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Digestive system Fill In The Blanks

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Question: system Answer: Known as the track Digestive tract Alimentary canal
Question: Digestive system 30 feet Answer: Starts at (oral cavity) end at anus
Question: Functions Answer: Prepares food for absorption into the stream Prepares food for use by the body Responsible for elimination of solid waste from the body
Question: Oral Answer: cavity
Question: Oral / cavitiyAnswer: Consists of : Lips Checks Hard plate ( regae ) Soft plate Uvula Tongue Principal of sense, taste,assists in chewing and swallowing
Question: Answer: Mastication
Question: Swallowing Answer:
Question: glandsAnswer: Three pairs : parotid so Submandibular and
Question: Salivary Answer: Secrete saliva Mostly water also contains and digestive enzymes that aid in digestive process
Question: Secrete Answer: Digestive enzymes are in saliva
Question: amylaseAnswer: AIDS in digestion of
Question: lipaseAnswer: Aides in of fats
Question: Pharynx Answer:
Question: Throat Answer: as passageway for both respiratory and digestive systems
Question: OropharynxAnswer: Section of throat leading away from oral
Question: NasopharynxAnswer: nasal cavity
Question: LaryngopharynxAnswer: Lower portion / opens to the esophagus and the
Question: /oAnswer: Lips
Question: Answer: Receives food from the.
Question: containsAnswer: , body, pylorus , pyloric sphincter, Rugae ,
Question: Answer: pepsin and hydrochlorid acid for digestion
Question: organs for digestion Answer:
Question: Appendicitis Answer: A tubed shaped sac attached to an into the lower end of the large intestine
Question: PeritonitisAnswer: of the peritoneum
Question: Answer: Abnormal presence of a stones in the
Question: CholedochocoltiaseAnswer: Presence if stone in bile
Question: Answer: Liquid like material of partially digested food and secretions found in the just before released into the duodenum
Question: Answer: Inflammation of the
Question: GlycogenesisAnswer: Conversation of simple sugar ( glucose) into a complex form of ( starch) for storage in the liver
Question: HematemesisAnswer: Vomiting of
Question: HerniaAnswer: Irregular protrusion of skin organs or portion of any organ through an abnormal break in the surrounding cavitys muscular
Question: Answer: Medical term for
Question: Umbilical Answer: Protrusion of the intestine from the umbilicals due to abdominal wall
Question: Answer: Non-inflamed outpouchings or herniation of the layer of the intestines ( sigmoid colon )
Question: Diverticulitis Answer: of the outpouchings
Question: Answer: A term used to describe painful intestinal inflammation caused by water / food containing bacteria, / Protozoa / parasites or chemical ( diarrhea with blood)
Question: /gallstones Answer: Pigmented or hardening cholesterol stones formed by
Question: Hiatal Answer: hernia / protrusion of stomach threw diaphragm due to enlarged cardiac sphincter
Question: Umbilical Answer: Around the button
Question: Dyphermatic. Answer: Sx hernia
Question: Answer: Obstruction of the due to twisting. Of bowel
Question: Intestinal Answer: Complete. Or partial alteration in the forward flow of contents in or large intestine ( no blood supply)
Question: Oral Answer: Precancerous lesions anywhere in the
Question: Pancreatitis Answer: Destructive/ inflammatory of the pancreas ( big swollen tummy)
Question: IcterusAnswer:
Question: Answer: Loss of to swallow
Question: Peptic Answer: Break in the continuity of the mucus membrane linning the gastrointestinal Track of hyper acidity or bacterium ( stomach ulcers)
Question: pyloriAnswer: Stomach
Question: NeoplasmaAnswer: / cancerous
Question: Answer: SGPT
Question: Answer: Functions as exercise gland to digestive juices
Question: Answer: down protein
Question: lipaseAnswer: Breaks down
Question: Pancreatic Answer: Breaks down
Question: Sodium Answer: Neutralizes acidic contents
Question: ThrushAnswer: Fungal in mouth and throat Creamy white slightly raised curd like patches Caused by candida albicand
Question: 's diseaseAnswer: Digestive track inflammation of a nature ( enteritis)
Question: Diverticular Answer: Consists of both diverticulitis and
Question: cariesAnswer: Tooth decay caused by acid
Question: Herpetic Answer: Infection or inflammation lesions in or oral cavity
Question: Answer: a portion of the proximal intestines into distal intestines
Question: bowel syndrome Answer: Increased mobility of the small or large intestinal
Question: diseaseAnswer: Nutrient malabsorption due to damaged small bowel mucosa because of gluten
Question: AchalasiaAnswer: Decreased of the lower two thirds of the esophagus sphincter
Question: Dysentery Answer: Term used to describe painful intestinal inflammation caused by water or food containing bacteria Protozoa parasites or irritants
Question: 's diseaseAnswer: Absence at birth of the autonomic ganglia in a segment of the intestinal Smooth wall that normally stimulates peristalsis
Question: Answer: An unnatural distended or swollen vein (called a varicosity) in the distal or anus
Question: Hepatitis Answer: Acute or chronic inflammation of the due to a viral or bacterial infection drugs alcohol toxins or parasites
Question: Answer: Surgical creation of an artificial abdominal wall anus by bringing the incised Colon out to the surface
Question: analysisAnswer: Study of the content to determine the acid content and to detect The presence of blood bacteria bile and abnormal cells
Question: AbdominicentesisAnswer: Insertion of a or grocer into the peritoneal cavity to remove Ascetic fluid with the person in a sitting position
Question: Answer: A disease of the liver that is chronic and degenerative causing injury to The
Question: is also known as Answer: track
Question: containsAnswer: Papillar
Question: Answer: food from the pharynx
Question: Appendicitis Answer: of the appendix
Question: Inflammation Answer: Peritonitis
Question: CholelithiasisAnswer: in gallbladder
Question: Pre dense of in idle duct Answer: Choledochocltise
Question: GycogenesisAnswer: Liver turning sugar into
Question: of stomach through diaphragm/sphincterAnswer: hernia / also diaphragmatic
Question: Answer:
 
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