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Digestive System
Chapter 11: Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | bile |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| doch/o | duct |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| jejun/o | empty jejunum |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lith/o | stone |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| pylor/o | pylorus (gatekeeper) |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | resembles sigmoid colon; terminates at rectum |
| steat/o | fat |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| salivary glands | parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands |
| frenulum | band like membrane that secures the tongue |
| lower esophageal sphincter | opening from esophagus to stomach |
| pyloric sphincter | opening from stomach into the duodenum |
| duodenum | first portion of SI |
| Jejunum | second portion of SI |
| ileum | third portion of SI |
| cecum | first portion of LI |
| appendix | worm like projection that hangs off the cecum. We don't know what this does. |
| peritoneum | membrane that surrounds the entire abdominal cavity and consists of the parietal layer and visceral layer |
| omentum | an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs |
| biliary ducts | ducts that convey bile; include common hepatic, cystic and common bile ducts |
| hypochondriac regions | upper lateral regions beneath the ribs |
| lumbar regions | middle lateral regions |
| inguinal regions | lower lateral groin regions |
| hypogastric region | region below the navel |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| eructation | burping |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hematochezia | pooping blood |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin (bile pigment) in blood |
| icterus | jaundice |
| melena | black poop |
| steatorrhea | poop with fat in it |
| ankyloglossia | tongue-tie; caused by a short, thick frenulum |
| cheilitis | fat lip |
| esophageal varices | swollen, twisted veins in the esophagus |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowed condition of the pylorus |
| sialadenitis | inflammation of salivary glands |
| anal fistula | abnormal passageway from anus that may connect with the rectum |
| ulcerative colitis | inflammation of the colon with ulcers |
| pediculated polyp | polyp that is projected on a stalk |
| sessile polyp | polyp lying flat on the surface |
| diverticulum | abnormal side pocket in gastrointestinal tract |
| hiatal hernia | protrusion of a part of the stomach upward thru the opening in the diaphragm |
| incarcerated hernia | hernia that is swollen and fixed with a sac, causing obstruction |
| ileitis | inflammation of the lower portion of the SI |
| intussusception | prolapse of one part of the intestine into the lumen of the adjoining part |
| volvulus | twisting of the bowel itself |
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