M11. Digestive System Flashcards
(111 cards)
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excessive amount of gass in the intestinal tract or stomach
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flatulence
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The digestive tract is also known as ______ & _____
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alimentary tract or gastrointestinal tract (GI)
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(GI)
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gastrointestinal tract
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
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digestion
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stomato/o
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mouth
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or/o
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oral cavity
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Cheil/o
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lips
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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palat/o
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palate
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uvul/o
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uvula
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tear shape tiss hanging form the soft palate
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uvula
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Mixed food with saliva into a compact mass
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bolus
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sial/o
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salvia
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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name the three extrinsic salivary glands
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- parotid
- submandibular
- sublingual
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bucc/o
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buccal glands
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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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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pylor/o
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pylorus
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antr/o
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antrum
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-pepsia
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digestion
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enter/o
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small intestine
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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chol/e
bile
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hepat/o
liver
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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cholangi/o
bile ducts
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jejun/o
jejunum
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ile/o
ileum
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cec/o
cecum
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col/o, colon/o
colon
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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proct/o
rectum
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an/o
anus
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lapar/o
abdomen
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celi/o
abdomen
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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or/o
roal
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disease of the tongue
glossopathy
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stone in the salivary gland
sialolith
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uvulitis
inflammation of the uvula
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palatitis
inflammation of the palate
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(GERD)
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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gastroesophageal reflux diease (GERD)
backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus that gradually breaks down the mucous barrier of the esophagus
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emesis
excessive vomiting
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hematemesis
vomitting blood
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bulimia
deliberate inducement of vomiting , ppl gorge themselves on food and then induce vomiting
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anorexia nervosa
psychoneurotic disorder in which the person simply refuses to eat
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obesity
excess of BF (not body weight)
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polyp/o
polyp
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polyp
tumor like growth extending outward from any mucous membrane
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polyposis
abnormal condition of multiple polyps
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dysphagia
difficulty in swallowing
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aphagia
inability to swallow
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gastroenterologist
practitioner who specializes in disease of the disgestive tract
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gastroenterology
a branch of medicine that deals with disease of the stomach and intestines
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ascites
cavity is filled with fluid
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gastromalacia
abnormal softening of the walls of the stomach
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adhesion
the abnormal growing together of two surfaces that are normally separate
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decreased mobility of the colon
constipation
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dysentery
various disorders involving inflam of the intestine, especially of the colon, and ass. with frequent and bloody stools, tenesmus and abd pain
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(IBS)
irritable bowel syndrome
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intermittent bouts of diarrhea or constipation
irritable bwel syndrome (IBS)
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eroded area of the mm of the stomach or duod
peptic ulcer
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dyspepsia
difficulty digesting
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apepsia
lack of digestion
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Melena
bleeding in the upper GI tract leads to black and tarry stool due to the presence of digested blood
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hematochezia
passage of bloody stools
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ulcerative colitis
an inflammation of the large intestine that may produce a bleeding ulcer
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idiopathic
reoccuring disease
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gastroenterocolitis
inflam in the stomach, intestines and colon
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Crohns disease
chronic intestinal inflam. Occurs in the terminal ileum and colon and is characterized by cobblestone ulcerations and formation of scar tis that leads to intestinal obstruction
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diverticulosis
presence of pouchlike herniations through the M. layer of the colon
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ileus
obstruction of the intestine, caused by failure of peristalsis
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intussusception
telescoping of the intestines
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volvulus
twisting of the intestine upon itself
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hemorrhoid
swollen or distended twisted anal veins
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Proctoptosis
prolapse of the rectum
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rectocele
protrusion of the rectum
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steat/o
excess fat
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hemochromatosis
disorder that occurs when the body absorbs to much iron from food, creating excess iron deposits throughout the body
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cholangioma
tumor of the bile duct
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cholelithiasis
gallstones
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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-scopy
visualization/ exam
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-scope
tool to do the exam
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EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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laparoscopy
visual examination of the abd. cavity
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-gram
image
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helicobacter pylori antibodies test
diagnostic blood test performed to determine the presence of Helicobacter pylr bact
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barium enema
lower GI series
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FOBT
fecal occult blood test
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proctoscopy
visual examonation of the rectum
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EUS
Endoscopic ultrasound
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endoscopic ultrasound
endoscope fitted with an ultrasound probe to provide images of layers of the intestinal wall
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cholangiogram
radiographic film of the bile ducts
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ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
procedure used to examine to common bie duct and pancreatic duct
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cheilorhaphy
suturing of the lip
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glossorrhapy
suturing of the tongue
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UPPP
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
surgical repair of the uvula, palate, and pharynx
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gavage
feeding a person througha nasogastric (NG) tube inserted int the nose and guided sophagus into the stomach
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vagotomy
surgery that lowers the amount of gastric acid being produced if ulcers recur chronically . removes part of the vagus branch
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antrectomy
removal of the pyloric antrum
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-plasty
surgical repair
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lapr/o
stomach
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parenteral
discussing nutrition that bypasses the entire gastrointestinal tract
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-stomy
incision
