MedTerm - module 11 Flashcards
digestive tract or (2 other names)
alimentary tract
Gastrointestinal tract
digestion
mechanical and chemical breakdown of food for use by the body
stomat/o, or/o
mouth
cheil/o
lip
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
palat/o
palate
uvul/o
uvula
bolus
movements mix food with saliva to form a compact mass
sial/o
saliva
sialaden/o
salivary gland
three extrinsic salivary glands
parotid
submandibular
sublingual
bucc/o
buccal glands
epiglott/o
epiglottis
esophag/o
esophagus
peristalsis
involuntary wave-like movement
gastr/o
stomach
sphincter
control opening and closing through contractions
pylor/o
pylorus
antr/o
antrum
pepsia
digestion
pyloric sphincter
ring of muscles that guards the opening between the stomach and duodenum to ensure that food does not leave the stomach and enter the small intestine because it is chemically ready
enter/o
small intestine
duoden/o
duodenum
chol/e
bile
hepat/o
liver
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
pancreat/o
panreas
cholangi/o
bile ducts
jejun/o
jejunum
ile/o
ileum
cec/o
cecum
col/o, colon/o
colon
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
rect/o, proct/o
rectum
feces
solid waste expelled from the body through the anus
an/o
anus
defecation
removal of waste (feces)
abdomin/o, lapar/o, celi/o
abdomen
peritone/o
peritoneum
mesentary
fan-shaped fold of this peritoneum
or/o
oral
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
glossopathy
any disease of the tongue
sialolith
stone in the salivary gland