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What is the enzyme found in saliva the helps digest carbohydrates
Salivary Amylase
What would you do if you notice blood in your patients bowel movements
Report findings to a nurse and save a sample
What is the disorder call when a person does not eat, and or exercises excessively
anorexia
Where do the digested nutrients need to go
in to the blood
Acid found in the stomach
Hydrochloric acid (HCL)
I&O
intake and output
Surgical opening into the colon
colostomy
What quadrant would you find the appendix
lower right quadrant
What is the pharynx more commonly known as
The throat
What would a person experience if substances move too quickly thru the large intestine
diarrhea
What is a cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gall bladder
What position should you place someone in when feeding them
Fowlers
Medical word for choking
aspiration
True or false : All people's digestive system begins in the mouth
False
What are the folds in the stomach called
Rugae
What is the medical word for tastebuds
papillae
What is another name for the mouth
buccal cavity
What organ stores bile
gall bladder
What substance is produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder that helps breakdown fats
Bile
what is the storage space for indigestibles or waste called
Rectum
Function of the digestive system
to break down food into smaller usable parts
NPO
nothing by mouth
Another word for feces
stool or BM
Another word for the large intestine
colon
The roof of the mouth where the uvula hangs from is called the
soft palate
The roof of the mouth is called
palate
What is a mass of chewed food mixed with salvia referred to as
Bolus
How many deciduous teeth do you have
20
What flap of cartilage prevents food from entering your trachea
Epiglottis
What is the medical word for having a bowel movement
Defecation
What is the primary function of the small intestine
To absorb nutrients
What is the primary function of the large intestine
To absorb remaining water to form a more solid waste
What is the first section of the large intestine
Cecum
What part of the large intestine no longer has a function
appendix
What is the last section of the small intestine
ileum
What is the middle section of the small intestines
Jejunum
What is the first section of the small intestine
Duodenum
What is the finger like projections located in the small intestines that absorb nutrients
Villi
What the sphincter that is located on the bottom of the stomach?
Pyloric sphincter
What is the tube that carries food to the stomach
esophagus
What is the sphincter that prevents stomach contents for entering the esophagus
Cardiac sphincter
What is the lower section of the stomach
pylorus
What is the upper part of the stomach?
Fundus
Wave like muscle contractions the move food and fluid thru a system
Peristalsis
What are the 3 sections of the pharynx
naso, oro and laryngopharynx.
Where does chemical digestion begin
The stomach
Where does mechanical digestion begin
the mouth
Medical word for chewing
mastication
What is another name for the digestive system?
Gastrointestinal system
What is the name for digestive food mixed with stomach acid and enzymes?
Chyme