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notes, word parts, & pathalogical conditions

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Digestive System   known as gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract, and alimentary canal; 30 feet long begining w/ mouth and ending w/ anus  
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Functions of Digestive System   organs of digestive system work together to prepare foods for absorption and responsible for elimination of solid waste from the body  
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Digestion   the process of altering the chemical and physical composition of food  
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Gastroenterologist   physician who specializes in the study of diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract  
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Upper gastrointestinal tract   oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach  
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Lower gastrointestinal tract   large and small intestines  
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Oral cavity   first part of the digestive tract; recieves food for ingestion  
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Oral cavity's parts   lips, cheeks, hard palate, soft palate, and tongue  
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Tongue   Solid mass of very strong, flexible, skeletal muscle covered with mucous membrane  
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Mastication   chewing  
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Salivary Glands (3 parts)   parotids, submandibulars, and sublinguals- secrete most of saliva  
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Enzymes in saliva   amylase and lipase  
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Amylase   enzyme that breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules  
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Lipase   enzyme that aids in the digestion of fats  
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Teeth   responsible for the process of chewing  
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Pharynx (throat)   adjoins the oral cavity and is a passageway that serves both the respiratory and digestive systems  
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Esophagus   recieves food from the pharynx and propels it to the stomach; a muscular canal extending from the pharynx to the stomach  
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Stomach   the major organ of digestion located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen and divided into the body and pylorus  
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Three major divisions of the stomach   fundus, body, and pylorus  
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Chyme   liquidlike mixture of partially digested food and digestive secretions; released in small amounts through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine  
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Small intestine   known as bowel  
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Ileocecal sphincter   a muscular ring that prevents the backflow of wastes from the large intestine into the small intestine  
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Large Intestine   begins with the ileocecal junction and extends to the anus  
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Colon   the longest part of the large intestine; divided into 4 sections  
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Rectum   the last 7-8 inches of the large intestine  
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Anus   the opening in which feces are eliminated from the body (defecation)  
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Liver   Longest gland of the body and one of the most complex; located immediatly under the diaphragm, slightly to the right  
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Hepatocytes   liver cells that produce bile  
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Bile   yellowish-green secretion of the liver  
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Function of bile   emulsifies (breaks apart) fats, preparing them for further digestion and absorption in the small intestine  
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Function of the Liver   carbohydrate metabolism, fat metabolism, and detoxification  
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Gallbladder   pear-shaped sac, located on the undersurface of the liver; stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver  
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Pancreas   elongated organ of approximately 6-9 inches; located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen  
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Insulin   secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas  
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Cholelithiasis   abnormal presence of gallstones in the gallbladder  
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Duodenum   first part of the small intestine  
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Enamel   hard, white substance that covers the dentin of the crowns of a tooth; hardest substance in the body  
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Enzyme   a protein produced by living cells that catalyzes chemical reactions in organic matter  
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Peristalsis   The coordinated, rhythmic, serial contraction of smooth muscle that forces food through the digestive tract  
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Amyl/o   starch  
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Append/o   appendix  
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Appendic/o   appendix  
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Bil/i   bile  
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Bucco/o   cheek  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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Cirrh/o   yellow  
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Colon/o   colon  
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Esophag/o   esophagus  
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Gastr/o   stomach  
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Gluc/o   sugar; sweet  
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Glyc/o   sugar; sweet  
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Lip/o   fat  
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Mandibul/o   mandible  
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Odont/o   teeth  
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Or/o   mouth  
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Pancreat/o   pancreas  
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Pharyng/o   pharynx  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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Rect/o   rectum  
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-rrhaphy   suturing  
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-spasm   twitching; involuntary contraction  
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Anorexia   Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat  
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Aphagia   A condition characterized by the loss of the ability to swallow as a result of organic or psychologic causes  
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Dysphagia   Difficulty swallowing  
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Emesis   Vomitus  
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Gastroesophageal Reflux   A backflow of contents of the stomach into the esophagus (heart burn/ GERD)  
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Cirrhosis   A disease of the liver that is chronic and degenerative causing injury to the hepatocytes; caused by malnutrition, achoholism, infection, or poisons (liver cells will slowly regenerate)  
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Crohn's disease   Digestive tract inflammation of a chronic nature causing fever, cramping diarrhea, weight loss, and anorexia  
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Diverticular disease   An expression used to characterize both diverticulosis and diverticulitis (common in ppl over 45)  
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Gallstones (cholelithiasis)   Pigmented or hardened cholesterol stones formed as a result of bile crystallization  
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Hemorrhoids   A permanently distended vein, varicosity, in the distal rectum or anus  
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Pancreatitis   An acute or chronic destructive inflammatory condition of the pancreas  
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Colostomy   The surgical creation of a new opening on the abdominal wall through which the feces will be expelled  
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)   Alternative treatment for gallstones by using ultrasound to align the computerized lithotripter and source of shock waves with the stones- to crush the stones  
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy   The direct visualization of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, using a lighted, fiberoptic endoscope  
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Liver biopsy   A piece of liver tissue id obtained for examination by inserting a specially designed needle into the liver through the abdominal wall  
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a.c.   before meals (ante cibum)  
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BE   barium enema  
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GBS   gallbladder series  
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GERD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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HCI   hydrochloric acid  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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IVC   intravenous cholangiography  
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LES   lower esophageal sphincter  
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LFTs   liver function tests  
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MRI   magnetic resibabce imaging  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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NG   nasogastric  
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p.c.   after meals (post cibum)  
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PP,pp   postprandial  
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PTC   percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram  
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SBS   small bowel series  
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TPN   total parenteral nutrition  
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