Digestive System Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
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bucc/o
A
cheek
2
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chol/e, chol/o
A
bile, gall
3
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cholangi/o
A
bile duct
4
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cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
5
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
6
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enter/o
A
intestine
7
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gastr/o
A
stomach
8
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gloss/o
A
tongue
9
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hepat/o
A
liver
10
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labi/o
A
lip
11
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lingu/o
A
tongue
12
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or/o
A
mouth
13
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sial/o
A
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
14
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proct/o
A
rectum and anus
15
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uvul/o
A
uvula
16
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mastication
A
chewing
17
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saliva
A
- produced in the salivary glands in the mouth
- comprised of water, mucus, electrolytes, and salivary amylase
- aids in the early phases of chemical digestion and liquefaction of food
18
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cardiac orifice
A
the opening to the stomach
19
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pyloric sphyncter
A
leads to the duodenum
20
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pyloric antrum
A
the lower portion of the stomach
21
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duodenum
A
the first/ upper portion of the small intestine
22
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jejunum
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the middle portion of the small intestine
23
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ileum
A
distal portion of the small intestine
24
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ileocecal valve
A
the valve that separates the small and large intestine
25
ascending colon
proceeds from the ileocecal valve upward to the hepatic flexture on the right side of the abdomen
26
transverse colon
second from the ascending colon, turns downward to become the descending colon
27
descending colon
third in the large intestine
28
sigmoid colon
last section in the large intestine. ends at the rectum
29
anal sphincter
control the flow of fecal matter leaving the body
30
pancreas
makes digestive enzymes that are secreted in the intestines to help break down food
31
liver
filters blood and makes bile
32
gallbladder
stores bile produced in the liver, helps break down fat in the intestines
33
aphagia
inability to swallow
34
bilary
pertaining to bile
35
buccal
pertaining to the cheek
36
cholecystectomy
surgical incision into the gallbladder
37
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
38
colectomy
excision of part of the colon
39
colonoscopy
examination of the colon and may include examination of the terminal ileum with an endoscope
40
diverticulitis
inflammation of one or more of the diverticulum
41
diverticulosis
presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine
42
diverticulum
small pouches that protrude from the wall of a hollow organ or sturcture
*most common in the colon and increase with age
43
dysphagia
difficulty in swallowing
44
epigastric
region above the stomach
45
espohageal
pertaining to the esophagus
46
gastralgia
pain in the stomach
47
gastroenterologist
physician specializing in the gastrointestinal system
48
hematemesis
vomiting blood
49
herniotomy
incision into a hernia
50
ileostomy
creating an opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum
51
laparotomy
surgical incision into the abdomen
52
pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
53
pharyngeal
pertaining to the pharynx
54
rectocele
herniation of the rectum into the vagina
55
sigmoidoscope
instrument used to view the sigmoid
56
splenomegaly
enlarged spleen
57
stomatitis
inflammation of the mucus membranes of the mouth
58
sublingual
beneath or below the tongue
59
What codes are used in CPT to address surgical procedures of the digestive system?
40490-49999
