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Chapter 8
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alimentary Canal | Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, stomach, Small intestine,Large intestine, cecum, appendix, colon, rectum, anus |
| Doudenum | First part of small intestine; short |
| Jejunum | 2nd part; long |
| Ileum | 3rd part; empties into colon; longest |
| Salivary glands | makes & secretes salivia |
| Liver | makes bile |
| Gallbladder | stores bile |
| Hepatic duct | duct from liver carrying bile |
| Common bile duct | formed by junction of hepatic duct & cystic duct |
| Cystic duct | duct to gall bladder |
| Pancreas | makes &secretes digestive enzymes digestive; also insulin |
| Chol | bile, gall |
| Cholangi | bile duct |
| Cholacyst | gall bladder |
| Choledoch | common bile duct |
| enter | small intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| Gingiv | gums |
| Hepat | liver |
| Lapar | abdomen |
| Lingu | tounge |
| Stomat | mouth |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| Palate | roof of mouth |
| Uvula | Tissue hanging from posterior edge of palate |
| Crown | part above the gum line |
| root | part below the gum line |
| Pyloric sphincter | muscle that separates stomach from small intestine |
| Cholangitis | inflammation of common bile duct |
| Choledocholithiasis | gallstones in the common bile duct |
| Cholelithiasis | gallstones |
| Gastroenteritis | inflammation of stomach & small intestine |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| Laparoscopy | looking inside abdominal cavity with a scope |
| Sublingual | under the tounge |