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Digestive System: Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Digestive system

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Breaks down food physically and chemically

  • prepares food for absorption by cells of the body
  • eliminates waste functions
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Structure Of The Digestive System

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Oral Cavity: 
-teeth
-salivary glands
Pharynx (throat)
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
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Accessory Organs Of The Digestive System

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  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Pancreas
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Oral Cavity

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First part of the Digestive tract (mouth + teeth) where the mechanical process of chewing and chemical breakdown of food by salivary secretions initiates the Digestive process

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3 Parts Of Small Intestine + Their Location

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Duodenum- first segment
Jejunum- second segment
Ileum- third segment

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First 4 sections Of The Colon

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  • Ascending (up)
  • Transverse (loop or inward portion)
  • Descending (down)
  • Sigmoid (straight part, from left to right)
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Pancreas

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Elongated, flattened organ posterior and slightly inferior(below,lower) to the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and insulin

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Gallbladder

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Organ on the inferior(below, lower) surface of the liver that stores bile
-cholecyst/o

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Lingu/o, gloss/o

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Tongue

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Orexia

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Appetite

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Anorexia

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Without an appetite
An-without
Orexia- appetite

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Dysphagia

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Swallowing, eating (that is) painful or difficult

Phagia- swallowing

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Postprandial hyperglycemia

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Exaggerated rise in blood sugar following a meal
Ex: type 2 diabetes; pancreas can be sluggish about secreting insulin in response to a meal
Prandial- relating to eating food

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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of the gums

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the appendix

-pain usually localized in the right lower quadrant (RLQ)

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Appendicitis: signs + symptoms

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  • Pain usually In RLQ
  • fever, malaise
  • diarrhea
  • results from obstruction or infection caused by a fecalith (hard mass of fecal matter) or bacteria
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Appendicitis: Treatments

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Appendectomy- removal of appendix

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Diverticulitis

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Acute inflammation of diverticulae (pockets; line inside of your intestine)

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Diverticulosis

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Presence of diverticulae without inflammation

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Diverticulitis: signs + symptoms

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  • tenderness and pain in left lower quadrant (LLQ) of abdomen
  • bowel changes, alternating between constipation and diarrhea
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Diverticulitis: Treatment

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  • IV antibiotics and a few days without food or drink (if severe)
  • focus on clearing up inflammation and infection, resting the colon
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Obstipation

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Extreme constipation

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Cholelithiasis + Choledocholithiasis

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Formation or presence of gallstones within the gallbladder bile ducts

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Cholelithiasis + Choledocholithiasis: Signs + Symptoms

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  • acute onset of upper right quadrant (URQ) abdominal pain that radiates to the shoulder and back
  • nausea + vomiting
  • classic “attack” called biliary colic, from bile duct obstruction
  • following ingestion of large or fatty meals
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Cholelithiasis + Choledocholithiasis: Treatments

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Nonsurgical:
-extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Surgical:
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Cholecystectomy- excision of gallbladder

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Anastomosis

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Connection between two vessels; surgical joining of 2 ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other

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Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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Borborygmus

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Audible abdominal sound caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine

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Cachexia

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State of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting that may occur in many chronic diseases + infections

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Dysentery

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Diarrhea containing blood + mucus, resulting from inflammation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), especially the colon

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Volvulus

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Twisting of the bowel on itself, causing obstruction

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Bariatric surgery

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Surgical alteration of the stomach as a treatment for morbid obesity

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Colostomy

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Excision of a diseased part of the colon and creation of a new opening in the abdominal wall, where fecal flow is diverted to a colostomy bag
-creat an opening (mouth) of colon

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Polypectomy

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Excision of small tumor-like benign (harmless) growths (polyps) that project from a mucus membrane surface

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Endoscopy

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Visual examination of the interior of organs and cavities with a specialized instrument called a endoscope

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Colonoscopy

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Examination of the entire length of the colon

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Antacid

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Counteract or neutralize acidity, usually in the stomach

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Antidiarrheals

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Control loose stools and relieve diarrhea

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Antiemetics

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Control nausea + vomiting

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Laxatives

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Treat constipation

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