Unit 11 Digestive System Flashcards
1
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a.c.
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before meals
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NG
A
nasogastric
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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p.c.
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after meals
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p.o.
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by mouth
6
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BE
A
barium enema
7
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GB
A
gallbladder
8
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GI
A
gastrointestinal
9
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BM
A
bowel movement
10
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BMI
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body mass index
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BS
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bowel sounds
12
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GERD
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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oral cavity
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mouth
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or/o and stomat/o
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mouth
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uvul/o or uvula
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soft mass that hangs in back of mouth
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pharynx or pharyng/o
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throat
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esophagus
A
transports food from pharynx to stomach
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach; breaks down food and mixes with digestive juices
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enter/o
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small intestine; completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients
21
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ileum
ilium
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part of small intestine
the hip bone
22
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col/o or colon/o
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large intestine/colon; absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste
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proct/o and rect/o
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rectum; controls secretion of solid waste
24
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an/o
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anus
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`hepat/o
liver
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder; stores bile for later use
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lapar/o and abdomin/o
abdomen
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periton/o
peritoneum; membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
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cheil/o
lips
- itis
- rrhaphy
- oma
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gloss/o and lingu/o
tongue
- pathy
- dynia
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-pepsia and pet/o
| dyspepsia
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digestion
painful digestion (indigestion)
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pyr/o
fever, fire; pyrosis "heartburn"
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jaundice
yellow discoloration of the skin
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gingivitis
| gingiv/o
inflammation of the gums
| gums
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aphagia
| -phagia
the loss of the ability to swallow
| swallowing
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append/o and appendic/o
appendix
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herni/o
hernia; protrusion through the bodywall
38
lavage
to wash out (a body cavity)
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regurgitate
the return of swallowed food into the mouth
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emesis or -emesis
vomiting; expelling the contents of the stomach
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dysentery
an infection of the digestive system, causes severe diarrhea and bleeding
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CT or CAT
computed (axial) tomography
43
Abdominal ultrasound
high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs
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Anoscopy
visual examination of the anus
45
Barium Swallow
use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system
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Enema
solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via a bowel movement
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Barium enema
use of barium to view lover digestive system
48
anoplasty
surgical repair of the anus
49
colectomy
surgical removal of all or part of colon
50
colotomy
surgical incision of the colon
51
colonoscopy
visual examination of the colon
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colostomy
creating an artificial opening to the colon
