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127 Cards in this Set
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amyl/o
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amilase (starch)
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an/o
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anus
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append/o
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appendix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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bil/o
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bile
gall |
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bucc/o
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cheek
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin (bile pigment)
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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belly
abdomen |
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cervic/o
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neck
cervix |
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cheil/o
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lip
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chol/e
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bile
gall |
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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cib/o
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meal
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow (cirrhosis)
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col/o
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colon
large intestines |
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colon/o
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colon
large intestines |
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dent/I
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small)
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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eti/o
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cause
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faci/o
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face
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gluc/o
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sugar
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glycogen/o
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glycogen, animal starch
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia
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Idi/o
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individual
unknown distinct |
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Ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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Labi/o
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lip
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Lapar/o
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abdomen
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Lip/o
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fat
lipid |
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Lith/o
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stone
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Lingu/o
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tongue
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Mandibul/o
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lower jaw
mandible |
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Odont/o
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tooth
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Or/o
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mouth
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Palat/o
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palate
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Pancreat/o
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pancreas
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Peritone/o
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peritoneum
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Pharyng/o
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pharynx, throat
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Proct/o
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anus
rectum |
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Prote/o
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protein
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Pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
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Rect/o
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rectum
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Sial/o
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saliva
salivary |
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Sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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Sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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Splen/o
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spleen
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-ase
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enzyme
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-chezia
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defecation
elimination of waste |
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-ectasis
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dilation
dilatation widening |
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-ectasis
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dilation
dilatation widening |
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-ectomy
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removal
excision resection |
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genesis
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producing
forming |
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They use their flagella to move beneath the mucin layer and attach to the gastric epithelium; they release urease which releases ammonia to protect the bacteria from the acidic pH
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helicobacter pylori
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-lysis
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loosening
breakdown separation destruction |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eating
swallowing |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ptosis
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droop
sag protrude |
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-prandial
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meal
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-rrhage
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bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhea
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flow
discharge |
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-rrhaphy
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suture (stitches)
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-spasm
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sudden contraction of muscle
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-stasis
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to stop
to control place |
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-stenosis
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tightening
stricture narrowing |
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-stomy
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new opening
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-tomy
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process of cutting
incision |
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-tresia
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opening
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Rhythmic contractions of the gastrointestinal tract is known as ?
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peristalsis
(involuntary wavelike motion/contractions) |
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Where is the uvula located ?
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soft palate
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In which quadrant is the liver located ?
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right upper quadrant (RUQ)
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Starch is digested by an enzyme called ?
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amylase
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A sphincter is ?
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a ring of muscles
(muscles contract and relax) |
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Glucose is ?
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a simple sugar
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The second part of the small intestine is the ?
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jejunum
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The hard palate forms which part of the mouth ? What is it covered with ?
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anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
covered with rugae |
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The medical word for swallowing is ?
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deglutition
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The medical word for chewing is ?
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mastication
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The ------ prevents food from entering the ----- ?
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epiglottis
larynx |
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The large intestine, collectively is called the ?
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colon/Large bowel
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The substance that emulsifies fat is ?
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bile
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The pancreas secretes an endocrine hormone called ?
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insulin
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Where does the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream occur ?
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small intestine
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What type of gland is the parotid gland ?
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salivary gland
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Microscopic projections containing capillaries in the small intestine are ?
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villi
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Out of endocrine or exocrine which are salivary glands
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exocrine
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The medical term for food that is swallowed is ?
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bolus
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Define mechanical digestion
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when food is chewed in the mouth
and churned in the stomach |
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The lower opening to the outside of the body is ?
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anus
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The digestive tract is also known as the ?
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gastrointestinal tract
& alimentary canal |
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The last part of the colon is the ?
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rectum
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The term for the solid waste eliminated through the anus is ?
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feces
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Name the four functions of digestion
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Ingestion
Digestion Absorption Elimination |
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Name the three salivary glands
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Parotid
Submandibular Sublingual |
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Name the sphincters in the stomach
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Caediac/lower esophageal sphincter
Pyloric sphincter |
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Name the the parts of the small intestine
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Duodenum
Jejunum Ileum |
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What does the duodenum Receives
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-food from the stomach
-bile from the liver -pancreatic juice |
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What prepares food for further digestion & absorption in the small intestine ?
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Stomach
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Name the parts of the large intestine
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Cecum
Ascending colon Transverse colon Descending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum Anus |
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What receives waste material not absorbed into the blood stream ?
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Large intestine
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What is the cecum & where is it located ?
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a pouch
on the right side of the ileocecal sphincter |
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What is a waste product of hemoglobin destruction ?
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bilirubin
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What combines bilirubin with bile & excretes it into the duodenum ?
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the liver
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What is the main function of the liver ?
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to produce bile
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