Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Largest abdominopelvic organ. Stores and modifies fat

A

LIVER

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2
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Upper part of the stomach

A

FUNDUS

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3
Q

Stones

A

LITH

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4
Q

Emesis

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VOMITING

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5
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Sial

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SALIVA

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6
Q

Process of chewing

A

MASTICATION

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7
Q

Cirrh

A

YELLOW

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8
Q

Which part of the colon is goes downward

A

DESCENDING COLON

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9
Q

Pouch at the proximal end of the large intestine

A

CECUM

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10
Q

Digestive tube from the mouth to the anus

A

ALIMENTARY CANAL

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11
Q

Pharyng

A

THROAT

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12
Q

Too much water gets absorbed and stool becomes hard and dry

A

CONSTIPATION

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13
Q

Determines color of bile

A

BILIRUBIN

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14
Q

Semi-liquid mass of food

A

CHYME

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15
Q

Incision or cut into

A

TOMY

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16
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Sharp localized pain, often relieved by eating and then the pain returns. Usually caused by H-pylori

A

PEPTIC ULCER

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17
Q

Gastr

A

STOMACH

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18
Q

Third or last part of the small intestine

A

ILEUM

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19
Q

Deciduous teeth

A

BABY TEETH

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20
Q

Ball-like mixture of food

A

BOLUS

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21
Q

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

A

HEARTBURN

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22
Q

When the food passes through the esophagus, it goes to which sphincter?

A

CARDIAC SPHINCTER

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23
Q

Inflammation of gall bladder

A

CHOLECYSTITIS

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24
Q

Removal of gallbladder

A

CHOLECYSTECTOMY

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25
Which part of the colon goes across?
TRANSVERSE COLON
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Gloss or Lingua
TONGUE
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Rect
RECTUM
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Stores bile
Gallbladder
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Excessive gas
FLATULENCE
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Which part of the colon goes upward?
ASCENDING COLON
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Lower part of the stomach
PYLORUS
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Inflammation of the liver
HEPATITIS
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Wave-like motion that helps move food through the process of digestion
PERISTALSIS
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Gall, bile
CHOLE
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Wrinkles or folds in the stomach
RUGAE
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Gingiv
GUMS
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Enter
INTESTINE
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Accessory structure of digestion. Produces insulin
PANCREAS
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Inflammation of stomach and small intestine due to virus or bacteria
GASTROENTERITIS
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Oro
MOUTH
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Second part of the small intestine
JEJUNUM
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Mid portion of the stomach and largest part of the stomach
BODY
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Glyc
SUGAR
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Dent
TOOTH
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Eat, swallow
PHAG
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Salivary amylase responsible for converting starches into sugars
PTYALIN
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In order for food to travel to the small intestine, it must pass through which sphincter?
PYLORIC SPHINCTER
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Protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and extending into the thoracic cavity
`HIATAL HERNIA
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Abdominal pain, bloating and alteration in bowel activity. Usually diarrhea
IBS OR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
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Hepat
LIVER
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First part of the small intestine
DUODENUM
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Chronic inflammatory disease of the liver. Most cases due to heavy alcohol consumption
CIRRHOSIS
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Inflammation of liver
HEPATITIS
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Finger-like pouch on the exterior wall of the cecum
APPENDIX
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Yellow to green substance produced by the liver
BILE
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Inflammation of the pancreas
PANCREATITIS
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Breaks down fat
LIPASE
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Lipo
FAT
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Laryng
VOICE BOX
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Col
COLON