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Chapter 13 - Digestive System Flashcards

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an/o

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anus

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antr/o

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antrum

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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abdomen; abdominal cavity

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cheil/o

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lip

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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chol/e

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gall; bile

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

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gingivi/o

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gum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lapar/o

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abdomen; abdominal cavity

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or/o

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mouth

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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proct/o

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rectum

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sial/o

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salvia; salivary gland

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steat/o

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fat

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stomat/o

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mouth

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uvul/o

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-cele

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hernia; protrusion

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-pepsia

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-ptosis

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prolapse; drooping

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palatine tonsils

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pair of soft tissue masses located at rear of throat

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ampulla

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a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct

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fundus

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part of a hollow organ that is across from or farthest away from the organ’s opening

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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caused by stomach acid flowing upwards into the esophagus

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cholecystitis

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inflammation of gallbladder

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cirrhosis

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liver scars

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hepatitis

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inflammation of liver

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hepatitis A

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transmitted via fecal-oral route; most individuals recover

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hepatitis B

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transmitted via bodily fluid, sexual transmission, contact with shared objects, sharing of equipment, nosocomial transmission, or child birth; infection may be mile or can develop into chronic condition

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hepatitis C

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transmitted through bodily fluid, sexual transmission, nosocomial infection, childbirth, or blood transfusion; most people develop into chronic condition; no vaccine

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hepatitis D

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only occurs in people with hep B; no vaccine

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hepatitis E

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transmitted through fecal-oral route, contaminated water, undercooked or uncooked meat; can recover without treatment but may be fatal; no vaccine

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celiac sprue; celiac disease

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immune sensitivity reaction occurring in small intestine when they consume gluten

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crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

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chronic inflammatory diseases

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hernia

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part of an organ or tissue squeezes through a weak spot in surrounding muscle

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ascites

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abnormal buildup of fluid in abdomen that may cause swelling

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cholangioma

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tumor of bile duct

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choledocholithiasis

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gallstones in common bile duct

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cholelithiasis

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gallstones

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diverticulitis

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inflammation of one or more pouches or sacs that bulge out from wall of a hollow organ

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dysentery

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acute inflammation of intestine presenting with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea

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dyspepsia

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upset stomach

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emesis

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flatus

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gas in intestine

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