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