Digestive System Flashcards by Piper Whitlatch

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Bucc/o

A

Cheek

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Cheil/o ~ Labi/o

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Lip

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palat/o

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Hard palate

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Soft palate

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Soft part of the roof

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Uvul/o

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Uvula

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Gloss/o ~ Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils

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Dent/o ~ Odont/o

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Teeth

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Rug/o

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Rugae (wrinkle)

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Crown

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Above the gum line

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Root

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Bony tooth socket

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Enamel

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Protects the tooth

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Dentin

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Main substance of the tooth

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Pulp

A

Blood vessels, nerve endings

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Mastication

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Chewing

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Deglutition

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Swallowing

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Dys/phagia

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Trouble swallowing

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Peristalsis

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Moves food

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Fundus

A

Top part of stomach

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Body

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Body of the stomach

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Antrum

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Body of the stomach

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Esophag/o

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“Food tube”

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Duodenum

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(Small intestine)

First part of the small intestine

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Jejunum

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(Small intestine)

Between the duodenum and ileum

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Ileum

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(Small intestine)

Between the jejunum and cecum

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Cholelyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Ascending colon

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The right side of the colon

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Transverse colon

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Horizontal across abdomen; beneath other organs

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Descending colon

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Connects transverse and sigmoid; stores stool

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Sigmoid

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“S” shaped portion becomes the rectum

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Rect/o

A

Rectum

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Hepat/o/steat/osis

A

Fatty liver

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Liver

A

Bilirubin, bile. Helps maintain normal blood glucose.

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Pancreas

A

Aids in digestion in digestion (endocrine)

amyl/o-amylase- starch enzyme

lip/ase- fat

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Type 1 diabetes

A

Insulin

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Type 2 diabetes

A

Nutrition

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An/o

A

Anus

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Celi/o

A

Belly/abdomen; celi/ac

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Choledoch/o

A

Bile duct, gallbladder

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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

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Salinden/o

A

Salivary gland

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Stomat/o

A

Mouth

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Chol/o

A

Gall or bile

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Chlorhydr/o

A

Hydrochloric acid

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Gluc/o ~ Glyc/o

A

Sugar

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Lith/o

A

Stone

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Steat/o

A

Fat

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Prote/o

A

Protein

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-chezia

A

Defecation

Ex. Hemat/o/chezia- blood in stool

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-rasis

A

Abnormal condition

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-prandial

A

Meal

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Anorexia

A

Lack of appetite

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Ascites

A

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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Constipation

A

Can’t pass stool

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Diarrhea

A

Watery stool

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Melena

A

Feces containing digested blood

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Nausea

A

Unpleasent feeling

Q

Steatorrhea

A

Fat in the feces

Q

Treatment for ulcers

A

Endoscopy

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Herpatic Stomatitis

A

Herpes in the mouth

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Leuk/o/plakia

A

White patches in the mouth; can be cancerous

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GERD

A

Heartburn

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Hernia

A

Weakened wall

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Crohn’s Disease

A

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract

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Diverticulitis

A

Diverticuli getting food stuck, swelling the colon

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IBS

A

Inflammation of the colon and small intestine