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36 Cards in this Set
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Chlo/e
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Bile, gall
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Combining word
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Enter/o
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Small intestine
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Ileumgas
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Lapar/o
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Abdomen
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Or/o
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Mouth
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Proct/o
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Anus & rectum
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Epiglottis
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A cartilaginous flap that folds down to cover the larynx & trachea (windpipe) so food is prevent from entering respiratory tract but continues into esophagus
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Peristaisis
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Wavelike muscular contraction
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3 pairs of salivary glands
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1. Parotid glands: near ear
2. Submandibular glands: below tongue 3. Sublingual gland: below tongue |
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Gallbladder
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Store bile that produce by liver
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Bolus
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Chewed food ready to be swallow
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3 parts/region of stomach
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1. Fundus: upper
2. Body: main 3. Antrum: lower |
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Pyloric sphinter
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Regulates passage of food into small intestine
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3 parts of small intestine
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1. Duodenum
2. Jejunum 3. Ileum |
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Gastroenteritis
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Inflammation of stomach & small intestine
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Hiatal hernia
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Aka diaphragmatocele
Protrusion of the stomach thru diaphragm |
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Bile
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Produced by liver and stored in gallbladder
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Duodenum
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Liquid chyme from stomach mixed w/ digestive juices from pancreas & gallbladder Digestion completed here
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Vermiform appedix
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Small worm-shape outgrowth @ the end of cecum
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4 parts of large intestines (colon)
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Ascending colon
Transverse colon Descending colon Sigmoid colon |
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Gastroenterology
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Physician is a gatroenterologist
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Gastr/o: stomach
Enter/o: small intestine (ileum) -ology: study of |
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Proctology
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Proctologist is a physician
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Proct/o: anus/rectum
-logy: study of |
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Anorexia
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Loss of appetite
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An: without
Rexia: appetite |
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Diarr
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Passing watery/bloody bowel movement
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorder |
-rrhea: flow
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Dyspepsia
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Upset stomach
Indigestion |
Dys: difficult
Pepsia: digestion |
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Dysphagia
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Difficult eating/swallowing
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Dys: difficult, pain
Phagia: eating |
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Polyphagia
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Excessive eating
Eat too much |
Poly: many
Phagia: eating |
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Regurgitation
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Vomit
Return of fluid & solid from stomach into mouth |
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Dental caries
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Tooth decay
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Gingivitis
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Inflammation of gums
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Gingiv/o: gums
-itis: inflammation |
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Diverticulitis
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Inflammation of diverticulum
Especially in colon due to food stuck in pouch |
Diverticul/o: pouch
-itis: inflammation |
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Enteritis
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Inflammation of small intestine
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Enter/o: small intestine ( ileum)
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Volvulus
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A condition bowel twists upon itself causing an obstruction painful & need surgery immediately
Twisted small intestine |
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Chloecystitis
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Inflammation of gallbladder
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Chol/e: gall/bile
Cyst: bladder -itis: inflammation |
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Cholelitgiasis
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Presence of gallstone
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Chol/e: bile /gall
Lith/o: stone -iasis: condition |
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Cirrhosis
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Chronic liver disease
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