chapter 6 Flashcards
mastication
mechanically breaking down food into small pieces
gastro
stomach
peristalisis
food is propelled through thr entire GI tract by coordinated, rhythmic muscle contractions called peristalsis
or/o or stomat/o
mouth and stomach
col/o or colon/o
colon
colostomy
forming an opening in mouth
hepat/o
liver
megly
inlargement
chlol/e
bile, gal
emesis
vomit
orexia
appetite
dia
through across
peri
around
sub
under, below
hieta hernia
stomach goes through the diaphram chest area
hepatitis
inflammatroy condition of the liver
diverticulosis
condition in which small, blisterlike pockets develop in the inner lining of the large intestine an dmay balloon throguh the intestinal wall. food becomes stuck= leads to infection
anorexia
lack or loss of appetite
inguinal hernia
develops in the groin in inner thieghs
appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix by obstruction or infection
Cirrhosis
scarrign and sytfunction of the lover caused by chronic liver disease (caused by alochol)
crohn disease
form of ibs, usually of the ileum but possibily affecting any portion of the intestinal tract. very painful caused by stress
dysentery
inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, that may be caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical irritants, bactria, protozoa or parasites and results in bloody disarrhea
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
backflow of gastrix contents ino the esophagus as a result of a malfuncation of the sphincter muscle at the inferiror potion of the esphagus