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Pathophysiology

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Anastomosis   pathological, surgical, or traumatic formation of an opening between to normally separated organs or space  
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Parenchymal   organs without accessaries  
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Hilium   the medical border of the kidney that is convex and receives the renal blood vessels  
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Lumen   the opening in a tube or vessel  
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Chole-   bile, gall  
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Enter-   intestine  
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Cyst-   bladder  
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Lith-   calculi  
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Ile-   ileum  
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Gloss-   tongue  
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Laparo-   abdomen  
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Proct-   rectum  
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A, an-   absent or deficient  
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Lingu-   tongue  
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Amylo-   starch  
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-ose   carbohydrate  
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Hepat-   liver  
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Hydro-   water  
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Gastr-   stomach  
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Endo-   within  
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Exo-   out, outside  
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-stasis   control, stop; place to stand  
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Hepato-   liver  
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entero-   intestines  
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-crine   secretion  
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cutane-   skin  
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gluco-   sugar  
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lip-   fat  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-iasis   condition  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centensis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-tomy   incision, process of cutting into  
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-ectomy   excision  
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gram   record  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lysis   breakdown, destruction, separation  
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-oma   tumor  
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-stomy   opening  
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-scopy   process of visual examination  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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pexy-   fixation (surgical)  
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arche-   top, extremities, extreme point  
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colp-   vagina  
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culd-   vagina  
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episi-   vulva  
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lacto-   milk  
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metr-   measurement  
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mamm-   breast  
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mast-   breast  
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men-   menstration  
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my-   muscle  
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nat-   birth  
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obstet-   obstetrics  
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o-, ov-   ovum  
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ooph-   ovary  
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salping-   fallopian (uterine) tube  
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salpinx-   fallopian (uterine) tube  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-tocia   child birth  
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dys-   difficult, painful  
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endo-   within  
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intra-   inside, within  
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pre-   anterior, before  
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prime-   first  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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para-   to bear, bring forth, live births  
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parous-   pertaining to parity  
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parity   condition of having given birth to an infant/s alive or dead  
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adnexa   organ with all accessories (appendages) attached  
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adip-   fat, fatty  
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cyt-   cell  
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dors-   back  
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medi-   middle, midline  
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chrom-   color  
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sarc-   flesh  
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ana-   up, apart  
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cata-   down  
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anter-   before  
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meta-   beyond, change  
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verscer-   pertaining to internal organs  
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arthr-   joint  
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erythr-   red  
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gynec-   woman, female  
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hem-   blood  
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leuk-   white  
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path-   disease  
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hyster-   uterus  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-otomy   incision  
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auto-   self  
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-algia   pain  
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oophoro-   ovary  
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-rraphy   suture  
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crin-   secrete  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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cephalo-   head  
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litho-   stone  
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ortho-   straight  
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osteo-   bone  
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pseudo-   fake  
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poly-   many, much  
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-ism   condition, process  
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Name the procedure used to remove a rectal or anal tumor   abdominal perineal  
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what does MRI stand for   Magnetic Renosance Imaging  
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C-arm is also called   fluroscope  
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what is used to enhance the visualization of structures within the body   contrast medium  
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what uses sound waves for imaging   ultrasound  
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what does cholelithiasis mean   gallstone  
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what does not use x-rays   MRI, ultrasound  
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In which quadrant is your sigmoid colon located   LLQ  
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when is a doppler used   check patients blood flow  
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a surgical connection between tubular structures is called   anastomosis  
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xiphoid process   the distal portion of the sternum  
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another name for the alimentary canal   the digestive tract  
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inguinal or ______ regions   iliac  
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linea alba   a median groove created by the joining of the abdominal aponeuroses  
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the rectus abdominis   a long vertical strp-like muscle  
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the gallbladder is located in which quadrant   RUQ  
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serosa is the ______ layer   outer  
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mucosa is the _______ layer   inner  
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what nerves form the parasympathetic fibers   vargus nerve, sympathetic nerves  
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small intestines consist of ____, _____, _____   duodenum, jejunum, and ileum  
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attached to the cecum is the   appendix  
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what is the purpose of the omentum   to limit peritoneal infection  
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the spleen is the largest mass of the ______ tissue   lymphatic  
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the liver is the largest _________ organ in the abdomen   parachymal  
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islets of lagerhans   insulin secreting beta cells  
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the biliary tract terminates at the   sphincter of oddi  
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the liver produces   bile  
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esophageal dilators are also known as   maloney  
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kocher (position)   oblique  
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where is the "diaphragm"atic hernia located   diaphram  
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where is the direct hernia located   hesselbach's triangle  
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a "foley" indwelling catheter is placed with the patient in what position   supine  
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laparscopic nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure that is performed to correct a   hiatal hernia  
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gastrostomy is a   surgical creation of an opening  
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placement site for gastrostomy incision is   midstomach  
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abdominoperineal is performed to treat   cancer of the rectum  
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abdominoperineal is often performed as simultaneous procedures with which two teams   abdomeno/perineal  
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procedure performed for a pancreaticoduodenectomy   whipple  
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the mcburney's incision is typically used for   an appendectomy  
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_______ is resposible for production of vitamin K   colon  
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