Question | Answer |
Oral cavity | Buccal cavity |
Choledochocoltiase | Presence if stone in bile duct |
Toungne contains | Papillar |
Hernia | Irregular protrusion of skin organs or portion of any organ through an abnormal break in the surrounding cavitys muscular wall |
Secrete saliva | Digestive enzymes are contained in saliva |
Diverticulosis | Non-inflamed outpouchings or herniation of the muscular layer of the intestines ( sigmoid colon ) |
Protection of stomach through diaphragm/sphincter | Hiatal hernia / also diaphragmatic |
Aphagia | Loss of ability to swallow |
Panreas | Functions as exercise gland to manufacture digestive juices |
Oral / Buccal cavitiy | Consists of :
Lips
Checks
Hard plate ( regae )
Soft plate
Uvula
Tongue
Principal organ of sense, taste,assists in chewing and swallowing |
Umbilical hernia | Around the belly button |
Nasopharynx | Behind nasal cavity |
Stomach contains | Fundus , body, pylorus , pyloric sphincter, Rugae , |
accessory organs for digestion | Pancreatic |
Inflammation peritoneum | Peritonitis |
Dental caries | Tooth decay caused by acid microorganism |
Pre dense of stone in idle duct | Choledochocltise |
Celiac disease | Nutrient malabsorption due to damaged small bowel mucosa because of gluten sensitivity |
Chyme | Liquid like material of partially digested food and secretions found in the
Stomach just before released into the duodenum |
Ilieus | Obstruction of the intestines due to twisting. Of bowel |
Dyentery | A term used to describe painful intestinal inflammation caused by water / food containing bacteria, / Protozoa / parasites or chemical irritants ( diarrhea with blood) |
Salivary glands | Three pairs : parotid so
Submandibular and sublinguals |
Neoplasma | Tumor / cancerous |
Hiatal hernia | Diaphragmatic hernia / protrusion of stomach threw diaphragm due to enlarged cardiac sphincter |
Hirschsprung's disease | Absence at birth of the autonomic ganglia in a segment of the intestinal
Smooth muscle wall that normally stimulates peristalsis |
Hyperemesis | Medical term for vomiting |
Helicobacter pylori | Stomach ulcers |
Glycogenesis | Conversation of simple sugar ( glucose) into a complex form of sugar ( starch) for storage in the liver |
Oral leukoplakia | Precancerous lesions anywhere in the mouth |
Cholelithiasis | Abnormal presence of a stones in the gallbladder |
Throat | Serves as passageway for both respiratory and digestive systems |
Digestive is also known as | Gastrointestinal track |
Appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix |
Thrush | Fungal infection in mouth and throat
Creamy white slightly raised curd like patches
Caused by candida albicand |
Peptic ulcers | Break in the continuity of the mucus membrane linning the gastrointestinal
Track result of hyper acidity or bacterium ( stomach ulcers) |
Diverticulitis | Inflammation of the outpouchings |
Stomach | Secretes pepsin and hydrochlorid acid for digestion |
Cheil/o | Lips |
Abdominicentesis | Insertion of a needle or grocer into the peritoneal cavity to remove
Ascetic fluid with the person in a sitting position |
Gastric analysis | Study of the stomach content to determine the acid content and to detect
The presence of blood bacteria bile and abnormal cells |
Hematemesis | Vomiting of blood |
Digestive lipase | Aides in digestion of fats |
Hepatitis | Acute or chronic inflammation of the liver due to a viral or bacterial infection drugs alcohol toxins or parasites |
Pancreatitis | Destructive/ inflammatory condition of the pancreas
( big swollen tummy) |
Salivary glands | Secrete saliva
Mostly water also contains mucus and digestive enzymes that aid in digestive process |
Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
Diverticular disease | Consists of both diverticulitis and diverticulosis |
Pancreatic amylase | Breaks down carbohydrates |
Herpetic stomatitis | Infection or inflammation lesions in or around oral cavity |
Intestinal obstruction | Complete. Or partial alteration in the forward flow of contents in small or large intestine ( no blood supply) |
Oropharynx | Section of throat leading away from oral cavity |
Dysentery | Term used to describe painful intestinal inflammation caused by water or food containing bacteria Protozoa parasites or chemical irritants |
Laryngopharynx | Lower portion / opens to the esophagus and the larynx |
Irritable bowel syndrome | Increased mobility of the small or large intestinal wall |
Pharynx | Throat |
Appendicitis | A tubed shaped sac attached to an opening into the lower end of the large intestine |
Hemorrhoid | An unnatural distended or swollen vein (called a varicosity) in the distal rectum or anus |
Functions | Prepares food for absorption into the blood stream
Prepares food for use by the body
Responsible for elimination of solid waste from the body |
Trypsin | Breaks down protein |
Pancreatic lipase | Breaks down fats |
Digestive system 30 feet long | Starts at mouth (oral cavity) end at anus |
Colostomy | Surgical creation of an artificial abdominal wall anus by bringing the incised
Colon out to the abdominal surface |
ALT | SGPT |
Achalasia | Decreased mobility of the lower two thirds of the esophagus sphincter |
Swallowing | Deglutition |
Chewing | Mastication |
Umbilical hernia | Protrusion of the intestine from the umbilicals due to abdominal wall weakness |
Digestive system | Known as the gastrointestinal track
Digestive tract
Alimentary canal |
Crohn's disease | Digestive track inflammation of a chronic nature ( enteritis) |
Digestive amylase | AIDS in digestion of carbohydrates |
Gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums |
Cholelithiasis | Stones in gallbladder |
Cholelithiasis /gallstones | Pigmented or hardening cholesterol stones formed by crystallization |
Intussusception | Telescoping a portion of the proximal intestines into distal intestines |
Cirrhosis | A disease of the liver that is chronic and degenerative causing injury to
The hepatocytes |
Dyphermatic. Hernia | Sx hernia |
Sodium bicarbonate | Neutralizes acidic stomach contents |
Esophagus | Receives food from the pharynx |
Icterus | Jaundice |
Gycogenesis | Liver turning sugar into glulcose |
Esophagus | Receives food from the. Pharynx |
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