Creative Study Chapter 11 Flashcards
(44 cards)
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Functions of the digestive system:
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Digestion; Absorption; Excretion
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Digestion
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The process of breaking down food by chewing, swallowing, and mixing in digestive juices to convert some of the food into absorbable molecules
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Absorption
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The passage of digested food molecule through the walls of the intestines and into the bloodstream t be carried to cells of the body
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Excretion
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The elimination of nonabsorbable nutrients and wastes from the body
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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celi/o
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abdomen
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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an/o
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anus
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bil/i
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bile
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chol/e
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bile
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o
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lip
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col/o
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colon
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colon/o
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colon
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cyst/o
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bladder or sac
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dent/i
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teeth
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doch/o
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duct
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gum
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gloss/o
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tongue
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lingu/o
tongue
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hepat/o
liver
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heptic/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
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ile/o
ileum
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inguin/o
groin
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jejun/o
jejunum (empty)
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lith/o
stone
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or/o
mouth
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stomat/o
mouth
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phag/o
eat or swallow
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pylor/o
pylorus (gatekeeper)
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rect/o
rectum
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sial/o
saliva
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon (resembles)
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steat/o
fat
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-emesis
vomitting
