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Chapter 11 Review
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |