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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

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FUNDUS

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3
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Stones

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LITH

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4
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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
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Process of chewing

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MASTICATION

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7
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Cirrh

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YELLOW

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8
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Which part of the colon is goes downward

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DESCENDING COLON

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9
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Pouch at the proximal end of the large intestine

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CECUM

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10
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Digestive tube from the mouth to the anus

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ALIMENTARY CANAL

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11
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Pharyng

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THROAT

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12
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Too much water gets absorbed and stool becomes hard and dry

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CONSTIPATION

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13
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Determines color of bile

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BILIRUBIN

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14
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Semi-liquid mass of food

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CHYME

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15
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Incision or cut into

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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

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PEPTIC ULCER

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17
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Gastr

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STOMACH

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18
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Third or last part of the small intestine

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ILEUM

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19
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Deciduous teeth

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BABY TEETH

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20
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Ball-like mixture of food

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BOLUS

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21
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

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HEARTBURN

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22
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When the food passes through the esophagus, it goes to which sphincter?

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CARDIAC SPHINCTER

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23
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Inflammation of gall bladder

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CHOLECYSTITIS

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24
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Removal of gallbladder

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CHOLECYSTECTOMY

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25
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Which part of the colon goes across?

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TRANSVERSE COLON

26
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Gloss or Lingua

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TONGUE

27
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Rect

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RECTUM

28
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Stores bile

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Gallbladder

29
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Excessive gas

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FLATULENCE

30
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Which part of the colon goes upward?

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ASCENDING COLON

30
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Lower part of the stomach

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PYLORUS

31
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Inflammation of the liver

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HEPATITIS

32
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Wave-like motion that helps move food through the process of digestion

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PERISTALSIS

33
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Gall, bile

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CHOLE

34
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Wrinkles or folds in the stomach

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RUGAE

35
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Gingiv

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GUMS

36
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Enter

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INTESTINE

37
Q

Accessory structure of digestion. Produces insulin

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PANCREAS

38
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Inflammation of stomach and small intestine due to virus or bacteria

A

GASTROENTERITIS

39
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Oro

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MOUTH

40
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Second part of the small intestine

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JEJUNUM

41
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Mid portion of the stomach and largest part of the stomach

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BODY

42
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Glyc

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SUGAR

43
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Dent

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TOOTH

44
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Eat, swallow

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PHAG

45
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Salivary amylase responsible for converting starches into sugars

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PTYALIN

46
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In order for food to travel to the small intestine, it must pass through which sphincter?

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PYLORIC SPHINCTER

47
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Protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and extending into the thoracic cavity

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`HIATAL HERNIA

48
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Abdominal pain, bloating and alteration in bowel activity. Usually diarrhea

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IBS OR IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

49
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Hepat

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LIVER

50
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First part of the small intestine

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DUODENUM

51
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Chronic inflammatory disease of the liver. Most cases due to heavy alcohol consumption

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CIRRHOSIS

52
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Inflammation of liver

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HEPATITIS

53
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Finger-like pouch on the exterior wall of the cecum

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APPENDIX

54
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Yellow to green substance produced by the liver

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BILE

55
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Inflammation of the pancreas

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PANCREATITIS

56
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Breaks down fat

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LIPASE

57
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Lipo

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FAT

58
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Laryng

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VOICE BOX

59
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Col

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COLON

Digestive System (3 decks)

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