Chapter 3: Word Building Flashcards

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mesenteric

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meso: middle
enter/o: intestine
-ic: pertaining to

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celiac

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celi/o-abdomen

-ac: pertaining to

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hepatic

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hepat/o- liver

-ic: pertaining to

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hepatocyte

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hepat/o: liver

-cyte: cell

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billirubin

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bili/o: bile; gall
rub/o: red
-in: a substance

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pancreatic

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pancreat/o: pancreas

-ic: pertaining to

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cholecystokinin

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cholecyst/o: gallbladder
kin/o: movement
-in: a substance

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emulsification

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emulsific/o: particles suspended in a liquid

-ation: a process; being or having

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hydrochloric acid

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hydro/o: water; fluid
chlor/o: chloride
-ic: pertaining to

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pepsinogen

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pepsin/o: pepsin

-gen: that which produces

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pepsin

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peps/o: digestion

-in: a substance

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gastrin

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gastr/o: stomach

-in: a substance

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amylase

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amyl/o: carbohydrate; starch

-ase: enzyme

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lipase

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lip/o: fat

-ase: enzyme

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lactase

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lact/o: milk

-ase: enzyme

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fecal

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fec/o: feces; stool

-al: pertaining to

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defecation

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de: reversal of; without
fec/o: feces; stool
-ation: a process; being or having

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deglutition

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Process of swallowing food

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gustatory cortex

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area of the brain that receives and interprets tastes from the tongue

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mastication

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process of chewing; this is part of the process of mechanical digestion

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mucose

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mucous membrane that lines the gastrointestinal system, produces mucus

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cardia

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first part of the stomach; inferior to the esophagus

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chyme

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combination of partially digested food, saliva, and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine

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esophagus

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flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach

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fundus

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rounded, most superior part of the stomach

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peristalsis

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contractions of smooth muscle that propel a bolus of food, chyme, or wastes and water through the GI tract
stal/o: contraction

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rugae

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deep folds in the gastric mucosa that expand to accomodate food