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Medical Terminology class Chapter 11 Digestive System

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INTESTIN / O   intestine  
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STAPHYL / O   bunch of grapes  
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STREPT / O   twisted  
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- AISE   ease  
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- FLUX   flow  
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- TRIPSY   crushing  
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RE -   back  
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APPEND / O   appendix  
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APPENDIC / O   appendix  
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CHOLANGI / O   bile duct; bile vessel  
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CHOLECYST / O   gallbladder (gb)  
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CHOLEDOCH / O   common bile duct  
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COL / O   colon  
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ENTER / O   small intestine; intestine  
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GASTR / O   stomach  
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GINGIV / O   gums; gingiva  
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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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LABI / O   lips  
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LAPAR / O   abdomen  
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LINGU / O   tongue  
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LITH / O   stone; calculus  
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OREX / O   appetite  
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OR / O   mouth  
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STOMAT / O   mouth  
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- EMESIS   vomiting  
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- PHAGIA   eating; swallowing  
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- PEPSIA   digestion  
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- STOMY   new opening  
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DIA -   through; complete  
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MAL -   bad  
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LIVER FUNCTION   produces bile  
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GALLBLADDER FUNCTION   stores bile  
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PANCREAS FUNCTION   secretes enzymes and hormones  
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ORAL CAVITY   mouth  
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PALATE   roof of the mouth  
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UVULA   sac-like structure at back of palate closes off the nasal passage during swallowing  
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PHARYNX   throat  
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PERISTALSIS   pushes bolus through the esophagus  
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SPHINCTERS   circular muscles that keep food moving on one direction  
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STOMACH REGIONS   cardia, antrum, body, fundus  
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BOLUS   wet ball of food  
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CHYME   partially digested food (semiliquid)  
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RUGAE   folds in stomach  
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PERISTALTIC WAVES   wave like contractions push bolus down esophagus & stomach  
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ESOPHAGEAL HIATUS   opening in diaphragm  
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PYLORIC SPHINCTER   another sphincter where food leaves he stomach  
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BOWEL   refers to the large & small intestine  
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ANAL CANAL   final segment of the rectum  
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PERITONEUM   membrane lining the abdominal and pelvic cavities and covering its organs  
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SMALL INTESTINE   (duodenum, jéjunum, ileum) function: absorb nutrients from digested food and pass them into bloodstream  
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DUODENUM   food enters after leaving stomach  
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Sac-like structure at the back of the mouth is?   UVULA  
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Roof of the mouth is (fundus/cardia/palate)   PALATE  
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Food enters the small intestine as a semiliquid substance called (bolus/chyme)   CHYME  
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The esophageal hiatus is located in the (stomach/esophagus/diaphragm)   DIAPHRAGM  
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The (funds/hiatus/antrum/sphincter) is defined as a tight circular muscle.   SPHINCTER  
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Which of the following is not part of the stomach? (body/hiatus/rugae/cardia)   HIATUS  
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The organ located between the oral cavity and esophagus is the ______.   PHARYNX  
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The organ that empties food into the stomach is __________.   ESOPHAGUS  
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Food leaves the stomach and enters the __________.   DUODENUM  
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The transverse colon is part of the ____________.   LARGE INTESTINE  
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The duodenum is part o f the ___________.   SMALL INTESTINE  
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The function of the small intestine is the _________ of nutrients.   ABSORPTION  
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The appendix is located on the ________ side of the abdomen.   RIGHT  
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LIVER   located: RUQ function: PRODUCES BILE  
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GALLBLADDER   located: UNDER LIVER function: STORES BILE  
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PANCREAS   located: LIES BEHIND STOMACH function: SECRETES ENZYMES AND HORMONES  
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PERITONEUM   membrane lining the abdominal & pelvic cavities and covering its organs  
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The hepatic ducts carry bile from the (gallbladder/liver)   LIVER  
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A greenish yellow fluid stored in gallbladder is (glucagon/bile)   BILE  
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The (pancreas/liver) regulates blood sugar   PANCREAS  
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The peritoneum lines the (abdominal/thoracic) cavity   ABDOMINAL  
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ASCITIC   pertaining to ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen)  
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APHAGIA   inability to swalllow  
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CIRRHOSIS   liver disease  
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DYSPHAGIA   difficulty swallowing  
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HEPATOMA   tumor of the liver  
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ILEUM   the distal portion of the small intestine  
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LABIAL   pertaining to the lip  
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GLOSSITIS   inflammation of tongue  
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ANOREXIA   loss of appetite  
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COLIC   severe abdominal pains. pertaining to the colon  
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COLOSTOMY   creation of a new opening b/w colon and abdominal walls  
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MALAISE   a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort. sign of illness  
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DYSPEPSIA   indigestion  
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HYPEREMESIS   excessive vomiting  
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LITHOTRIPSY   crushing of gallstones into pebbles tiny enough to be removed w/o surgery  
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CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS   condition of stones in the gallbladder  
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MELANEMESIS   black vomit  
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HEMATEMESIS   vomiting of blood  
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POLYPHAGIA   excessive eating  
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GINGIVITUS   inflamed gums  
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GLOSSITIS   inflammation go the tongue  
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COLITIS   inflammation of the colon  
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GASTROENTERITIS   inflammation of the stomach and intestines  
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HERNIA   protrusion or displacement of an organ through a structure that normally holds it in place. (inquinal hernia is a common hernia which is displacement of intestine into the groin area)  
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CROHN'S DISEASE   a form a inflammatory bowel disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract  
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ULCERS   wearing away of the mucous membrane lining the digestive tract  
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