gastrointestinal voc Word Scramble
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anastomosis | surgical procedure in which 2 hollow organs are joined together |
anus | opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body |
bilirubin | pigment released by the liver in bile |
cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
choledochojejunostomy | surgical anastomosis of the common bile duct & the jejunum |
colon | large intestine; consists of the cecum,ascending,transverse & descending segments & the rectum |
common bile duct | carries bile from the liver & gallbladder to the duodenum |
duodenostomy | surgical opening of the duodenum, leading to the outside of the body via a tube or from another anatomical structure such as the stomach |
duodenum | 1st part of the small intestine |
exploratory laparotomy | procedure performed to examine the abdominal cavity when less invasive measures fail to confirm the diagnosis |
gallbladder | small sac under the liver; stores bile |
gastrostomy | surgical opening thru the stomach wall connecting to the outside of the body or another anatomical structure |
ileum | 3rd part of the small intestine |
insulin | hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas |
jejunum | 2nd part of the small intestine |
lobectomy | surgical removal of 1 or more anatomical sections of the liver |
pancreas | organ under the stomach that produces insulin & enzymes |
pancreatojejunostomy | surgical anastomosis of the pancreas & jejunum |
peristalsis | rhythmic contractions of the tubes of the GI tract & other tubular structures |
pyloric sphincter | ring of muscles a the end of the stomach near the duodenum |
rectum | last section of the large intestine, connects the end of the colon and the rectum |
sigmoid colon | 4th and last s-shaped segment of the colon, just before the rectum, empties into the rectum |
stoma | surgically created opening between a portion of the GI tract & the outside of the body |
stomach | muscular organ that receives food from the esophagus |
wedge resection | surgical removal of a small, sometimes pie-shaped, portion of the liver |
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