Digestive System Flashcards
Appendicitis
Inflammation of the appendix
Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
Gastroenterology
Study of the small intestine and stomach
Cholelithiasis
Presence of Stone in bile
Tachypepsia
Digestion that is fast
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the pharynx
Hyperemesis
Vomiting that is excessive
Visual examination of the colon
Colonoscopy
Absence of/not eating
Aphagia
Information of the small intestine
Enteritis
Pertaining to the rectum
Rectal
Slow digestion
Bradypepsia
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
Create an opening in the colon
Colonostomy
Difficulty eating
Dysphagia
Pain of the gallbladder
Dyscholecyst
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Gastroenterology
Ba
Barium
BM
Bowel movement
BS
Bowel sounds
NPO
Nothing by mouth
PP
Postprandial (after meals)
RDA
Recommend daily amounr
UGI
Upper gastrointestinal series
An/o
Anus
Cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
Chol/o
Large intestine
Colon/o
Large intestine
Enter/o
Small intestine
Esophag/o
Esophagus
-emesis
Vomiting
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hepat/o
Liver
Or/o
Mouth
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
-pepsia
Digest, digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
Rect/o
Rectum
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
Stomat/o
Mouth
The organs of the digestive system collectively are called
Alimentary canal
Functions
Store and digest
Absorb nutrients
Eliminate waste
Where does digestion begin?
Oral cavity – mouth
Taste buds
Papillae
What tastes do papillae detect
Bitter, sweet, sour, salty
Teeth located in the front of the mouth
Incisors and canine (cuspids)
Teeth located in the back of the mouth
Bicuspids and molar
Deciduous teeth (baby)
20
Permanent teeth
32
Main part of tooth
Dentin
Tooth covered by hard surface called
Enamel
3 parts of a tooth
Crown, neck, roof
Food is propelled through the esophagus through wavelike motions called
Peristalsis
Three parts of the stomach
Fundus- top
Body- main
Antrum- distal
What is chyme made up of
HCI and gastric juices
Two sphincters in the stomach
Cardiac and Pyloric
Cardiac sphincter
Located in the bottom of the esophagus, connected to stomach
Pyloric sphincter
Bottom of the stomach, connected to two duodenum
Major organ of digestion
Small intestine
What are the three parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum- digestion completed here
Jejuneum- most absorption occurs here
Ileum- joins large intestine at ilocecal valve
What joins the small intestine to the origin in
Ileum
When food is mixed with saliva in the mouth, it is called
Bolus
Three parts of the salivary glands
Parotid, submandibular, sublingual
