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phm 316 ch 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile |
| chol/e | bile |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| dent/i | teeth |
| doch/o | duct |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatic/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | ileum |
| inguin/o | groin |
| jejun/o | jejunum (empty) |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fat |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| oral cavity | cavity that receives food for digestions |
| salivary glands | three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular(submaxillary) and sublingual |
| cheeks | lateral walls of the mouth |
| lips | fleshy structures surrounding the mouth |
| palate | structure that forms the roof of the mouth; it is divided into the hard and soft palate |
| uvula | small projection hanging from the back of the middle edge of the soft pallate |
| tongue | muscular structure of the floor of the mouth covered by mucous membrane and held down by a band-like membrane known as the frenulum |
| gums | tissue covering the processes of the jaws |
| teeth | hard, bony projections in the jaws that serve to masticate food |
| pharynx | throat; passageway for food traveling to the esophagus and air traveling to the larynx |
| esophagus | muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach |
| stomach | sac-like organ that chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus |
| cardiac sphincter | opening from the esophagus to the stomach |
| pyloric sphincter | opening of the stomach into the duodenum |
| small intestine | tubular structure that digests food received from the stomach |
| duodenum | first portion of small intestine |
| jejunum | second part of small intestine |
| ileum | third part of the small intestine |
| large intestine | large tubular structure that receives the liquid waste products of digestion, reabsorbs water and minerals and forms and stores feces for defecation |
| cecum | first part of the large intestine |
| vermiform appendixe | worm-like projection of lymphatic tissue hanging off the cecum with no digestive function. may serve to resist infection |
| colon | portion of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum; identified by direction and shape |
| ascending colon | portion that extends upward from the cecum |
| transverse colon | portion that extends across from the ascending colon |
| descending colon | portion that extends down from the transverse colon |
| sigmoid colon | portion that terminates at the rectum, resembles an s |
| rectum | distal portion of the large intestine |
| rectal ampulla | dilated portion of the rectum, just above the anal canal |
| anus | opening of the rectum to the outside of the body |
| feces | refuse, solid waste formed in the large intestine |
| defecation | evacuation of feces from the rectum |
| peritoneum | membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity consisting of the parietal layer(lining abdomen wall) and visceral layer (covering each organ of the abdomen) |
| peritoneal cavity | space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum |
| omentum | a covering, an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs |
| liver | organ in the upper right quadrant that produces bile which is secreted into the duodenum during digestion |
| gallbladder | receptacle that stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver |
| pancreas | gland that secretes pancreatic juices into the duodenum where it mixes with bile to digest food |
| biliary ducts | ducts that convey bile, including hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts |
| hypochondriac regions | upper lateral regions beneath the ribs |
| epigastric region | upper middle region below the sternum |
| lumbar regions | middle lateral regions |
| umbilical region | region of the navel |
| inguinal regions | lower lateral groin regions |
| hypogastric region | region below the navel |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| aphagia | inability to swallow |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| buccal | in the cheek |
| constipation | infrequent or incomplete bowel movements characterized by hardened, dry stool that is difficult to pass |
| diarrhea | frequent, loose or liquid stools |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| eructation | belch |
| flatulence | gas in the stomach or intestines |
| halitosis | bad breath |
| hematochezia | red blood in the stool |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive level of bilirubin in the blood |
| icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera, and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| jaundice | yellow discoloration of the skin, sclera, and other tissues caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| melena | dark-colored, tarry stool caused by old blood |
| nausea | sick in the stomach |
| stetorrhea | feces containing fat |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| hypoglossal | under the tongue |
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