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sailoaden/o
salivary glands
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submandibular
near or beneath jaw
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mastication
chewing, grinding food
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uvul/o
dangley part back of mouth. helps in speech production
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peristalsis
involuntary was of contractions to push food down GI track
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fundus
upper part of stomach
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body
middle portion of stomach
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rugae
throughout the whole stomach. folds of membranes that line the inside
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antrum
bottom portion of stomach
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cardiac sphincter
rings of muscle at top of stomach
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pyloric sphincter
pylor/o
rings of muscle between stomach and first part of small intestines
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duodenum
duoden/o
first part of small intestines
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jejunum
jejun/o
middle part of small intestines
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ileum
ile/o
last part of small intestines. longest section
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villi
- microscopic projections that line the small intestines
- filled with capilaries
- absorbes nutrients from food
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cecum
cec/o
first part of large intestines
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ascending colon
- goes up the body
- right side
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transverse colon
across abdominal cavity
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sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
- last part of large intestines
- 's' shaped part
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rectum
opening to external part of body
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diverticulosis
condition of having pockets in the intestines
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diverticulitis
- inflammation of pockets
- typically left side
- appendicitis
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peritonitis
- inflammation of peritoneal cavity
- covers abdominal cavity
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hemorrhoids
- varicose veins in anal/rectal area
- caused by constipation
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hemorrhoidectomy
surgical removal of vein
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dysentery
- painful intestines due to bacterial infections
- primarily with large intestines
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pancreatitis
- inflammation of pancreas
- severe epigastric pain, vomiting, diminished bowel activity, diminished bowel activity, tachycardia
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steatorrhea
discharge of fat
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Gastroesophageal reflux GERD
contents of stomach, acid, come up and irritate esophagus
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hiatal hernia
protrusion of stomach into peritoneal cavity
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pyrosis
burning sensation
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inguinal hernia
intestines have protruded through the wall of peritoneal cavity
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hernioplasty
surgical repair of hernia
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Crohns disease, inflammatory bowel disease IBD
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anterior
- ventral
- under brain in front of vertebral column
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posterior
- dorsal
- everything behind vertebral column
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pleural cavity
double folded membrane that surrounds lungs
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mediastinum
area between lungs- heart and trachea
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diaphram
separates thoracic and abdominal cavity
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hypochondriac
pertaining to below the ribs
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epigastric
pertaining to above the stomach
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hypogastrium
pertaining to below the stomach
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right upper quadrant RUQ
pancreas, liver, galbladder, parts of intestines, part of stomach
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cholecytitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
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chloelithiasis
abnormal condition of stones in gallbladder
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left upper quadrant LUQ
intestines, stomach, part of liver, pancreas, spleen
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right lower quadrant RLQ
appendix, right uretter, right ovary, intestines
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left lower quadrant LLQ
left uretter, left ovary, intestines
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diverticulitis
inflammation of pockets that form in intestines
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pelvic cavity
bladder, urethra tube, female reproductive organs, male prostate and reproductive organs
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dorsal cavity
cranial and spinal cavities
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caudal
- inferior
- lower, away from head, tail
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decubitus
horizontal position
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medial
pertaining to the middle, center of the body
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lateral
pertaining to the side, away from the center
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proximal
close to or near the source
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distal
far from the source
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eversion
turning outward, insideout
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inversion
abnormal condition of something twisting toward out
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flexion
decrease angle of joint
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extension
increasing the angle
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peripheral
pertaining to the surrounding area, surface
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recumbent
lie down, recline, lean back
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afferent
- conducting toward
- veins toward heart
- signals toward brain
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efferent
- conducting away
- arteries away from heart
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abduct
away from the center of body
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adduct
toward the center of the body
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cto-, exo-, extra-
outside
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ectopic
situated outside the normal location
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exogenous
originating from outside the body or organ
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extrasensory
awareness or knowledge without using a physical source
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endocrine
to secrete within
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epigastric
pertaining to upon the stomach
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mesoderm
middle layer of developing embryo
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metastasis
beyond control
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supraumbilical
above the navel
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parapelegia
paralysis of waist down
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pericardium
area around the heart
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retroperitoneal
pertaining to the organs closely behind abdominal cavity
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transdermal
applying something to the surface of the skin
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frontal
- vertical
- through the head and shoulders
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sagittal
unequal left and right halves
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midsagittal
- median
- cut body in half vertically
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primigravida
first pregnancy
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CC
- chief complaint
- why person has appointment
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PI/HPI
- history of present illness
- history of symptoms
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social history
safe sex, alcohol and drug usage, environmental factors, family situations
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ROS
- review of systems
- check head to toe
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palpation
touching or feeling for anything abnormal, rebound tenderness, swelling
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ausculation
listening to heart, abdomen, lungs
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heart sounds
- murmur
- rub: valve issues
- gallop: heart is beating with an irregular rhythm
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abdomen sounds
want to hear rumbling and grumbling
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rale
- abnormal respiratory sound
- moist
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rhonchus
rice krispies sound
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bruit
abnormal sound anywhere in system
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provisional
initial diagnosis
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clinical
based on group of signs or symptoms
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laboratory
- official test
- positive or negative
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crohns disease
- attacks certain parts of intestines
- chronic inflammation
- tends to be in illium
- severe abdominal pain
- nausea, fever, chills,anorexia, weight loss, prone to abdominal blockage
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