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Chapter 11 Review
Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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digestion | the 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 non-absorbable nutrients and wastes from the body |
appendic/o | appendix |
bucc/o | cheek |
dent/i | teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | small intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
herni/o | hernia |
ile/o | ileum |
lith/o | stone |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
phag/o | eat or swallow |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | saliva |
steat/o | fat |
Bx | biopsy |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
WDWN | well-developed and well-nourished |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
NG | nasogastric |
PUD | peptic ulcer disease |