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Ch 9 - Digestive System Flashcards

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1
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Alimentation

A

Process of providing nutrition for the body

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-ation

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Process

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alimentum

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To nourish

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lact/o

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Milk

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-ose

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sugar

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-ase

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enzyme

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amylase

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enzyme that breaks down starch

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amyl/o

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starch

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prote/o

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protein

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lip/o

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fat

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Protease

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enzyme that breaks down protein

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Proteinase

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enzyme that breaks down protein

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Lipase

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enzyme that breaks down a lipid

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14
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Lipids serve as…

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an energy reserve

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15
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-ation

A

action or process

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bil/i

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bile

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chol/e

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bile

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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de-

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down, from, reversing, or removing

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glycos/o

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sugar

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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viscer/o

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viscera

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cheil/o

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lips

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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o

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teeth

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gingiv/o

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gums

Gingiva

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gloss/o, lingu/o

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tongue
(Glossal)
(Lingual)

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or/o

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mouth

oral

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stomat/o

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mouth

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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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intestin/o, enter/o

A

intestines

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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ile/o

A

ileum

37
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Gastrointestinal

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Refers to the stomach & intestines

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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

UGI

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Consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, & stomach

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Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

LGI

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Consists of the small & large intestines

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col/o, colon/o

A

Colon or large intestine

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Append/o, appendic/o

A

appendix

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cec/o

A

cecum

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sigmoid/o

A

signoid colon

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proct/o

A

anus or rectum

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rect/o

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rectum

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an/o

A

anus

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Hypoglossal

A

under the tongue

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Biliary

A

Pertaining to Bile

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Liver produces…

A

Bile. Which breaks down fats before absorption by the small intestine

50
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Cholecystic

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Pertaining to the Gallbladder

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Choledochal

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Pertaining to the common bile duct

52
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Insulin

A

Horman produced by the pancreas.

Regulates blood sugar.

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hepat/o

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liver

54
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Esophagram, Esophagogram

A

X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.

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Barium Swallow

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X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.

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Barium Meal

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Is ingested in an upper GI series, & the radiographic examination is made as the barium passes through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

57
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Biliary Calculus

A

Gallstone

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Pancreatolithiasis

A

presence of a pancreatic stone

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Sialography

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Salivary ducts can be studied by injecting radiopague substances into the ducts.

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lith/o

A

stone

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-iasis

A

condition

62
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-ectomy

A

excision

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angi/o

A

vessel

64
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endo-

A

inside

65
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Diabetes Mellitus

DM

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Primarily a result of resistance to insulin or lack of insulin secretion by the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas.

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-phagia

A

eating

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-dipsia

A

thirst

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-uria

A

urination

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–emesis

A

vomiting

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Dia

A

Through

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-rrhea

A

Discharge

72
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Polyphagia

A

Excessive hunger & uncontrolled eating

73
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Emaciation

A

Excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition.

74
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Flatulence

A

Excessive gas in the stomach & intestinal tract that leads to bloating.

Medical Terminology (9 decks)

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