Chapter 5: Digestive System Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
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an/o
A
anus
2
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append/o
appendic/o
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appendix
3
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bucc/o
A
cheek
4
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cec/o
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cecum
5
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celi/o
A
belly, abdomen
6
Q
cheil/o
A
lipc
7
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gall bladder
8
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
9
Q
col/o
colon/o
A
colon
10
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duoden/o
A
duodenum
11
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enter/o
A
small intestines
12
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
13
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faci/o
A
face
14
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gastr/o
A
stomach
15
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
16
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
17
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hepat/o
A
liver
18
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ile/o
A
ileum
19
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jejun/o
A
jejunum
20
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labi/o
A
lip
21
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
22
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
23
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mandibul/o
A
lower jaw, mandible
24
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or/o
A
mouth
25
palat/o
palate
26
pancreat/o
pancreas
27
peritone/o
peritoneum
28
pharyng/o
pharyngx (throat)
29
proct/o
anus and rectump
30
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
31
rect/o
rectum
32
sialaden/o
salivary gland
33
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
34
stomat/o
mouth
35
uvul/o
uvula
36
bil/i
gall, bile
37
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
38
chol/e
gall, bile
39
lith/o
stone, calculus
40
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acidg
41
glyc/o
sugar
42
lip/o
fat
43
py/o
pus
44
sial/o
saliva, salivary
45
steat/o
fat
46
anorexia
lack of appetite
47
ascites
abnormal condition of fluid in abdomen
48
borborygmi
rumbling or gurgling noises produced by movement by gas, fluid or both in GI tract
49
constipation
difficulty passing stools
50
diarrhea
frequent passage of loose, watery stools
51
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
52
eructation
gas expelled from stomach through mouth
53
flatus
gas expelled through anush
54
hematochezia
passage of fresh, bright red blood from rectum
55
jaundice
yellow-orangish coloration of skin and whites of eyes caused by hyperbilirubinemia
56
melena
black tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
57
nausea
unpleasant sensation in stomach with tendency to vomit
58
steatorrhea
fat in feces
59
achalasia
failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax
60
esophageal cancer
malignant tumor of the esophagus
61
esophagus varices
swollen varicose veins at lower end of esophagus
62
gastric cancer
malignant tumor of stomach
63
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
solids/fluids return to the mouth from stomach
64
hernia
protrusion of an organ through the tissues and muscles normally containing it
65
peptic ulcer
open sore in lining of stomach/abdomen
66
anal fistula
abnormal tube-like passageway near anus
67
colonic polyps
polyps protrude from mucous membrane of colon
68
colorectal cancer
adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum
69
crohn's disease
chronic inflammation of intestinal tract
70
diverticulosis
abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of colon
71
dysentery
painful inflammation of intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection
72
hemorrhoids
swollen, twisted varicose veins in the rectal region
73
ileus
loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of intestines
74
inflammatory bowel disase (IBD)
inflammation of colon and small intestines
75
intussusception
telescoping of intestines
76
irritable bowl syndrome (IBS)
group of GI symptomsu
77
ulcerative colitis
chronic inflammation of colon with presence of liverso
78
volvulus
twisting of the intestine on itself
79
cholelithiasis
gallstones in gallbladderc
80
cirrhosis
chronic degenerative disease of liver
81
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
liver cancerp
82
pancreatic cancer
malignant tumor of pancreasc
83
pancreatitis
inflammation of pancreasv
84
viral hepatitis
inflammation of liver caused by a virus
