Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Pancreas secretes what?
A
Insulin and glucagon
2
Q
Gallbladder secretes what?
A
Bile
3
Q
Painful chewing or swallowing
A
Dysphasia
4
Q
What causes jaundice?
A
Too much bilirubin in the blood
5
Q
Hematoemesis
A
Vomiting blood
6
Q
Visual examination of the colon
A
Colonectomy
7
Q
Stomat/o
A
Stoma
8
Q
Eructation
A
To belch
9
Q
Teeth/ mouth
A
Denti
10
Q
Put a camera down your esophagus to examine the inside of the body
A
Endoscopy
11
Q
Ring-like muscle located at the end of the esophagus
A
Cardiac sphincter
12
Q
Dys
A
Painful
13
Q
Breaks down starches
A
Amylase
14
Q
Excessive flow
A
-rrhea
15
Q
Eating/swallowing
A
-phagia
16
Q
Appetite
A
-orexia
17
Q
Blocks and slows down acid production
A
Acid blocker
18
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Orange- yellow
19
Q
Ling/o
A
Tongue
20
Q
Or/o
A
Mouth
21
Q
Gingiv/o
A
Gums
22
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine
23
Q
List in order digestive structure:
A
- Mouth
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small intestine,
- Large intestine,
- Rectum
- Anus
24
Q
Odont/o
A
Teeth
25
4 function of digestive system:
ingestion
digestion
absorption
gets rid of waste
26
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
27
Prevents N/V
Antiemetic drug
28
X-ray of the large intestine and upper gastrointestinal series
LGI/UGI
