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Digestive System!!

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abd   Abdomen, Abdominal  
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BE   Barium enema  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BS   bowel sounds  
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EGD   esophagogastroduodenoscopy  
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ERCP   endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograghy  
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GB   gallbladder  
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GERD, GRD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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HAV   hepatitus A virus  
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HBV   hepatitus B virus  
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HCI   hydrochloric acid  
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HCV   hepatitus C virus  
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HDV   hepatitus D virus  
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IBD   inflammatory bowel disease  
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IBS   iritable bowel syndrome  
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IVC   intravenoues cholangiograpghy  
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LGI   lower gastrointstinal  
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NG, N-G   nasogastric(tube)  
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N/V   nausea and votming  
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PEG   percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy  
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SBO   small bowel obstruction  
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SBS   small bowel series  
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TPN   total parental nutrition  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal  
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Digestive System   also known as the gastrointestinal system, its responsible for the physical and chemical breakdown of food so that it can be taken into the blood stream and used by ody cells and tissues  
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Alimentary Canal   a long, muscular tube that begins at the mouth and includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus  
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Mouth   also knwon as the buccal cavity, recieves food as it enters the body  
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Teath   special structures in the mouth that phisically breaks down food by chewing and grinding  
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Tongue   muscular organ that contains special receptors called taste buds  
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Hard Palate   the bony structure that forms the roof of the mouth and seperates the mouth from the nasal cavities  
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Soft Palate   seperates the mouth from the nasophaynx  
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Salivary Glands   partoid, sublingiual, and submandibular, produce a liquid called saliva  
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Pharynx (throat)   a tube that carries both air and food. caries the air into the trachea, and food to the esophagus  
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Esophagus   muscular tube dorsal to the trachea. it recives the bolus from the pharynx and carries the bolus to the stomach  
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Peristalsis   to move food in a forward direction  
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Stomach   enlarged part of the aligmentary canal. Recives food from the esophagus  
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Samll Intestine   coiled section of the aimentary canal. Divided into 3 sections: duodeum, jejunum, and iileum (appt. 20 feet)  
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Duodenum   1st 9-10in of small intestine, bile and paincreatic jucies enter this section through ducts, or tubes  
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Jejunum   appx. 8ft in legnth and forms the middle section of the small intestine  
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Ileum   final 12ft of small intestine that connects with large intestine at ceum  
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Villi   finger like projections that contain blood capillaries and lacterals  
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Large Intestine   final section of the alimentary canal. Absorbs water and any remaning nutrients, stores indegistive materiels before they are eliminated from the bidy, synthesis and absorbs some B complex and vitamins and vitamin K by bacteria present in the intestine  
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Vermiform Appendix   small projection in Cecum  
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Colon   split in 7 parts and has an ascending, transvers, desecinding, and sigmoid section.  
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Rectum   8in of large intestine and is the storage area for indigestible and wastes contains an anal canal which opens to the anus  
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Anus   expells fecal material, or stool, and final waste product of the digestive process  
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Liver   largest gland in the body and is an accesory organ to the digestuve system, located under the diaphragm and in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. secerts bile  
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Gallblader   small muscular sac located under the liver and attached by connective tissue. it stores and concentrates bile, which it recives from the liver  
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Pancreas   glandular organ located behind the stomach. it produces pancreatic jucies which contain enzymes to digest food  
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