Digestive System Flashcards
(46 cards)
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What are the main structures of the digestive system?
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Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas
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What is the digestive systems function?
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Intake and digestion of food, water
Absorption of nutrients
Elimination of solid waste product
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An/o
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Anus
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Cec/o
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Cecum
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Cholecyst/o
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Gall bladder
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Dent/o
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Tooth
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Duoden/o
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Duodenum
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Enter/o
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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(line)
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Ile/o
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Ileum
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Jejun/o
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Jejunum
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Labi/o
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Labia (lips)
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Lapar/o
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Abdomen
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Lingu/o
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Tongue
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Or/o
Stomat/o
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Body
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Pancreat/o
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Pancreas
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Pharyng/o
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Pharynx
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Peritone/o
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Peritoneum
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Sphincter/o
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Sphincter
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Splen/o
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Spleen
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Tonsill/o
Tonsils
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Rect/o
Rectum
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Absorption
Of nutrients
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Anorexia
Lack or loss of appetite
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Ascites
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
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Borborygmus
Gas movement causing sound
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Cleft palate
A defect in fusion between central prolabium and one/both lateral mesodermal masses
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Carnivore
An animal that can only sustain it's life by eating animal tissue
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Colic
Severe abdominal pain
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Dyschezia
Difficulty defecating
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Emetic
Causing vomiting
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Flatus
Gas/air in GI tract
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Halitosis
Bad breath
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Herbivore
An animal able to survive by ingesting plant material
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Ileus
Stoppage of intestinal peristalsis
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Intussusception
Telescoping of one part of intestine into an adjacent part
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Omnivore
An animal that can survive by eating animal and plant material
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Peristalsis
A series of wave-like contractions of smooth muscles
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Tenesmus
Painful, ineffective defecation
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Vomit
Matter expelled from stomach via the mouth
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Enteritis
Inflammation of the small intestine
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Polyphagia
Excessive eating/swallowing
