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Med Term Ch 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Function of the digestive system | Digestion Absorption Excretion |
| Digestion | process of breaking down food by chewing, swallowing, and mixing in digestive juices to convert some of the food into absorbable molecules |
| Absorption | the passage of digested food molecules through the walls of the intestines and into the bloodstream to be carried to cells of the body |
| Excretion | the elimination of nonabsorbable nutrients and wastes from the body |
| bil/i, chol/e | bile |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| cheil/o | lip |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| LES | lower esophageal sphincter opening from the esophagus to the stomach; also called the cardiac sphincter (sphincter= band) |
| peritoneum | membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity and consisting of the parietal layer (lining the abdominal wall) and the visceral layer (covering each organ in the abdomen) |
| omentum | an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| lapar/o, abdomin/o, celi/o | abdomen |
| -centesis | suffix meaning puncture for aspiration |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera (white of the eye), and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood (jaundice = yellow); also called jaundice |
| ankyloglossia | tongue-tie: a defect of the tongue characterized by a short, thick frenulum |
| Suscipiens | to take up |
| intus | within, |
| Intussusception | prolapse of one part of the intestine into the lumen of the adjoining part |
| C&S | stool culture and sensitivity isolation of a stool specimen in a culture medium to identify disease-causing organisms |
| List the 4 general clinical divisions of the abdomen | LLQ-left lower quadrant LUQ-left upper quadrant RLQ-right lower quadrant RUQ-right upper quadrant |
| List the 9 anatomical divisions of the abdomen | right/left hypochondriac regions epigastric region right/left lumbar regions umbilical region right/left inguinal regions hypogastric region |
| duodenum | first portion of the small intestine |
| jejunum | second portion of the small intestine |
| ileum | third portion of the small intestine |
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