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GI Tic-Tac-Toe

Teacher: DocScott
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Refers loosely to the food you consume which can be used for medical treatment by restricting salt, sugar, fat, protein, carbohydrates, calories, or water
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Latin suffix meaning "enzyme"
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Elimination of undigested food and waste products through the anus
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Medical abbreviation for barium enema
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Common abbreviation for "gastrointestinal"
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Latin prefix for "rectum"
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Medical abbreviation for IV solution you may use for dehydration of volume expansion
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Combining form for the intestine and usually used to mean small intestine
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Secretion helping to clean the teeth, allow for taste, and allows formation of the food bolus for swallowing
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Stomach cell producing both HCl and intrinsic factor
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Medical abbreviation for transesophageal echocardiogram
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Latin prefix for "gum"
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Medical abbreviation for IV solution you may use for dehydration of volume expansion (hint: part of the name refers to salt)
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Lymphatic capillary in the small intestinal villi
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Medical abbreviation for soapsuds enema
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Cranial Nerve X which stimulates peristalsis of the stomach and secretion of gastrin
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Specialized venous pathway that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver for processing before it passes to the IVC
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Atomic symbol for silicon
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Name given to the "fuzzy" appearance of the microvilli of the small intestine
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Latin prefix for "fat"
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Another way to refer to the mouth
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Produced and released from the stomach but required by the small intestine for vitamin B-12 absorption
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Atomic symbol for trace element zinc
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Atomic symbol for trace element chlorine
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Inactive form of stomach's major protein digesting enzyme which needs HCl to activate
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Latin prefix for "stomach"
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Latin prefix for "tongue"
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Enzyme which breaks down lactose (into glucose and galactose)
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Atomic symbol for trace element selenium
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Latin prefix for "bile" or "gall"
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Medical abbreviation for a possible cause of "heart burn" which can be aggravated by progesterone or spicy foods
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Latin suffix for "stone"
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Term given to the liquid stomach contents formed by food mixed with digestive juices
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Midline, chisel-shaped tooth for cutting into food
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Set of teeth
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Abbreviation for emergency department
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Atomic symbol for tellurium
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Liver cells
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Atomic symbol for calcium
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Atomic symbol for lithium
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Digestive enzyme acting on starches
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The product that the body makes via cellular respiration which allows the food you eat to provide you with energy
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Part of the alimentary canal which serves only as a passageway, lacking a digestive function
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Pigment formed by breakdown of hemoglobin and colors the feces
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The coordinated muscle contractions and relaxations which propel and mix food as it moves through the GI tract
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Branch of the celiac trunk supplying oxygenated blood to the liver
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Major salivary gland located anterior & inferior to the ear
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Site of bile storage and concentration only
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Medical abbreviation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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Old name for the hepatopancreatic sphincter which regulates the flow of both bile and pancreatic juices into the duodenum
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Another word for "chewing"
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Medical abbreviation for carcinoma in situ
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Peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of HCl and gut motility
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Acid secreted by parietal cells in the stomach
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1 of 3 smooth muscle bands that form the longitudinal muscle layer in the large intestine up to the terminal end (anus)
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Last part of the stomach
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Alkaline solution produced by the liver which aides in lipid digestion
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Latin suffix for "inflammation"
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Medical abbreviation for acute bacterial endocarditis
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Last part of the small intestine
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Gastrin secreting cell of the stomach
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Latin prefix for "salivary gland" or "saliva"
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Medical abbreviation for esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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Atomic symbol for the trace element chromium