digestive Flashcards
gastrointestinal system
alimentary canal
abdomen
Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
anus
An/o
appenidx
Appendic/o, append/o
what does bile do
breaks down fat
mouth
or/o, stomat/o
salivary glands
sial/o
cheeks
bucc/o
lips
cheil/o
palate
palat/o
uvula
uvul/o
tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
taste buds
frenulum
gums
gingiv/o
teeth
dent/o, dent/i, odont/o
5 taste buds
sweet umami salty sour bitter
what does saliva do
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.
thin-walled, muscular channel lined with mucous membranes—connects the throat with the stomach
esophagus
small intestine
enter/o, intestin/o
duodenum
duoden/o
jejunum
jejun/o
ileum
ile/o
colon
Col/o, Colon/o
Vermiform Appendix
append/o, appendic/o
rectum
rect/o
anus
an/o
liver
hepat/o
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
pancreat/o
pancreas
band of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine
pyloric sphincter
valve
sphincter
top of stomach right next to the heart
cardiac sphincter
bile, gall
Bil/i, chol/e
bile duct
Choledoch/o
hernia
Herni/o
stone
Lith/o
mouth
Or/o, stomat/o
eat, swallow
Phag/o
Proct/o, rect/o
rectum
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
Pylor/o
saliva
Sial/o
sigmond colon
Sigmoid/o
fat
Steat/o
vomiting
-emesis
liver disorders
hepatitis, cirrhosis
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REGIONS IN ABDOMINAL AREA
first part of the small intestine
duodenum
second part of the small intestine
jejunum
third part of small intestine
ileum
