MOD C UNIT 1 VOCAB

The term for "the process of chewing"?

The term for "process of swallowing"?

The wavelike movement that propels food through the alimentary canal is known as?

Term for "near the ear"?

Term for "under the lower jaw"?

Term for "under the tongue"?

Or/o

Dent/i; ordont/o

Proct/o

Enter/o

Gastr/o

4 parts of the colon? Which one is often not listed as parts of the colon?

Cholecyst/o

Hepat/o

-pepsia

The material expelled from vomiting is called what?

The vomiting of blood is called what?

Bright red, frank lower GI bleeding from the rectum that may originate in the distal colon. Passage of bloody stools.

Black, tarry stools caused by the presence of partially digested blood?

Esophagus that ends in a blind pouch and there for lacks an opening into the stomach?

-tresia

Flowing back, or return, of the contents of the stomach to the esophagus caused by the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to contract normally?

Development of diverticula, pouches in the lining of the colon?

Varicose vein in the lower rectum or anus?

Obstruction.

Lack of peristaltic movement in the intestinal tract?

Benign growth that may occur in the intestines?

Inflammation of the gallbladder?

Inflammatory disease of the liver that is caused by an increasing number of viruses, alcohol, and drugs. Types A-G means viral infection transmission is not the same for each form?