Gastrointestinal System Flashcards
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celi/o lapar/o
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abdomen
2
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an/o
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anus
3
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appendic/o
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appendix
4
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bil/i chol/e
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bile
5
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bucc/o
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cheek
6
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cheil/o
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lip
7
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col/o colon/o
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colon
8
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cyst/o
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bladder or sac
9
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dent/i
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teeth
10
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doch/o
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duct
11
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duoden/o
A
duodenum
12
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enter/o
A
small intestine
13
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esophag/o
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esophagus
14
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gastr/o
A
stomach
15
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gingiv/o
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gum
16
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gloss/o lingu/o
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tongue
17
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hepat/o hepatic/o
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liver
18
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herni/o
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hernia
19
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ile/o
A
ileum
20
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inguin/o
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groin
21
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jejun/o
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jejunum(empty)
22
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lith/o
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stone
23
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or/o stomat/o
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mouth
24
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
25
peritone/o
peritoneum
26
phag/o
eat or swallow
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proct/o
anus and rectum
28
pylor/o
pylorus (gatekeeper)
29
rect/o
rectum
30
sial/o
saliva
31
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon (resembles s)
32
steat/o
fat
33
emesis
vomiting
34
oral cavity
cavity that receives food for digestion
35
mouth salivary glands
three pairs of exocrine glands in teh mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual
36
cheeks
lateral walls of the mouth
37
lips
fleshy structures surrounding the mouth
38
palate
structure that forms the roof of the mouth; it is divided into the hard and soft palate
39
uvula
small projectiong hanging form the back middle edge of the soft palate
40
tongue
muscular structure of the floor of the mouth covered by mucous membrane and held down by a band-like membrane known as the frenulum
41
gums
tissue covering processses of the jaws
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teeth
hard bony projections in the jaws that serve to masticate (chew) food
43
pharynx
throat; passageway for food traveling to the esophagus and air traveling to the larynx
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esophagus
muscualr tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach
