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# BAS Digestive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Col/o | colon; large intestine |
| Chol/e, cyst/o | Gallbladder |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| duodenum | 1st part of small intestine: receives digestive proteins from p;ancreas |
| Jejunum | Absorbs digested food |
| Ileum | carries undigested material to large intestine. |
| Large colon | Has three parts that form feces. Ascending, transverse, and descending. |
| Stomach | digests, mixes food with acid, pepsin and other digestive proteins. |
| Liver | Processes fats, detoxifies the blood. |
| Gallbladder | Stores bile. passes bile into duodenum when you eat. |
| Pancreas | makes insulin and glucagon makes digestive proteins |
| insulin | lowers the blood sugar |
| glucagon | inhibits insulin |
| appendix | lymphoid tissue. Protective for the body. |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver. |
| Tests for hepatitis | blood test for bilirubin and enzymes release when liver is damaged. Urinalysis shows high bilirubin. |
| Pancreatitis | Pancreas inflammation. Pancreas duct is blocked and tube is being digested by the digestive proteins. |
| cholecystitis | gall stones |
| hemorrhoids | rectum has inflamed veins. |
| appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix. |
| epiglottis | tissue that covers the trachea when you swallow food. |
| bolus | mixture of chewed food and saliva |
| Chyme | liquid form of digested food. |
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| IBD | Irritable bowel disease |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (heartburn) |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth. The patient must be fasting. |
| mastication | chewing |
| deglutition | swallowing |
| Tonsils | Protective tissues of the immune system. |
| peristalsis | muscular contractions that move material in the digestive tract. |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucoseq |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen;a very large glucose molecule stored by the liver. |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| or/o | mouth |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fats |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| NG | nasogastric |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| SGOT | Blood test. Liver enzyme. |
| SGPT | Blood test. Liver enzyme. |
| -centesis | removal of fluid |
| lith/o | stone |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -otomy | surgical opening |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
Created by:
rjmtoss
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