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Fall Semester 2017 > Medical Terminology Chapter 8 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Chapter 8 Flashcards

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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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bar/o

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weight

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cec/o

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cecum

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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dent/o

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tooth

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diverticul/o

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pouch

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gingiv/o

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gums

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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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ile/o

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ilium

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jenjun/o

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jenjenum

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labi/o

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lip

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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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lith/o

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stone

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ordont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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polyp/o

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polyp

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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pyr/o

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rect/o

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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-emesis

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-emetic

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pertaining to vomiting

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-lithiasis

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condition of stones

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-orexia

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-pepsia

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-prandial

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pertaining to a meal

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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The digestive system

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GI system includes approx. 30 feet of a continuous muscular tube called the gut, alimentary canal or GI tract that stretches between the mouth and the anus. Most of the organs in this system are actually diff sections of this tube.

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Sections of the GI tract

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oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus

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The accessory organs of digestion

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liver, pancreas, gallbladder and salivary glands

These organs are connected to the gut by a duct.

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3 main functions of the digestive system

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digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste

49
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two roles of the uvula

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role in speech production; location of the gag reflex

50
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entry into and exit from the stomach are controlled by what muscular valves

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sphincters

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3 sections of the small intestine

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duodenum, the jejunum and ileum

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grinding teeth are called

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molars and bicuspids (or premolars)

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cutting teeth are called

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incisors and cuspids (canines)

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peristalsis

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food is propelled through the gut by wavelike muscular contractions

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chyme

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the watery mixture formed from hydrochloric acid and other gastric juices

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sigmoid colon

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the s-shaped section of the colon that curves back toward the rectum

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gallbladder

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stores the bile that was produced by the liver that is responsible for the digestion of fats.

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duodenal

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the duodenum

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nasogastric

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nose and stomach

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hepatic

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pancreatic

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the pancreas

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cholecystic or cystic

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the gall bladder

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sublingual

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under the tongue

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esophogeal

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the esophagus

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sigmoidal

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the sigmoid colon

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aphagia

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unable to swallow or eat

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ascites

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collection or accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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bradypepsia

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slow digestive system

69
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cholecystalgia

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having gallbladder pain

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dentalgia

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tooth pain

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dyspepsia

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difficulty eating or swallowing

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emesis

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gastralgia

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stomach pain

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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hematochezia

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passing bright red blood in the stool

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melena

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passage of dark tarry stool

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polyphagia

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excessive eating; eating too much

78
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postprandial

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after a meal

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pyrosis

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pain & burning sensation; heartburn

80
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aphthous ulcers

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painful ulcers in the mouth; canker sores

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