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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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gastrointestinal system

A

alimentary canal

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2
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abdomen

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Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

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anus

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An/o

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appenidx

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Appendic/o, append/o

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5
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what does bile do

A

breaks down fat

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mouth

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or/o, stomat/o

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salivary glands

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sial/o

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cheeks

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bucc/o

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lips

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cheil/o

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palate

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palat/o

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uvula

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uvul/o

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12
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tongue

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gloss/o, lingu/o

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taste buds

A

frenulum

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gums

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gingiv/o

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teeth

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dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

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16
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5 taste buds

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sweet
umami
salty
sour
bitter
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17
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what does saliva do

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aids in chewing and eating by gathering food into lumps so that food can slide out of the mouth and down the esophagus, and by dissolving foods so that they can more easily be tasted.

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thin-walled, muscular channel lined with mucous membranes—connects the throat with the stomach

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esophagus

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small intestine

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enter/o, intestin/o

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duodenum

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duoden/o

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jejunum

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jejun/o

22
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ileum

A

ile/o

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colon

A

Col/o, Colon/o

24
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Vermiform Appendix

A

append/o, appendic/o

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rectum

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rect/o

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anus

A

an/o

27
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liver

A

hepat/o

28
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gallbladder

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cholecyst/o

29
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

30
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band of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine

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pyloric sphincter

31
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valve

A

sphincter

32
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top of stomach right next to the heart

A

cardiac sphincter

33
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bile, gall

A

Bil/i, chol/e

34
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bile duct

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Choledoch/o

35
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hernia

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Herni/o

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stone

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Lith/o

37
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mouth

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Or/o, stomat/o

38
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eat, swallow

A

Phag/o

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Proct/o, rect/o

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rectum

40
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pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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Pylor/o

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saliva

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Sial/o

42
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sigmond colon

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Sigmoid/o

43
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fat

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Steat/o

44
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vomiting

A

-emesis

45
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liver disorders

A

hepatitis, cirrhosis

46
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LOOK AT

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REGIONS IN ABDOMINAL AREA

47
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first part of the small intestine

A

duodenum

48
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second part of the small intestine

A

jejunum

49
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third part of small intestine

A

ileum

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