phasia

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speech

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19
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As an exocrine gland, the pancreas produces ___

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enzymes

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20
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Enzymes that digest starch

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amylase

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21
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Enzymes that digest fat

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lipase

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22
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Enzymes that digest proteins

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protease

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23
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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

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insulin

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24
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Small building blocks of proteins (like links in a chain), released when proteins are digested

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amino acids

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25
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Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum also called the choledochus

A

common bile duct

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26
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Substances produced when fats are digested

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fatty acids

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27
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Substance produced by the stomach; necessary for digestion of food

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hydrochloric acid

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28
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Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats

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lipase

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29
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Lower esophageal sphincter is also called the ___

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cardiac sphincter

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30
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an/o

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anus

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31
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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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32
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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33
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cec/o

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cecum

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34
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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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35
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cheil/o

36
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

37
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

38
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col/o, colon/o

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dent/i

40
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duoden/o

41
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enter/o

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intestines, usually small intestine

42
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Any surgical connection between two parts, such as vessels, ducts or bowel segments

A

anastomosis

43
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Part of the double fold of peritoneum that stretches around the organ in the abdomen holding organs in place

44
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esophag/o

45
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faci/o

46
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gastr/o

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gingiv/o

48
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gloss/o

49
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hepat/o

50
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ile/o

51
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jejun/o

52
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labi/o

53
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lapar/o

54
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lingu/o

55
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mandibul/o

A

lower jaw, mandible

56
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odont/o

57
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ileum vs ilium

A

ileum: third part of the small intestine
ilium: uppermost and largest part of the pelvis

58
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or/o

59
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palat/o

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pancreat/o

61
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

62
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pharyng/o

63
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

64
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pylor/o

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pyloric sphincter

65
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rect/o

66
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

67
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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

68
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stomat/o

69
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uvul/o

70
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amyl/o

71
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bil/i

A

gall, bile

72
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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin (bile pigment)

73
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

74
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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

75
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gluc/o

76
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glyc/o

77
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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

78
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lip/o

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fat, lipid

79
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lith/o

80
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prote/o

81
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py/o

82
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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

83
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steat/o

84
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-ase

85
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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

86
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

87
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-prandial

Z. MEDT (18 decks)

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