Digestive Flashcards

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Ingestion Vs Digestion

A

Ingestion: taking in food
Digestion: turning food into fuel through mechanical and physical digestion
Egestion: discarding waste (poop)

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2
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Accessory Organs

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Liver - makes and secretes bile, processed blood with new nutrients

Gallbladder - creates bile to aid in digestion

Pancreas - makes enzymes for digestion

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3
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Contemplation and diarrhea, laxatives

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4
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Crohn’s Disease

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Affects lining of intestine, antibiotics, surgery

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5
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Ulcerative Colitis

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Type of IBS, affects lining of colon, refrained bleeding, weight loss, abdominal pain

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Ostomies

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Surgically made opening from inside of organ to outside of body (stoma)

Stoma bag and adhesive to catch fecal matter

Diarrhea prone and electrolyte imbalance

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7
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Colostomy

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Opening from colon

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8
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Ileostomy

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Small intestine (ileum), feces bypass rest of digestive tract - liquidy

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9
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Healthy Ostomy

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Red and moist

No rash, inflammation or ulceration

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10
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Ostomy Maintenance

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Clean skin with water, change adhesive when necessary, track bowel movements

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