Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Medical Terminology Chapter 3

QuestionAnswer
Flatulence Passing of gas
Pharynx Throat
Digestion Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into nutrients.
Small Intestine Primary organ of asorption in body
Liver Organ responsible for the production of bile.
Elimination Process by which your digested food and water are removed from body.
Palate Hard bone and soft fleshly area that forms the roof of the mouth.
Gallbladder Organ responsible for the storage of bile.
Bile Yellow green bitter fluid that is produced in the body to help in the digestion of fats.
Amylase Digestive enzyme produced by the pancreas that is responsible for the breakdown of carbs and starch into simple sugars.
Pyrosis Heartburn
Asorption Process by which digested food nutrients move thru the villi and reach the bloodstream.
Chyme Food and digestive juices mixed in the stomach and small intestine.
Villi Microscopic projections of the mucosa of the small intestine that is responsible for asorption of nutrients into the bloodstream.
Rugae Deep folds within the stomach that expand to hold food.
Peristalsis Contractions of smooth muscle og the GI tract that cause wave like movement that propels or moves food through GI tract
Nausea Qeasy feeling.
Anorexia Loss of appetite.
Stomach Pouch that prepares food for asorption by churning and secreting hydrochloric acid and pepsin.
Mastication The process which includes tearing, crushing and grinding of food.
Created by: jacquelineg0314
Popular Nursing sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards