Chapter 8 Flashcards
Or/o
Stomat/o
Mouth. Begins preparation of food for digestion
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Transports food from the mouth to the esophagus
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Transports food from the pharynx to the stomach
Gastr/o
Stomach, belly
Breaks down food and mixes it with gastric juices
Enter/o
Small intestine
Mixes chyme coming from the stomach with digestive juices to complete the digestionand absorption of most nutrients
Col/o
Colon/o
Large intestine
Absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste for elimination
An/o
Proct/o
Rect/o
Rectum and anus
Control the excretion of solid waste
Hepat/o
Liver
Secretes bile and enzymes to aid in the digestion of fats
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Stores bile and releases it into the small intestine as needed
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Secretes digestive juices and enzymes into the small intestine as needed
An/o
Anus, ring
Chol/o
Bile, gall
Col/o
Colon/o
Colon, large intestine
-emesis
Vomiting
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
-pepsia
Digest, digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Rect/o
Rectum, straight
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
Aerophagia
The excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking, and is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Aer/o means air, -phagia means swallowing
Anastomosis
A surgical connection between two hollow or tubular structures. Plural anatomoses.
Antiemetic
Medication administered to prevent or relieve nausea and vomiting. Anti- means against, emet means vomit, -ic means pertaining to
Aphthous ulcers
Gray-white pits with a red border that appear in the soft tissues lining the mouth, also known as canker sores or mouth ulcers. Although the exact cause is unknown, the appearance of these very common sores is associated with stress, certain foods or fever
Ascites
An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. This condition is usually the result of severe liver disease creating pressure on the liver’s blood vessels