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| passage of materials through walls of small intestine into bloodstream |
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| building blocks of proteins;produced when proteins are digested |
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| enzyme secreted by pancreas to digest starch |
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| opening if digestive tract to outside of body |
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| blind pouch hanging from cecum (RLQ) |
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| digestive juice made in liver;stored in gallbladder;emulsifies large fat molecules |
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| pigment released by liver into bile |
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| pointed dog-like teeth next to incisors;AKA cuspids |
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| 1st part of large intestine |
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| large intestine; comprised of cecum;ascending; transverse; descending colon segments and rectum |
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| carries bile from liver and gall bladder to duodenum;AKA choledochus |
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| elimination of feces from digestive tract through rectum |
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| major tissue composing teeth;covered by enamel in crown and cementum in root |
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| breakdown of complex foods into simpler forms |
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| 1st part of small intestine |
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| act of removal of materials from body; in digestive system act of removal of indigestible materials |
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| physical process of breaking large fat molecules into smaller globules increasing surface area for enzymes to digest |
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| hard outermost layer of tooth |
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| chemical that speeds up reaction time between substances. Digestive ones break food down to simpler substances. All end in -ase |
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| tube connecting throat to stomach |
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| substances produced when fats are digested |
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| small sac under the liver; stores bile |
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| starch; glucose stored in form of glucose in liver cells |
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| produced by stomach; necessary for digestion of food |
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| 3rd part of small intestine |
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| 1 of 4 front teeth in dental arch |
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| hormone produced by endocrine cells of pancreas; transports sugar from blood into cells; stimulates liver to form glycogen |
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| 2nd part of small intestine |
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| pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats |
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| organ in RUQ of abdomen; secretes bile; stores sugar iron and vitamins; produces blood proteins; destroys worn-out RBCs. Normal liver weighs 2.5-3 lbs |
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| Lower esophageal sphincter |
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| ring of muscles between esophagus and stomach.; AKA cardiac sphincter |
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| 6th 7th and 8th teeth from middle on either side |
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| roof of mouth. hard palate in anterior (front); soft is between mouth and throat (posterior) |
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| organ under the stomach; produces insulin (transport of sugar into cells) and enzymes (digestion) |
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| small elevations on tongue |
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| salivary gland in cheek just anterior to ear |
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| rhythmic contractions of tubes of the GI tract; moves things through |
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| large vein bringing blood to liver from intestines |
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| enzyme that digests protein |
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| soft tissue in tooth; contains nerves and blood vessels |
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| ring of muscle at end of stomach near duodenum. Opens when wave of peristalsis passes over it |
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| distal (furthest away or from a particular point) region of stomach; opening to duodenum |
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| last section of large intestine connecting end of colon w/anus |
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| ridges on hard palate and wall of stomach |
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| digestive juice produced by salivary glands |
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| parotid sublingual and submandibular glands (that produce saliva) |
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| 4th and last s shaped segment of the colon; just before rectum; empties into rectum |
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| circular ring of muscle that contracts a passage or closes a natural opening |
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| muscular organ; receives food from esophagus; stomach's parts are fundus (proximal) body (middle) and antrum (distal) |
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| large fat molecules comprised of three parts fatty acid and one part glycerol |
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| soft tissue hanging from center of soft palate |
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| microscopic projections in wall of small intestine that absorb nutrients into the blood stream |
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| abnormal accumulation of fluid in abdomen |
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| rumble or gurgle produced by movement of gas fluid or both in GI tract |
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| difficulty passing stools |
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| frequent passing of loose watery stools |
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| gas expelled from stomach through mouth |
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| gas expelled through anus |
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| passage of fresh bright red blood from rectum |
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| yellow-orange coloration of skin & whites of eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in blood |
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| black tarry stools;feces contains digested blood |
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| unpleasant sensation in stomach associated with tendency to vomit |
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| fat in feces; foul smelling fecal matter |
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| inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers |
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| inflammation of the mouth (gingiva lips palette and tongue) by infection w/herpes virus |
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| white plaques or patches on the muscosa of mouth |
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| inflammation and degeneration of gums teeth and surrounding bone |
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| failure of the lower esophagus (LES) muscle to relax |
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| swollen varicose veins at lower end of esophagus |
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| malignant tumor of stomach |
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| Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach (GERD) |
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| protrusion of an organ or part through muscle normally containing it |
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| open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum |
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| abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus |
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| polyps (benign growths) protrude from mucous membrane of the colon |
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| adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum or both |
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| chronic inflammation of intestinal tract (terminal ileum and colon) |
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| abnormal side pockets (outpouching) in intestinal wall |
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| painful inflamed intestines |
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| swollen twisted varicose veins in rectal region |
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| failure of peristalsis w/resulting obstruction of intestine |
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| telescoping of intestines |
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| group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with stress and tension |
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| chronic inflammation of colon with presence of ulcers |
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| twisting of intestine on itself |
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| chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
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| inflammation of the pancreas |
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| inflammation of liver caused by virus |
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