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Chapter 6 - Digestive System Flashcards

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An/o

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Anus

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Bile duct

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Col/o

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Colon

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Colon/o

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Colon

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Dent/o

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Teeth

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

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Odont/o

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Teeth

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Enter/o

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Intestine (usually the small intestine)

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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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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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ile/o

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Ileum (third part of the small intestine)

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum (Second part of the small intestine)

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Lingu/o

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Odont/o

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Or/o

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Pancreat/o

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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Proct/o

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Anus, rectum

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Pylor/o

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Rect/o

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Stomat/o

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-emesis

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-orexia

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-pepsia

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

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-prandial

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Vomiting blood

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Hematemesis

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Difficulty swallowing or inability to swallow

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Varicose veins in the rectal area

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Hemorrhoids

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Foul smelling breath

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Loss of appetite

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Dark, tarry stools caused by presence of blood in the G.I. tract

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Yellowing of the skin caused by liver disease

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State of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting

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Intractable constipation

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Obstipation

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Gurgling audible noise is caused by passive gas through the liquid contents of the stomach

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Borborygmus

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

52
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Form of inflammatory bowel disease, usually of the ileum

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Crohn disease

53
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Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces

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Steatorrhea

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Formation of white patches on the mucous membrane of the cheek

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Leukoplakia

55
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Gas in the gastrointestinal tract

ALHS 1090 (23 decks)

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