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MS1; GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS TEST
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MS1; GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERSTEST
Absorption
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive
system into the blood
Bilirubin
orange-yellow pigment in bile; formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin when
red blood cells are destroyed
Borborygymi
a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the
intestines
Cheilosis
a disorder of the lips characterized by crack-like sores at the corners of the
mouth
Digestion
Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed and
used
Endoscopy
visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted
instrument called an endoscope
Hematemesis
vomiting blood
Ingestion
Intake of food
Kupffer cells
macrophages in the liver
, Melena
black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
Pyrosis
heartburn; burning sensation in upper abdomen due to reflux of gastric acid
Pyorrhea
flow or discharge of pus
Chyme
Partially digested, semiliquid food mixed with digestive enzymes and acids in
the stomach.
Steatorrhea
fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter
Tenesmus
painful, ineffective defecation
Valsalva maneuver
forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in increased intrathoracic
pressure
How is the GI system regulated?
Neurohormonal feedback system
What is the function of the GI system?
To provide the body with nutrients, fluid, and electrolytes.
What is propulsion?
swallowing and peristalsis/moves food through GI tract
What is mechanical digestion?
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