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Chapter 9- Digestive System Flashcards

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Bil/i, chol/e

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Bile

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-ation

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Action or process

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Cirrh/o

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Orange-yellow

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De-

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Down, from, reversing, or removing

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Glycos/o

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Sugar

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-orexia

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Appetite

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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Vag/o

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Vagus nerve

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Viscer/o

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Viscera

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Cheil/o

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Lips

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Dent/I, dent/o, odont/o

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Teeth

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o, lingu/o

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Tongue

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Or/o, stomat/o

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Mouth

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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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Intestin/o, enter/o

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Intestines

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon or large intestine

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Append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Proct/o

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Anus or rectum

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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An/o

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Anus

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Sial/o

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Salivary gland

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a disorder that results from a resistance to or lack on insulin

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diabetes mellitus

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Increased glucose in the blood

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hyperglycemia

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excessive urination

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polyuria

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excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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a type of diabetes that sometimes occurs first during pregnancy

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glycosuria

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less than the normal amount of sugar in the blood

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hypoglycemia

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excessive vomiting

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hyperemesis

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a disorder characterized by prolonged refusal to eat

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anorexia nervosa

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binge eating often terminating in self-induced vomiting

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bulimia

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Ulcers, chiefly on the mouth and lip

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Canker sores

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inflammation of the lip

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cheilitis

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inflammation of the gums

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gingivitis

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inflammation of the tongue. The tongue is painful, covered in ulcers, and swallowing is difficult

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glossitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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stomatitis

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inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing. This condition is often associated with such disorders as paralysis, constriction, and spasm of the esophageal muscles

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dysphagia

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a complex of enlarged and swollen veins in the lower end of the esophagus that are susceptible to hemorrhage

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esophageal varices

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inflammation of the esophagus

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esophagitis

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condition resulting from a backflow of the stomach contents into the esophagus. The acidic gastric juices cause burning pain in the esophagus. Repeated episodes of reflux can result in esophagitis, narrowing of the esophagus, or an esophageal ulcer.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastritis

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herniation of the stomach

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gastrocele

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inflammation of the stomach and the intestinal tract

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gastroenteritis

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excessive amount of acid in the stomach.

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hyperacidity

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bleeding of the upper digestive structures, sometimes evidenced by blood in the vomit

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upper gastrointestinal bleeding

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inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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appendicitis

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inflammation of the colon

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Colitis

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inflammation of a diverticulum in the intestinal tract, especially in the colon, causing stagnation, or lack of movement, of feces and pain.

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diverticulitis

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an ulcer of the duodenum

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duodenal ulcer

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inflammation of the duodenum

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duodenitis

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stoppage or delay in the passage of food through the intestine

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enterostasis

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masses of veins in the anal canal that are unnaturally distended and lie just inside or outside the rectum

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hermorrhoids

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abnormally increased motiity of the small and large intestines of unknown origin. Most of those affected are young adults who report diarrhea and occasionally pain in the abdomen, usually relieved by passing gas or stool

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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bleeding of the lower digestive structures

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lower gastrointestinal bleeding

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inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholecystitis

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formation or presence of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

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cholelithiasis

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stoppage of bile exrcreation

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colestasis

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chronic liver disease characterized by excessive urination

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diabetes

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inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreatitis

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removal of the verirform appendix

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appendectomy

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surgical removal of the gallbladder

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cholecystectomy

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creation of an artificial anus on the abdonimal wall by incising the colon and drawing it out to the surface

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colostomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

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gastrectomy

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surgical creation of a new opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall

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gastrostomy

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removal of hemorrhoids by any of several means, including surgery

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hermorrhoidectomy

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creation of a surgical passage through the abdominal wall into the ileum, necessary when the large intestine has been removed

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ileostomy

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examination of the abdominal cavity with a laparoscope through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall

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laparoscopy

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removal of tissue from the liver for pathologic examination

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liver biopsy

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excision of a pancreatic stone

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pancreatolithectomy

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resection of portions of the vagus nerve near the stomach. This is done to decrease the amount of gastric juices by severing the nerve that controls the release

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vagotomy

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