Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
BM
A
Bowel movement
2
Q
FDA
A
Food and drug administration
3
Q
GI
A
Gastrointestinal tract
4
Q
Po
A
By mouth
5
Q
pc
A
After meals
6
Q
Cl liq
A
Clear liquid
7
Q
GB
A
Gallbladder
8
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth
9
Q
pp
A
After eating
10
Q
BRP
A
Bathroom privileges
11
Q
-ac, -al, -ary, -an, -ical, -ic, -ial
A
Pertaining to
12
Q
End-, endo-
A
In, within, inside
13
Q
-ion
A
State or condition
14
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
15
Q
-phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
16
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach, belly
17
Q
Chol/e
A
Bile, gall
18
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
19
Q
Proct/o
A
Anus and rectum
20
Q
Mastic/o, masticat/o
A
Chew
21
Q
Rug/o
A
Wrinkle, fold
22
Q
-itis
A
Inflammatory
23
Q
-esis, -osis, -sis
A
Abnormal condition
24
Q
-ologist
A
Specialist
25
-emesis
Vomiting
26
Aliment/o
To nourish
27
Rect/o
Rectum
28
Cyst
Bladder bag
29
Hepat/o
Liver
30
Digest/o
Divide, distribute
31
Deglutit/o
Swallow
32
Defec/o, defecat/o
Free from waste, clear
33
Constant supply of energy and building blocks provided by food
Intake
34
Also know as the GI Tract: tube that extends from mouth to anus
Alimentary canal
35
Converts complex proteins, sugars, and fat molecules into simple substances that can be used
Enzymes
36
Food chewed by teeth
Mastication
37
Cone shaped projection at the back of the soft palate, covers nasal when swallowing
Uvula
38
Group of muscles that close the entrance to the stomach when food is present to prevent backflow
Cardiac sphincter
39
Semi fluid mass, made of substances from stomach
Chyme
40
Begins in small intestines, passage of material through the walls of GI tract into bloodstream
Absorption
41
Process of breaking down foods into nutrients that can be absorbed by cells
Digestion
42
Wavelike motions that move food along canal
Peristalsis
43
Mouth
Oral cavity
44
Process of swallowing
Deglutition
45
Flap of tissue that covers the trachea when you swallow
Epiglottis
46
Fold that makes up lining of stomach
Rugae
47
Yellow brown to green substance secreted by liver
Bile
48
Process of elimination of waste
Defecation
