digestive

• Alimentary canal


  • Mouth
  • Pharynx
  • Esophagus
  • Stomach
  • Small intestine
  • Large intestine
• Accessory digestive structures


  • Teeth
  • Tongue
  • Salivary glands
  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Gallbladder

  
• Process of digestion


  1. Ingestion

  2. Propulsion

  3. Mechanical/physical digestion

  4. Chemical digestion

  5. Absorption

  6. Defecation

  
• Choledoch/o


  Bile duct
• Sigmoid/o


  Sigmoid colon
• Malrotation - When small intestines are not in its normal position
• Intussusception - Occurs when segment of the bowel telescopes into a distal segment
• Volvulus - Twisting of the bowel loop about its mesenteric base
• Polyps - Small masses of tissue arising from the bowel wall to project inward into the lumen
• Common pharmaceutical terms


  • Antacids
  • Antibiotics
  • Antidiarrheals
  • Medications to reduce acid production/Acid blockers
• Diagnostic procedures


  • Barium enema
  • Barium swallow
  • Cholangiography
  • Cholecystography
  • GI endoscopy
  • Liver function test
  • Liver scan
  • Stool guaiac

  
• Surgical procedures


  • Appendectomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Choledocholithotomy
  • Colectomy
  • Colostomy
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Ileostomy