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Digestive System Flashcards

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What are the main structures of the digestive system?

A

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas

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What is the digestive systems function?

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Intake and digestion of food, water
Absorption of nutrients
Elimination of solid waste product

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An/o

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Anus

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gum(line)

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Labi/o

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Labia (lips)

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Or/o

Stomat/o

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Pancreat/o

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Pharyng/o

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Sphincter/o

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Splen/o

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Tonsill/o

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Rect/o

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Absorption

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Of nutrients

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Anorexia

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Lack or loss of appetite

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Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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Borborygmus

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Gas movement causing sound

30
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Cleft palate

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A defect in fusion between central prolabium and one/both lateral mesodermal masses

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Carnivore

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An animal that can only sustain it’s life by eating animal tissue

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Colic

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Severe abdominal pain

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Dyschezia

A

Difficulty defecating

34
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Emetic

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Causing vomiting

35
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Flatus

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Gas/air in GI tract

36
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Halitosis

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Bad breath

37
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Herbivore

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An animal able to survive by ingesting plant material

38
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Ileus

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Stoppage of intestinal peristalsis

39
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Intussusception

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Telescoping of one part of intestine into an adjacent part

40
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Omnivore

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An animal that can survive by eating animal and plant material

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Peristalsis

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A series of wave-like contractions of smooth muscles

42
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Tenesmus

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Painful, ineffective defecation

43
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Vomit

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Matter expelled from stomach via the mouth

44
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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the small intestine

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Polyphagia

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Excessive eating/swallowing

The Body & Organ Systems (13 decks)

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