Ch 9 - Digestive System Flashcards
Alimentation
Process of providing nutrition for the body
-ation
Process
alimentum
To nourish
lact/o
Milk
-ose
sugar
-ase
enzyme
amylase
enzyme that breaks down starch
amyl/o
starch
prote/o
protein
lip/o
fat
Protease
enzyme that breaks down protein
Proteinase
enzyme that breaks down protein
Lipase
enzyme that breaks down a lipid
Lipids serve as…
an energy reserve
-ation
action or process
bil/i
bile
chol/e
bile
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
de-
down, from, reversing, or removing
glycos/o
sugar
-orexia
appetite
-pepsia
digestion
vag/o
vagus nerve
viscer/o
viscera
cheil/o
lips
dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
teeth
gingiv/o
gums
Gingiva
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
(Glossal)
(Lingual)
or/o
mouth
oral
stomat/o
mouth
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
intestin/o, enter/o
intestines
duoden/o
duodenum
jejun/o
jejunum
ile/o
ileum
Gastrointestinal
Refers to the stomach & intestines
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
UGI
Consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, & stomach
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
LGI
Consists of the small & large intestines
col/o, colon/o
Colon or large intestine
Append/o, appendic/o
appendix
cec/o
cecum
sigmoid/o
signoid colon
proct/o
anus or rectum
rect/o
rectum
an/o
anus
Hypoglossal
under the tongue
Biliary
Pertaining to Bile
Liver produces…
Bile. Which breaks down fats before absorption by the small intestine
Cholecystic
Pertaining to the Gallbladder
Choledochal
Pertaining to the common bile duct
Insulin
Horman produced by the pancreas.
Regulates blood sugar.
hepat/o
liver
Esophagram, Esophagogram
X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.
Barium Swallow
X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.
Barium Meal
Is ingested in an upper GI series, & the radiographic examination is made as the barium passes through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
Biliary Calculus
Gallstone
Pancreatolithiasis
presence of a pancreatic stone
Sialography
Salivary ducts can be studied by injecting radiopague substances into the ducts.
lith/o
stone
-iasis
condition
-ectomy
excision
angi/o
vessel
endo-
inside
Diabetes Mellitus
DM
Primarily a result of resistance to insulin or lack of insulin secretion by the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas.
-phagia
eating
-dipsia
thirst
-uria
urination
–emesis
vomiting
Dia
Through
-rrhea
Discharge
Polyphagia
Excessive hunger & uncontrolled eating
Emaciation
Excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition.
Flatulence
Excessive gas in the stomach & intestinal tract that leads to bloating.
