Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
2
Q
Cheil/o ~ Labi/o
A
Lip
3
Q
palat/o
A
Hard palate
4
Q
Soft palate
A
Soft part of the roof
5
Q
Uvul/o
A
Uvula
6
Q
Gloss/o ~ Lingu/o
A
Tongue
7
Q
Tonsil/o
A
Tonsils
8
Q
Dent/o ~ Odont/o
A
Teeth
9
Q
Rug/o
A
Rugae (wrinkle)
10
Q
Crown
A
Above the gum line
11
Q
Root
A
Bony tooth socket
12
Q
Enamel
A
Protects the tooth
13
Q
Dentin
A
Main substance of the tooth
14
Q
Pulp
A
Blood vessels, nerve endings
15
Q
Mastication
A
Chewing
16
Q
Deglutition
A
Swallowing
17
Q
Dys/phagia
A
Trouble swallowing
18
Q
Peristalsis
A
Moves food
19
Q
Fundus
A
Top part of stomach
20
Q
Body
A
Body of the stomach
21
Q
Antrum
A
Body of the stomach
22
Q
Esophag/o
A
“Food tube”
23
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
24
Q
Duodenum
A
(Small intestine)
First part of the small intestine
25
Jejunum
(Small intestine)
Between the duodenum and ileum
26
Ileum
(Small intestine)
Between the jejunum and cecum
27
Cholelyst/o
Gallbladder
28
Cec/o
Cecum
29
Append/o
Appendix
30
Ascending colon
The right side of the colon
31
Transverse colon
Horizontal across abdomen; beneath other organs
32
Descending colon
Connects transverse and sigmoid; stores stool
33
Sigmoid
“S” shaped portion becomes the rectum
34
Rect/o
Rectum
35
Hepat/o/steat/osis
Fatty liver
36
Liver
Bilirubin, bile. Helps maintain normal blood glucose.
37
Pancreas
Aids in digestion in digestion (endocrine)
amyl/o-amylase- starch enzyme
lip/ase- fat
38
Type 1 diabetes
Insulin
39
Type 2 diabetes
Nutrition
40
An/o
Anus
41
Celi/o
Belly/abdomen; celi/ac
42
Choledoch/o
Bile duct, gallbladder
43
Lapar/o
Abdomen
44
Salinden/o
Salivary gland
45
Stomat/o
Mouth
46
Chol/o
Gall or bile
47
Chlorhydr/o
Hydrochloric acid
48
Gluc/o ~ Glyc/o
Sugar
49
Lith/o
Stone
50
Steat/o
Fat
51
Prote/o
Protein
52
-chezia
Defecation
Ex. Hemat/o/chezia- blood in stool
53
-rasis
Abnormal condition
54
-prandial
Meal
55
Anorexia
Lack of appetite
56
Ascites
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
57
Constipation
Can’t pass stool
58
Diarrhea
Watery stool
59
Melena
Feces containing digested blood
60
Nausea
Unpleasent feeling
61
Steatorrhea
Fat in the feces
62
Treatment for ulcers
Endoscopy
63
Herpatic Stomatitis
Herpes in the mouth
64
Leuk/o/plakia
White patches in the mouth; can be cancerous
65
GERD
Heartburn
66
Hernia
Weakened wall
67
Crohn’s Disease
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract
68
Diverticulitis
Diverticuli getting food stuck, swelling the colon
69
IBS
Inflammation of the colon and small intestine
