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| green fluid that breaks down fats - delivered to the small intestine |
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| receives material from the small intestine |
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| the bulk of the large intestine |
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| the tube that leads from the stomach to the small intestine |
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| carries food to the stomach by smooth muscle contractions (peristalsis) |
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| lower esophageal sphincter |
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| muscle at bottom of esophagus that leads into the stomach |
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| long, winding tube that carries food through the system |
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| 3rd small intestine segment, sends food to the large intestine |
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| middle small intestine segment |
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| produces digestive enzymes that are delivered to the small intestine |
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| membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
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| pylorus/pyloric sphincter |
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| valve that empties food into the small intestine |
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| opens to the exterior via the anus |
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| grape-like structure at the back of the mouth |
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| small sac that receives and stores bile from the liver |
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| smooth muscle contractions that push food through the GI tract |
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| accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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| frequent discharge of watery fecal material |
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| gas in GI tract that is released out the anus |
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| accumulation of bile pigments in the bloodstream; yellowish skin, eyes, etc. |
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| symptomatic urge to vomit |
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| abnormal growth connecting 2 surfaces (after surgery) |
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| personality disorder - extreme aversion to food |
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| a chronic, progressive liver disease; chronic hepatic cell failure (alcoholism/viral infection) |
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| inflammation of abnormal small pouches in the wall of the colon |
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| presence of abnormal small pouches in the wall of the colon |
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| small intestine inflammation |
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| stomach/small intestine inflammation |
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| recurring stomach content backflow |
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| intestinal protozoa infection |
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| swollen veins in the anus |
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| stomach protrusion into the diaphragm |
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| an intestinal obstruction |
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| small intestine tube protruding through the abdominal wall in the groin region |
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| intestine infolding within another segment |
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| parotid inflammation (mumps) |
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| abnormal mass of tissue that projects outward from a wall in the body |
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| intestine loop protrusion in naval region |
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| intestinal twisting that leads to obstruction |
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| drug that stops/prevents vomiting |
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| surgical appendix removal |
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| x-ray image of bile ducts |
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| incision into the common bile duct |
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| surgical colon opening creation (artificial anus) |
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| fecal occult blood test (guaiac test) |
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| lab test to detect blood in feces |
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| rinsing stomach with a saline solution |
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| visual stomach examination |
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| surgical hernia repair using sutures |
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| visual rectal examination |
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| visual sigmoid colon examination |
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| uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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| surgical uvula, palate, and pharynx repair |
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