Gastrointestinal System Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
Accessory organs
A
salivary glands, teeth, liver, gall bladder and pancreas
2
Q
Functions
A
Breaks down food
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
3
Q
Where does absorption take place
A
villi, lining of small intestine
4
Q
or/o stomat/o
A
mouth
5
Q
pharynx
A
pharyng/o
6
Q
oesophagus
A
oesophag/o
7
Q
stomach
A
gastr/o
8
Q
small intestine
A
enter/o
9
Q
large intestine
A
col/o, colon/o
10
Q
Rectum and anus
A
an/o, prot/o rect/o
11
Q
Liver
A
hepat/o
12
Q
Gallbladder
A
cholecyst/o
13
Q
Pancreas
A
pancreat/o
14
Q
emesis
A
vomiting
15
Q
stone formation
A
lithiasis
16
Q
pepsia
A
heartburn
17
Q
phagia
A
swallowing/eating
18
Q
sigmoid/o
A
refers to sigmoid colon
19
Q
RUQ
A
location of liver right upper quadrant
20
Q
Cholangio-
A
bile duct
21
Q
Stomato
A
mouth
22
Q
anorexia
A
loss of appetite
23
Q
Malaise
A
a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort
24
Q
Hepatoma
A
tumor in liver
25
Ingestion
taking in food or fluid
26
Adhesion
abnormal bands, binds organs
27
impaction
hard material in colon, extreme constipation
28
N&V
nausea and vomiting
29
NG tube
nasogastric tube
30
PEG tube
percutaneous gastrostomy tube
31
Flatus
excessive gas
32
GI
gastrointestinal
33
Stoma
mouth, opening into
34
emesis
vomit
35
fistula
abnormal opening between two organs
36
colostomy
opening into colon
37
Anastomisis
joining together two parts of colon
38
EKCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram
39
Rectocele
hernia of rectum
40
Peritonitis
inflamation of peritonial cavity
41
Polyposis
condition of having polyps in colon
42
Enema
fluid into rectum for diagnostic purposes
