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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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chol/e, chol/o

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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5
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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enter/o

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intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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labi/o

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lip

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lingu/o

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tongue

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12
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or/o

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mouth

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13
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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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proct/o

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rectum and anus

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uvul/o

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uvula

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mastication

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chewing

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saliva

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  • produced in the salivary glands in the mouth
  • comprised of water, mucus, electrolytes, and salivary amylase
  • aids in the early phases of chemical digestion and liquefaction of food
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18
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cardiac orifice

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the opening to the stomach

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pyloric sphyncter

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leads to the duodenum

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20
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pyloric antrum

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the lower portion of the stomach

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21
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duodenum

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the first/ upper portion of the small intestine

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jejunum

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the middle portion of the small intestine

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23
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ileum

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distal portion of the small intestine

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ileocecal valve

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the valve that separates the small and large intestine

25
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ascending colon

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proceeds from the ileocecal valve upward to the hepatic flexture on the right side of the abdomen

26
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transverse colon

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second from the ascending colon, turns downward to become the descending colon

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descending colon

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third in the large intestine

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sigmoid colon

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last section in the large intestine. ends at the rectum

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anal sphincter

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control the flow of fecal matter leaving the body

30
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pancreas

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makes digestive enzymes that are secreted in the intestines to help break down food

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liver

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filters blood and makes bile

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gallbladder

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stores bile produced in the liver, helps break down fat in the intestines

33
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aphagia

A

inability to swallow

34
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bilary

A

pertaining to bile

35
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buccal

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pertaining to the cheek

36
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cholecystectomy

A

surgical incision into the gallbladder

37
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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

38
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colectomy

A

excision of part of the colon

39
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colonoscopy

A

examination of the colon and may include examination of the terminal ileum with an endoscope

40
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diverticulitis

A

inflammation of one or more of the diverticulum

41
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diverticulosis

A

presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine

42
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diverticulum

A

small pouches that protrude from the wall of a hollow organ or sturcture
*most common in the colon and increase with age

43
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dysphagia

A

difficulty in swallowing

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epigastric

A

region above the stomach

45
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espohageal

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pertaining to the esophagus

46
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gastralgia

A

pain in the stomach

47
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gastroenterologist

A

physician specializing in the gastrointestinal system

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hematemesis

A

vomiting blood

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herniotomy

A

incision into a hernia

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ileostomy

A

creating an opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum

51
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laparotomy

A

surgical incision into the abdomen

52
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pancreatitis

A

inflammation of the pancreas

53
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pharyngeal

A

pertaining to the pharynx

54
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rectocele

A

herniation of the rectum into the vagina

55
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sigmoidoscope

A

instrument used to view the sigmoid

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splenomegaly

A

enlarged spleen

57
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stomatitis

A

inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth

58
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sublingual

A

beneath or below the tongue

59
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What codes are used in CPT to address surgical procedures of the digestive system?

A

40490-49999

Medical Terminology (19 decks)

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