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Digestive System Flashcards

1
Q

Pancreas secretes what?

A

Insulin and glucagon

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2
Q

Gallbladder secretes what?

A

Bile

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3
Q

Painful chewing or swallowing

A

Dysphasia

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4
Q

What causes jaundice?

A

Too much bilirubin in the blood

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5
Q

Hematoemesis

A

Vomiting blood

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6
Q

Visual examination of the colon

A

Colonectomy

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7
Q

Stomat/o

A

Stoma

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8
Q

Eructation

A

To belch

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9
Q

Teeth/ mouth

A

Denti

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10
Q

Put a camera down your esophagus to examine the inside of the body

A

Endoscopy

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11
Q

Ring-like muscle located at the end of the esophagus

A

Cardiac sphincter

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12
Q

Dys

A

Painful

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13
Q

Breaks down starches

A

Amylase

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14
Q

Excessive flow

A

-rrhea

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15
Q

Eating/swallowing

A

-phagia

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16
Q

Appetite

17
Q

Blocks and slows down acid production

A

Acid blocker

18
Q

Cirrh/o

A

Orange- yellow

19
Q

Ling/o

20
Q

Or/o

21
Q

Gingiv/o

22
Q

Enter/o

23
Q

List in order digestive structure:

A
  1. Mouth
  2. Esophagus
  3. Stomach
  4. Small intestine,
  5. Large intestine,
  6. Rectum
  7. Anus
24
Q

Odont/o

25
Q

4 function of digestive system:

A

ingestion
digestion
absorption
gets rid of waste

26
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical removal of

27
Q

Prevents N/V

A

Antiemetic drug

28
Q

X-ray of the large intestine and upper gastrointestinal series

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