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10. The Digestive System. Multimedia Directory. Slide 7 Digestive System Animation Slide 40 Eating Disorders Video Slide 48 Ulcer Video Slide 56 GERD Video Slide 91 Sigmoidoscopy Video. Learning Objectives. Define and spell the word parts used to create terms for the digestive system.
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10 The Digestive System
Multimedia Directory Slide 7 Digestive System Animation Slide 40 Eating Disorders Video Slide 48 Ulcer Video Slide 56 GERD Video Slide 91 Sigmoidoscopy Video
Learning Objectives • Define and spell the word parts used to create terms for the digestive system. • Break down and define common medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments, and devices associated with the digestive system.
Learning Objectives (cont.) • Build medical terms from the word parts associated with the digestive system. • Pronounce and spell common medical terms associated with the digestive system.
The Digestive System • Converts food into a form the body can use for energy, growth, and repair. • Is dependent on accessory organs that contribute to digestion by secreting enzymes and other chemicals into the gastrointestinal tract.
Digestive System Animation Click on the screenshot to view an animation of the digestive system. Back to Directory
Anatomy and PhysiologyWord Parts • abdomin/o • an/o • append/o, appendic/o • bil/i • cec/o
Word Parts (cont.) • chol/e • choledoch/o • col/o, colon/o • cyst/o • dent/o • duoden/o
Word Parts (cont.) • enter/o • esophag/e, esophag/o • gastr/o • gingiv/o • gloss/o
Word Parts (cont.) • hepat/o • ile/o • jejun/o • lingu/o • or/o
Word Parts (cont.) • pancreat/o • peps/o, pept/o • peritone/o • proct/o • pylor/o
Word Parts (cont.) • rect/o • sial/o • sigm/o • stomat/o
Pathophysiology • The digestive system is under constant risk of infection. • The GI tract normally contains an enormous number of bacteria called digestive flora. • If the flora is allowed to increase in density or spread to other body areas, severe infections can result.
Pathophysiology (cont.) • GI tract organs are also susceptible to inherited defects and the development of tumors. • Head and neck specialist • Gastroenterologist
Pathophysiology (cont.) • Proctologist • Hepatobiliary specialist • Oncologist • Internal medicine
Symptoms and Signs:Word Parts • Prefixes • a- • dia- • dys- • re-
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • bil/i • flux/o • gastr/o • halit/o • hemat/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • hepat/o • peps/o, pept/o • phag/o • steat/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Suffixes • -algia • -dynia • -emesis • -emia
Word Parts (cont.) • Suffixes • -ia • -megaly • -osis • -rrhea
Audio Pronunciations • Aphagia • Ascites • Constipation
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Diarrhea • Dyspepsia • Dysphagia dys- = difficult peps/o = digestion -ia = condition of
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Flatus • Flatulence • Gastrodynia
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Halitosis • Hematemesis • Hepatomegaly • Jaundice hemat/o = blood -emesis = vomiting
Figure 10.3 Jaundice.Source: Courtesy of Dr. Thomas F. Sellers and Emory University, Centers for Disease Control Public Health Image Library.
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Nausea • Nausea and vomiting (N&V) • Reflux • Steatorrhea steat/o = fat -rrhea = discharge
Diseases and Disorders:Word Parts • Prefixes • an- • dys- • mal-
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • aden/o • appendic/o • cheil/o • chol/e • cholecyst/o • choledoch/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • cirrh/o • col/o • diverticul/o • duoden/o • enter/o • esophag/e, esophag/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • gastr/o • gingiv/o • gloss/o • hem/o • hepat/o • lip/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • lith/o • orex/o • pancreat/o • parot/o • pept/o • peritone/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Combining forms • polyp/o • proct/o • rect/o • sial/o • volv/o
Word Parts (cont.) • Suffixes • -al • -ectasis • -ia • -iasis • -ic
Word Parts (cont.) • Suffixes • -itis • -malacia • -megaly • -oid • -oma
Word Parts (cont.) • Suffixes • -osis • -pathy • -penia • -ptosis • -sis • -y
Audio Pronunciations • Anorexia nervosa • Appendicitis • Bulimia • Cheilitis • Cheilosis
Eating Disorders Video Click on the screenshot to view a video on the topic of eating disorders. Back to Directory
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) cholecyst/o = gallbladder • Cholecystitis • Choledochitis • Cholelithiasis • Choledocholithiasis -itis = inflammation
Cholecystitis with perforationSource: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Charles N. Farmer/CDC
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Cirrhosis • Colitis • Ulcerative colitis
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Colorectal cancer • Crohn disease
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Diverticula • Diverticulosis • Diverticulitis • Duodenal ulcer
Ulcer Video Click on the screenshot to view a video on the topic of ulcers. Back to Directory
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Dysentery • Enteritis • Esophagitis • Esophagomalacia • Esophageal cancer
Audio Pronunciations (cont.) • Food-borne illness • Gastrectasis • Gastromegaly gastr/o = stomach -ectasis = expansion, dilation