Ch. 14- GI Flashcards
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bili
chol
bile
celi
lapar
abdomen
cheil
lip
cyst
bladder or sac
inguin
groin
or
stomat
mouth
steat
fat
saivary gland
parotid
submandibular
sublingual
peritoneum
membrane surrounding entire abdominal cavity
- parietal layer-lines abdominal wall
- visceral layer- covers each organ in abdomin
omentum
covering, an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it w other abdominal organs
biliary ducts
hepatic, cystis, common bile duct
aphagia
inability to swallow
ascites
accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity
eructation
belch
halitosis
bad breath
hematochezia
red blood in the stool
steatorrhea
feces containing fat
cheilitis
inflammation of the lip
ankyloglossia
tongue-tie; defect of the tongue characterized by a short, thick frenulum
esophageal varices
swollen, twisted veins in the esophagus especially susceptible to ulceration and hemorrhage
pyloric stenosis
narrowed condition of the pylorus
hiatal hernia
protrusion of part of the stomach upward through the hiatal opening in the diaphragm
inguinal hernia
protrusion of a loop of the intestine through layers of the abdominal wall in the inguinal region
incarcerated hernia
hernia that is swollen and fixed win a sac, causing an abstruction