Digestive System Flashcards
Ba
Barium
BE
Barium enema
BM
Bowel movement
BRP
Bathroom privileges
Chol
Cholesterol
Cib
Food (cibus)
GB
Gall bladder
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
Gastrointestinal
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
HAV
Hepatitis A virus
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
HCL
Hydrochloric acid
IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome
N.p.o
Nothing by mouth (nothing per oral)
P.c
After meals (post cibum)
PUD
Peptic ulcer disease
RDA
Recommended dietary allowance
A small pouch at the beginning of the large intestine
Cecum
A small portion of chewed food that can be swallowed
Nokia
The mixture of food and gastric juices that enters the small intestine
Chyme
Folds in the lining of the stomach
Rugae
A muscular ring
Sphincter
A fat-digesting enzyme
Lipase
A waste product of protein metabolism
Urea
A storage form of glucose
Glycogen
A starch-digesting enzyme
Amylase
A protein-digesting enzyme
Pepsin
The intake of food
Ingestion
The scientific term for swallowing
Deglutition
The transfer of digested food into the circulation
Absorption
Elimination of solid waste from the digestive tract
Defecation
The scientific term for chewing
Mastication
A chronic disease of the liver
Cirrhosis
Inflammation of the saclike bulges of the intestinal wall
Diverticulitis
Formation of gallstones
Cholelithiasis
The presence of excess gas in the stomach or intestine
Flatulence
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
A.c
Before meals (ante cibum)
Crushing of food with teeth
Mastication
Process of swallowing
Deglutition
Where digestion is completed
Small intestine
Deciduous
Baby teeth
You have __ baby teeth and __ adult teeth
20, 32
Transfer of digested food into the circulation
Absorption
Digestive juice made in liver and stored in gallbladder
Bile
First part of the large intestine
Cecum
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholelithiasis
Formation of gallstones
Cholelithiasis
The milky fluid of intestinal digestion, composed of lymph and emulsified fats
Chyle
Chronic disease of the liver
Cirrhosis
Elimination of solid waste from the digestive tract
Defecation
To act or process of swallowing
Deglutition
The process by which food is changed in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by chemical, mechanical, and physical action so it can be absorbed by the body
Digestion
Inflammation of the sac like bulges of the intestinal wall
Diverticulitis
First part of the small intestine
Duodenum
A protein substance capable of causing chemical changes in other substances without being changed itself
Enzyme
Tube connecting the throat to the stomach
Esophagus
Body waste expelled from the bowels
Feces
Gas in the stomach or intestines
Flatulence
Simple sugar
Glucose
Bad breath
Halitosis
Abnormal protrusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the body cavity that normally contains it
Hernia
Third part of the small intestine
Ileum
Hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas
Insulin
Yellow orange coloration of the skin
Jaundice
Second part of the small intestine
Jejunum
Chewing
Mastication
Roof of mouth
Palate
Organ under stomach- produces insulin and enzymes for digestion
Pancreas
Salivary gland near the ear
Parotid
End of colon
Rectum
Folds in the lining of the stomach
Rugae
Lower part of the colon
Sigmoid
Soft tissue hanging from the soft palate in the mouth; used in speech production
Uvula
What are the components of the gastrointestinal system
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What are the accessory organs needed for digestion
Salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gall bladder
What is a chronic disease of the liver
Cirrhosis
What is the largest glandular organ of the body
Liver
What is the most superior portion of the stomach?
Fundus
What does the abbreviation BRP stand for?
Bathroom privileges
What is gastric juice made up of?
HCL and Pepsin
The walls of the small intestine secrete hormones that stimulate the pancreas and gallbladder
True
What serves as a storage pouch for bile
Gallbladder
Inflammation of the gall bladder is called
Cholecystitis
What is difficulty in digestion
Dyspepsia
What is the name of an enzyme that breaks down starch
Amylase
Chronic loss of appetite
Anorexia
Binge- purge syndrome
Bulimia
Difficulty in swallowing
Dysphagia
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
What is the term for small portion of food with saliva
Bolus
What are the 3 parts of the small intestine
Duodenum, ileum, jejunum
Most digestion takes place where?
Small intestine
__ and __ are raised in swallowing
Soft palate and uvula
2 types of control over digestive process
Nervous and hormonal
What is the shortest part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Lingual
Tongue
What is the parotid gland responsible for ?
Secreting saliva
Amyl
Starch
Orexia
Appetite
Chole
Gall
Cyst
Bladder
Dent
Tooth
Pepsia
To digest
Phagia
Swallow
Enter
Intestine
Gastr
Stomach
Gingiv
Gums
Hepat
Liver
Ileo
Ilium
Laparo
Abdomen
Laxat
To loosen
Proct
Rectum
Stomat
Mouth
Double layered portion of peritoneum shaped like a fan
Mesentery
Gastric juice is made up of __ and __
HCL and pepsin
Obstruction of the pyloric sphincter ( mostly in infant bodies and surgery is required)
Pyloric stenosis
Condition where acidic stomach contents squirt back into the esophagus- causes inflammation and ulceration
GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease
Majority of food is digested in the
Small intestine
Which intestine is longer
Small intestine
The appendix is attached to the __
Cecum
The pancreas secretes
Insulin
Sac shaped organ serves as a storage pouch for bile
Gallbladder
