Medical Terminology Chapter 8 Flashcards
(80 cards)
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an/o
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anus
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bar/o
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weight
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cec/o
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cecum
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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cirrh/o
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yellow
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col/o
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colon
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colon/o
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colon
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dent/o
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tooth
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diverticul/o
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pouch
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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small intestine
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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ile/o
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ilium
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jenjun/o
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jenjenum
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labi/o
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lip
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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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lith/o
stone
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ordont/o
tooth
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or/o
mouth
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palat/o
palate
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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polyp/o
polyp
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pylor/o
pylorus
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pyr/o
fire
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rect/o
rectum
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sialaden/o
salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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-emesis
vomit
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-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
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-lithiasis
condition of stones
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-orexia
appetite
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-pepsia
digestion
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-prandial
pertaining to a meal
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-tripsy
surgical crushing
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The digestive system
GI system includes approx. 30 feet of a continuous muscular tube called the gut, alimentary canal or GI tract that stretches between the mouth and the anus. Most of the organs in this system are actually diff sections of this tube.
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Sections of the GI tract
oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus
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The accessory organs of digestion
liver, pancreas, gallbladder and salivary glands
| These organs are connected to the gut by a duct.
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3 main functions of the digestive system
digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste
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two roles of the uvula
role in speech production; location of the gag reflex
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entry into and exit from the stomach are controlled by what muscular valves
sphincters
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3 sections of the small intestine
duodenum, the jejunum and ileum
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grinding teeth are called
molars and bicuspids (or premolars)
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cutting teeth are called
incisors and cuspids (canines)
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peristalsis
food is propelled through the gut by wavelike muscular contractions
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chyme
the watery mixture formed from hydrochloric acid and other gastric juices
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sigmoid colon
the s-shaped section of the colon that curves back toward the rectum
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gallbladder
stores the bile that was produced by the liver that is responsible for the digestion of fats.
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duodenal
the duodenum
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nasogastric
nose and stomach
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hepatic
the liver
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pancreatic
the pancreas
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cholecystic or cystic
the gall bladder
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sublingual
under the tongue
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esophogeal
the esophagus
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sigmoidal
the sigmoid colon
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aphagia
unable to swallow or eat
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ascites
collection or accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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bradypepsia
slow digestive system
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cholecystalgia
having gallbladder pain
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dentalgia
tooth pain
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dyspepsia
difficulty eating or swallowing
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emesis
vomiting
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gastralgia
stomach pain
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hematemesis
vomiting blood
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hematochezia
passing bright red blood in the stool
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melena
passage of dark tarry stool
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polyphagia
excessive eating; eating too much
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postprandial
after a meal
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pyrosis
pain & burning sensation; heartburn
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aphthous ulcers
painful ulcers in the mouth; canker sores
