Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

The Digestive System

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New Terminology
Alimentary tube (AL-i-MEN-tah-ree TOOB)
Chemical digestion (KEM-i-kuhl dye-JES-chun)
Common bile duct (KOM-mon BYL DUKT)
Defecation reflex (DEF-e-KAY-shun)
Duodenum (dew-AH-den-um)
Emulsify (e-MULL-si-fye)
Enamel (e-NAM-uhl)
Essential amino acids (e-SEN-shul ah-ME-noh
ASS-ids)
External anal sphincter (eks-TER-nuhl AY-nuhl
SFINK-ter)
Ileocecal valve (ILL-ee-oh-SEE-kuhl VALV)
Internal anal sphincter (in-TER-nuhl AY-nuhl
SFINK-ter)
Lower esophageal sphincter (e-SOF-uh-JEE-uhl
SFINK-ter)
Mechanical digestion (muh-KAN-i-kuhl dye-JES-
chun)
Non-essential amino acids (NON-e-SEN-shul ah-
ME-noh ASS-ids)
Normal flora (NOR-muhl FLOOR-ah)
Periodontal membrane (PER-ee-oh-DON-tal)
Pyloric sphincter (pye-LOR-ik SFINK-ter)
Rugae (ROO-gay)
Villi (VILL-eye)

Related Clinical Terminology

Appendicitis (uh-PEN-di-SIGH-tis)

Diverticulitis (DYE-ver-TIK-yoo-LY E-tis)

Gastric ulcer (GAS-trikUL-ser)

Hepatitis (HEP-uh-TIGH-tis)

Lactose intolerance (LAK-tohs in-TAHL-er-ense)

Lithotripsy (LITH-oh-TRIP-see)

Paralytic ileus (PAR-uh-LIT-ik ILL-ee-us)

Peritonitis (per-i-toh-NIGH-tis)

Pyloric stenosis (pye-LOR-ik ste-NOH-sis)

Terms that appear in bold typein the chapter text are defined in the glossary, which begins on page 547.