Digestive Flashcards
Peristalsis
Wave like movement that propels food thru digestive system
Pharynx
Tube connecting oral to esophagus
Ruga
Ridge or wrinkle in the stomach
Chyme
Mix of food, gastric juices, and hydrochloride acid in the stomach
Pyloric sphincter
Sphincter located between stomach and 1st part of smaller intestine
Ileum
Part of intestine, located between jejunum and cecum
Leukplakia
Condition of white patches on lip and buccal mucosa often with tobacco use
GERD
Backward flow of contents of stomach to esophagus due to inability for the LeS to contract
Peptic ulcer diease
Erosion of proctectal uclsosal lining of the stomach or duetomun
Diverticulosis
Development of pouches in the colon
Ulcerative colitis
Chronic inflammation of the colon and rectum with bouts of profuse diarrhea
Polyp
Benign growth can occur in intestines
Defecation
Bowel movements
Pancreas
Organ located in epigastric region, produces hormones and enzymes for digestion of carbs, proteins and lipids
Hematemesis
Blood in vomiting