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Chapter 5

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Term
Definition
Gastrointestinal tract   Begins with mouth and ends with the anus  
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Functions of Digestion   1. Ingestion 2.Digestion 3. Absorbtion 4. Elimination  
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Ingested   Food taken into mouth  
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Digested   Broken down, mechanically and chemically  
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Amino acids   small building blocks of proteins  
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Glucose   A simple sugar  
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Fatty acids & triglycerides   3 parts fatty acids and one part glycerol  
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Absorbtion   Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream  
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Elimination   elimination of solid waste materials that cannot be absorbed into blood stream  
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Cheeks   Form walls of oval shaped oral cavity  
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Lips   Surround the opening cavity  
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Hard palate   Forms anterior portion of roof  
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Soft palate   Lies posterior to hard palate  
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Rugae   Irregular ridges in the mucous membrane covering the anteruor portion of the hard palate  
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Uvula   Small soft tissue projection, hangs from the soft palate  
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Tongue   extends across oral cavity and its muscles attach to lower jaw  
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Mastication   Chewing  
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Deglutition   Swallowing  
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Papillae   Small raised areas on the tongue, contains taste buds  
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Tonsils   masses of lymphatic tissue located in depressions of the mucous membranes, lies on both sides if the oropharynx  
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Gums   fleshy tissue surrounding the sockets of the teeth  
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Teeth   32 permanent teeth in oral cavity  
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Different teeth   Central incisor, lateral incisor, Canine, First premolar, Second premolar, First molar, Second molar, Third molar(wisdom)  
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Labial surface   incisor and canine teeth, nearest the lips  
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Buccal surface   Premolar and molar teeth, lies adjacent to the cheek. Side toward the cheek  
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Facial surface   both the labial and the buccal surface  
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Labi/o   lip  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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Faci/o   face  
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Lingu/o   Lingual  
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Lingual surface   on the side of the tooth directly opposite the facial surface. Side toward the tongue  
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Mesial   Lies nearer to the median line  
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Distal surface   Lies farther from the medial line  
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Occlusal surface   occlusion means closing. The crease where both sides meet  
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Incisal edge   both canines and incisors have this sharp edge  
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Crown   shows above the gum line  
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Root   lies within the bony tooth socket  
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Enamel   Protects the tooth, Dense hard white substance, hardest substance in body  
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Dentin   The primary material found in teeth. It is covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root  
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Cementum   Covers, protects, and supports the dentin in the root  
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Peridontal membrane   Surrounds the cementum and holds the tooth in place in the tooth socket  
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Pulp   Lies underneath the dentin. Soft & delicate tissue fills the center of the tooth  
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Root canal/Pulp canal   contains blod vessels, nerve endings, connective tissue, and lymphatic vessels  
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Salivary glands   Surround and empty into the oral cavity  
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Saliva   Produced by salivary glands. Lubricates the mouth  
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Enzymes   important digestive enzymes as well as healing growth factors such as cytokines  
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Saliva is released from :   1. Parotid gland, 2. Submandibular gland, 3. Sublingual gland  
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Pharynx/throat   About 5 inches long, muscular tube. Lined with a mucous membrane. Serves as a passageway for air traveling from the nose to the windpipe and for food traveling from the oral cavity to the esophagus  
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Esophagus   9- 10 inch muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach  
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Deglutition   swallowing  
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Epiglottis   Covers the trachea so that food cannot enter and become lodged there.  
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Peristalsis   involuntary, progressive rythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus propelling a bolus down toward the stomach  
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Stomach has 3 main parts   Fundus, Body and Antrum  
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Fundus   Upper portion of stomach  
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Body   Middle section of stomach  
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Antrum   Lower portion of stomach  
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Sphincters   Control the opening into and leading out of the stomach  
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Lower Esophaeal sphincter   Relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus into the stomach  
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Pyloric Sphincter   Allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready  
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Rugae   folds in the mucous membrane lining the stomach  
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Pepsin   To being disgestion of proteins  
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Hydrocloric acid   rugae produces this digestive gland  
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Small intestine   20 ft from pyloric sphincter to first part of large intestine. 3 parts, duodenum, jejunum, ileum  
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Duodenum   1 ft long, Receives food from stomach as well as bile from liver and gallbladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas. Enzymes and bile help digest food before it passes into the second part of the small intesting jejunum  
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Jejunum   8 ft long. Connects with ileum  
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Ileum   11 ft long, attaches to first part of long intestine  
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Villi   microscopic projections that line the walls of the small intestine. Tiny capillaries in the villi absorb digested nutrients into the bloodstream and lymph vessels  
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Large intestine   Extends from he end of the ileum to the anus. 3 main components, cecum, colon and the rectum. Absorbs most of the water within the waste material  
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Cecum   First part of large intestine. Pouch on the right side that connects to the ileum at the ileoceal valve(sphincter)  
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Appendix   Hangs from the cecum. No clear function, can become inflamed and infected when clogged or blocked  
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Colon   Large intestine, consisting of cecum. The ascending, transverse and descending segments, and sigmoid of the colon.5 ft long.  
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Ascending color   Extends from the cecum to the under surface of the liver, where it turns to the left to become the transverse colon  
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Transverse colon   Passes horizontally to the left toward the spleen and then turns downward into the descending colon  
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Sigmoid colon   Shaped like an 'S'. Begins at the distal end of the descending colon and leads into the rectum  
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Rectum   Terminates in the lower opening of the gastrointestinal tract, the anus  
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Defacation   expulsion or passage of feces from the body through the anus. Diarrhea or passage of watery stools results from the reduced water absorption into the bloodstream through the walls of the large intestine.  
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Liver   Manufactures a thick, orange -black,sometimes greenish fluid called bile. Located in RUQ  
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Ble   digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder  
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Bilirubin   Pigment released by the liver in bile  
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Jaundice(hyperbilirubinemia)   When the bilirubin remains in the bloodstream. It happens if a bile duct is blocked or the liver is damaged and unable to excrete bilirubin into the bile.  
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Hepatic duct   continuous bile is sent here and then to the cystic duct  
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Cystic duct   Leads to the gallbladder  
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Gallbladder   A pear shaped sac under the liver, which stores and concentrates the bile for later use. After meals, the gallbladder contracts, forcing the bile out the cystic duct into the common bile duct  
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PancreaS   Secrete pancreatic juices that are released into the pancreatic duct  
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Pancreatic duct   Joins with the common bile duct just as it enters the duodenum, and that receives a mixtures of bile and pancreatic juices  
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Emulsification   Bile breaks apart large fat globules, creating more surface area so that enzymes from the pancreas can digest the fats  
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Function of liver   Maintaining glucose levels. Liver removes glucose from the bloodstream and stores it as glycogen in liver cells. 2. Manufacturing blood proteins, like those for blood clotting 3. Releasing bilirubin 4. Removing poisons from the blood  
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Glyconeogenisis   When the blood sugar level becomes dangerously low, the liver converts stored glycogen back into glucose  
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Gluconeogenisis   When the liver converts proteins and fats into glucose, when the body needs sugar  
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Portal Vein   Brings blood to the liver from the intestines.Digested foods pass directly after being absorbed in the capillaries of small intestine, giving liver first change for nutrients  
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Pancreas   Organ under the stomach; produces insulin( for transport of sugar into cells) and enzymes (for digestion of foods).Both an endocrine and an exocrine organ. Produces enzymes to digest starch(amylase, lipase, protease)  
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Amyl/o   Exocrine gland: ExoStarch  
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amylase   Enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch  
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-ase   enzyme  
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Prote/0   Protein  
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Insulin   Hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas. It transports sugar from the blood into cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver  
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anus   terminal end or opening of the digestive tract  
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Common bile duct   Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochus  
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Duo   2  
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Den   10  
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An/o   Anus  
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Append/o   appendix  
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Appendic/o   appendix  
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Bucc/o   Cheek  
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Cec/o   Cecum  
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Celi/o   Belly, abdomen  
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Cheil/o   Lip  
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Cholecyst/o   Gallbladder  
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Choleduch/o   common bile duct  
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Col/o   Colon, large intestine  
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Colon/o   Colon  
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Dent/i   Tooth  
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Duoden/o   Duodenum  
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Enter/o   intestines, usually small intestines  
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Esophag/o   esophagus  
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Faci/o   Face  
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Gastro/o   Stomach  
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Gingiv/o   Gums  
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Gloss/o   Tongue  
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Hepat/o   Liver  
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Ile/o   Ileum  
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Jejun/o   jejunum  
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Labi/o   Lip  
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Lapar/o   Abdomen  
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Lingu/o   Tongue  
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Mandibul/o   Lower jaw, mandible  
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Odont/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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Peritone/o   peritoneum  
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Pharyng   throat  
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Proct/o   Anus and rectum  
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Pylor/o   Pyloric sphincter  
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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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Stomat/o   mouth  
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Uvul/o   uvula  
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Amyl/o   Starch  
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Bil/o   gall, bile  
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Bilirubin   bilirubin  
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Chol/e   gall, bile  
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Chlorhydr/o   hydrocloric acid  
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Gluc/o   sugar  
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Glyc/o   sugar  
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glycogen/o   glycogen,animal starch  
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Lip/o   fat, lipid  
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Lith/o   stone  
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Prote/o   protein  
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Sial/o   saliva, salivary  
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Steat/o   fat  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-chezia   defecation, elimination of wastes  
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-iasis   Abnormal condition  
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-prandial   Meal  
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Eti/o   Cause  
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Idi/o   Unknown  
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Sign   is an objective find indicating the presence of disease as perceived by an examiner  
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Symptom   Is an subjective sensation or change in health as experienced by the patient  
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Anorexia   lack of appetite  
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-orexia   appetite  
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Ascites   Abnoraml accumulation of fluid in the abdomen  
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Borborygmus   Rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract  
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Constipation   Difficulty in passing stools  
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Laxatives & Catharics   Medications to promote movement of stools  
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Diarrhea   Frequent passage of loose, watery stools  
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Dysphagia   Difficulty in swallowing  
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Eructation   Gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth  
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Flatus   Gas expelled from the anus  
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Hematochezia   Passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum  
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Juandice (icterus)   Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood  
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Melena   Black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood  
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Nausea   Unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit  
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Steatorrhea   Fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter  
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Aphthous stomatitis(canker)   Inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers  
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Dental caries   Tooth decay  
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Herpetic Stomatitis   Inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpesvirus  
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Oral leukoplakia   White plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth  
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Peridontal disease   Inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth, and surrounding bone  
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Gingivitis   Occurs as a result of dental plaque and dental calculus or tartar( yellow -brown calcified deposit on teeth)  
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Achalasia   Failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES)muscle to relax  
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Esophageal cancer   Malignant tumor of the esophagus  
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Esophageal varices   Swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus  
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Gastric cancer   malignant tumor of the stomach  
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Gastrointestinal refulx disease (GERD)   Solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach  
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Hernia   Protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it  
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Peptic ulcer   Open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum  
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Anal Fistula   Abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus  
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Colonic polyps   Polyps protrude form the mucous membrane of the colon  
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Colorectal cancer   Adenocarcinoma of the color or rectum, or both  
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Crohn Disease   Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract ( terminal ileum and colon)  
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Diverticulosis   Abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall  
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Dysentery   Painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection  
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Hemorrhoids   Swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region  
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Ileus   Loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines  
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Intussuception   Telescoping of the intestines  
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Irritable bowel syndrome   Group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with stress and tension  
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Ulcerative colitis   Chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers  
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volvulus   Twisting of the intestine on itself  
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Cholelithiasis   Gallstones in the gallbladder  
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Cirrhosis   Chronic disease of the liver  
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Pancreatic Cancer   Malignant tumor of the pancreas  
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Viral Hepatitis   Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus  
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