Chapter 8 Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
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bar/o
A
weight
2
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bucc/o
A
cheek
3
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cec/o
A
cecum
4
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
5
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chole/o
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bile, gall
6
Q
cholescyst/o
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gallbladder
7
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
8
Q
diverticul/o
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pouch
9
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enter/o
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small intestine
10
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
11
Q
gloss/o
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tongue
12
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
13
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lingu/o
A
tongue
14
Q
lith/o
A
stone
15
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or/o
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mouth
16
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
17
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pyr/o
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fire
18
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
19
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-emesis
A
vomit
20
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-emetic
A
pertaining to vomit
21
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-iatry
A
medical treatment
22
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-istry
A
specialty of
23
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-lithisis
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condition of stones
24
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-orexia
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appetite
25
-pepsia
digestion
26
-phagia
eat swallow
27
-prandial
pertaining to a meal
28
-tripsy
surgical crushing
29
Digestive system organs:
1. Oral cavity
2. Pharynx
3. esophagus
4. stomach
5. Small intestine
6. colon
7 rectum and anus
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Accessory organs of digestion:
1. Liver, pancreas, gallbladder and salivary glands
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Saliva enzyme
breaks down carbs and lubricates
mix of food and saliva is called bolus
32
Uvula
speech production
- gag reflex
33
Food swallowing
Enters pharynx
-then oropharynx
-then laryngopharynx
-Air also travels here
34
Epiglottis
cartilaginous flap that covers larynx and trachea so food doesnt enter respiratory tract (just esophagus)
35
Peristalsis
wave like muscular contractions that propels food along esophagus
36
Chyme
mix of HCI, food and gastric juices
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Small intestine
major site of digestion and absorption
- Has 3 sections:
1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum
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anal sphincter
rings of voluntary and involuntary muscles to control evacuation of feces
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Enamel
hardest substance in body
40
Dentin
found under enamel, makes the bulk of tooth, hollow interior of tooth is PULP CAVITY
41
bolus
mix of chewed food that is ready to swallow and saliva
42
Salivary glands
-Parotid: front of ears
-Submandibular: floor of mouth
-sublingual: floor mouth
43
hypo
under
44
ascites
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
45
pepsia
digestion
46
brady
slow
47
cachexia
loss of weight because chronic disease
48
dysorexia
abnormal appetite
49
hematochezia
passing bright red blood in the stools
50
melena
passage of dark tarry stools, digesting blood
51
pharyngoplegia
throat muscles paralysis
52
crohn's diseae
chronic inflammatory bowel disease (affect ilium and colon)
53
intussusception
intestine slipping into another section of intestine (common in kids)
54
ptosis
drooping
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volvulus
bowel twists upon itself
