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Digestive System Flash Cards
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06/25/2014

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Term
an/o
Definition

anus

(the opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste matter leaves the body.)

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Term
appendic/o
Definition

appendix

(a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine.)

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Term
append/o
Definition

appendix

(a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine.)

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Term
cec/o
Definition

cecum

(a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.)

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Term
duoden/o
Definition

duodenum

(the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum.)

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Term
chol/e
Definition

bile; gall

(a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; bitterness; contents of the gallbladder)

 


Term
cholecyst/o
Definition

gallbladder

 (the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine)

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Term
cholangi/o
Definition

bile duct

(the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the duodenum)

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Term
choledoch/o
Definition

common bile duct

 (the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the duodenum)

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Term
col/o
Definition

colon, large intestine

(the main part of the large intestine, which passes from the cecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food that has remained undigested. Its parts are called the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon.)

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Term
colon/o
Definition

colon, large intestine

(the main part of the large intestine, which passes from the cecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food that has remained undigested. Its parts are called the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon.)

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Term
dent/i
Definition
tooth
Term
diverticul/o
Definition

diverticulum; blind pouch extending from an organ

(a blind tube leading from a cavity or passage or an abnormal sac or pouch formed at a weak point in the wall of the alimentary tract)

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Term
enter/o
Definition

small intestines

(the part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively.)

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Term
esophag/o
Definition

esophagus

(the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.)

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Term
gastr/o
Definition

stomach

(the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine.)

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Term
gingiv/o
Definition

gum

(the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws; broadly :  the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues)

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Term
gloss/o
Definition

tongue

(the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and articulating speech.)

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Term
lingu/o
Definition

tongue

(the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and articulating speech.)

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Term
hepat/o
Definition

liver

(a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic processes.)

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Term
herni/o
Definition

hernia

(a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it- usually involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall)

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Term
ile/o
Definition

ileum

(the third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum.)

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Term
jejun/o
Definition

jejunum

(the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum.)

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Term
lapar/o
Definition

abdomen

(the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly. It is bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.)


Term
abdomin/o
Definition

abdomen

(the part of the body containing the digestive organs; the belly. It is bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.)


Term
celi/o
Definition

abdomen

(the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. It is bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.)


Term
palat/o
Definition

palate

(the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth.)

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Term
pancreat/o
Definition

pancreas

(a large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum. Embedded in the pancreas are the islets of Langerhans, which secrete into the blood the hormones insulin and glucagon.)

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Term
peritone/o
Definition

peritoneum

(the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.)

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Term
proct/o
Definition

rectum

(the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.)

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Term
rect/o
Definition

rectum

(the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.)

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Term
polyp/o
Definition

polyp; small growth on a stalk

(a small growth, typically benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane)

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Term
pylor/o
Definition

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

(the opening from the stomach into the duodenum (small intestine))

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Term
sial/o
Definition

salivia

(watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing (mastication) and swallowing, and aiding digestion.)

Term
sigmoid/o
Definition

sigmoid colon

(the S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum.)

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Term
stomat/o
Definition

mouth

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Term
or/o
Definition

mouth

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Term
uvul/o
Definition

uvula

(a fleshy hanging structure in any organ of the body, such as the one at the back of the soft palate that hangs above the throat or the one at the opening of the bladder.)

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Term
tonsil/o
Definition

tonsil

(either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.)

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