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Chapter 13: Digestive System Flashcards

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Peristalsis

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wave-like contractions of the organ walls to move through the digestive tract and move undigested waste out of body

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enzymes

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produce catalysts that speed up the rate of food breakdown (-ase)

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alimentary canal

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other word for digestive tract

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palate

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roof of mouth

Hard palate = bone
soft palate = soft tissue

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uvula

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fleshy, hangs from soft palate, speech

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mastication

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process of chewing

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saliva

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starch digestion

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lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

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at distal end of esophagus, this sphincter keeps stomach contents from refluxing

(ALSO CALLED CARDIAC SPHINCTER)

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pylorus

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lower portion of stomach

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Small intestine parts

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duodenum
jejunum
ileum

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villi

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small projections on intestines that absorb nutrients and add to circulation

each villus has capillaries (lymphatic -lacteals- and blood)

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lacteal

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lymphatic capillary in villus

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large intestine parts

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cecum (small pouch where it begins, appendix is here), colon, sigmoid colon, rectum

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liver

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large gland
- process blood
- removes toxins
- converting nutrients

hepatic portal system (blood from liver)

BILE to digest fats

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gallbladder

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stores bile produced in liver until needed for digestion
- common bile duct empties in duodenum

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pancreas

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produces mixture of digestive enzymes that delivered to duodenum thru pancreatic duct

bicarbonate is basic and neutralizes stomach acid

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where is saliva produced

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3 glands
- parotid
- submanibular
- sublingual

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bucc/o

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cheek

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dent/i-o

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teeth

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odont/o

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tooth

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gingiv/o

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gum

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gloss/o

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tongue

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lingu/o

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tongue

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gnath/o

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jaw

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labi/o

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lip

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or/o

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mouth

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stoma, stomat/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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29
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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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uvul/o

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uvula

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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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pylor/o

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pylorus

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enter/o

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interstine

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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jejun/o

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ile/o

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cec/o

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col/o, colon/o

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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rect/o

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proct/o

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an/o

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hepat/o

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bili

46
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chol/e, chol/o

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bile, gall

47
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

48
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cholangi/o

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

50
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pancreat/o

51
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caries

A

tooth decay

52
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periodontitis

A

infection of deeper tissues and bony support around tooth

53
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appendicitis

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infection of appendix after obstruction (can lead to peritonitis)

54
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peritonitis

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infection of peritoneal cavity

55
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ulcer

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lesion of skin or mucous membrane (inflammation/tissue damage)

56
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peptic ulcer

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ulcer caused by gastric juices (caused by H. pylori, stress, etc)

57
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barium study

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radiographic contrast to reveal GI issues (including ulcers)

58
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leukoplakia

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white patches on mucous membranes is early sign of canccer

59
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most common GI cancer

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colon, rectum

60
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polyps

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growths that can be removed by endoscopy

61
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occult blood

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blood in small amounts in stool (can indicate colon cancers)

62
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Duke’s classification

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ranges from A to C to classify colorectal cancers

63
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types of scopes

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proctoscope - rectum
sigmoidoscope
colonoscope

64
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anastomosis

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sometimes needed (connect two organs, eg gastroduodenostomy)

65
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hiatal hernia

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stomach moves into chest cavity through hiatal space in diaphragm

66
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pyloric stenosis

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opening between stomach and small intestine is too narrow (opening between stomach and small intestine is too narrow)

projectile vomiting

67
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intussesception

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slipping of intestinal segment into a part below it

68
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volvulus

A

twisting of intestine

69
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ileus

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intestinal obstruction caused by lack of peristalsis

70
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GERD

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reflux of gastric juices into esophagus due to weakness at gastroesophageal junction

irritate esophagus (heartburn)

71
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barrett syndrome

A

esophagus is replaced with epithelium similar to stomach/intestines b/c of GERD

spasms, scar tissue, cancer

72
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IBD

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crohn disease, ulcerative colitis

young adults/adolescents, hereditary (immunologic response, flora)

73
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crohn disease

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chronic inflammation of intestinal wall (ileum and colon, diarrhea, abscess, fistula)

74
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ulcerative colitis

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inflammation of colon lining (begins in rectum and extends)

75
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diverticulitis

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commonly affects colon

small pouches in intestinal wall that appear with age, diet low in fiber

collection of waste and bacteria lead to inflammation, pain, bleeding

76
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hepatitis

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inflammation/death of liver cells

5 forms, viral in industrialized countries
A- fecal/oral, unsanitary conditions
B- blood/bodily fluids
C- blood
D- delta virus, only affects people with B
E- contaminated food/water

77
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jaundice

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symptom of hepatitis, presence of bile pigments in blood

78
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icterus

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another name for jaundice

79
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cirrhosis

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ALCOHOL

chronic liver disease - hepatomegaly, edema, ascites, jaundice

complication is portal hypertension

80
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portal hypertension

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can cause varicose veins and hemorrhage, along with splenomegaly

81
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cholelithiasis

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gallstones

82
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cholecyctitis

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inflammation of gallbladder
- biliary colic or pain in RUQ

(estrogen, pregnancy, obesity)

83
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cholecystectomy

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removal of gallbladder

84
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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technique for visualizing/correcting biliary/pancreatic duct obstructions w/ contrast

85
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pancreatitis

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inflammation of pancreas

86
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ascites

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accumulation of fluid in abdominal cabity

87
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divurticulosis

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presence of diverticula

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of stomach/intestine

89
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stoma

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surgical opening to body surface between two organs

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