Ch 9 - Digestive System Flashcards
(74 cards)
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Alimentation
A
Process of providing nutrition for the body
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-ation
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Process
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alimentum
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To nourish
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lact/o
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Milk
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-ose
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sugar
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-ase
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enzyme
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amylase
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enzyme that breaks down starch
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amyl/o
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starch
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prote/o
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protein
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lip/o
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fat
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Protease
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enzyme that breaks down protein
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Proteinase
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enzyme that breaks down protein
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Lipase
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enzyme that breaks down a lipid
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Lipids serve as…
A
an energy reserve
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-ation
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action or process
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bil/i
A
bile
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chol/e
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bile
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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de-
A
down, from, reversing, or removing
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glycos/o
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sugar
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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viscer/o
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viscera
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cheil/o
lips
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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o
teeth
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gingiv/o
gums
| Gingiva
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gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
(Glossal)
(Lingual)
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or/o
mouth
| oral
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stomat/o
mouth
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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intestin/o, enter/o
intestines
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duoden/o
duodenum
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jejun/o
jejunum
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ile/o
ileum
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Gastrointestinal
Refers to the stomach & intestines
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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
| UGI
Consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, & stomach
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Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
| LGI
Consists of the small & large intestines
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col/o, colon/o
Colon or large intestine
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Append/o, appendic/o
appendix
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cec/o
cecum
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sigmoid/o
signoid colon
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proct/o
anus or rectum
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rect/o
rectum
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an/o
anus
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Hypoglossal
under the tongue
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Biliary
Pertaining to Bile
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Liver produces...
Bile. Which breaks down fats before absorption by the small intestine
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Cholecystic
Pertaining to the Gallbladder
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Choledochal
Pertaining to the common bile duct
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Insulin
Horman produced by the pancreas.
| Regulates blood sugar.
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hepat/o
liver
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Esophagram, Esophagogram
X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.
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Barium Swallow
X-ray image of the esophagus taken while the pt swallows a liquid barium suspension.
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Barium Meal
Is ingested in an upper GI series, & the radiographic examination is made as the barium passes through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
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Biliary Calculus
Gallstone
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Pancreatolithiasis
presence of a pancreatic stone
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Sialography
Salivary ducts can be studied by injecting radiopague substances into the ducts.
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lith/o
stone
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-iasis
condition
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-ectomy
excision
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angi/o
vessel
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endo-
inside
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Diabetes Mellitus
| DM
Primarily a result of resistance to insulin or lack of insulin secretion by the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas.
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-phagia
eating
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-dipsia
thirst
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-uria
urination
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--emesis
vomiting
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Dia
Through
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-rrhea
Discharge
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Polyphagia
Excessive hunger & uncontrolled eating
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Emaciation
Excessive leanness caused by disease or lack of nutrition.
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Flatulence
Excessive gas in the stomach & intestinal tract that leads to bloating.
