Med term Lesson 8

abdomen (abdominal cavity or abdominal wall)

appendix

gall, bile

colon (usually large intestine)

duodenum

intestines (usually the small intestine)

esophagus

stomach

gums

tongue

liver

ileum

jejunum

abdomen (abdominal caivty or abdominal wall)

tongue

mouth

pancreas

digestion

swallowing, eating

rectum

sigmoid colon

pain

a diagnostic procedure that is the process of recording images of the internal organs using high-frequency sound waves produced by a transducer placed directly on the skin covering the abdominal wall

surgical reduction of gastric capacity to effect significant weight loss in extremely obese individuals

diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the large intestine after a barium enema has been administered rectally

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract usually affecting the ileum and characterized by cobblestone ulcerations and the formation of scar tissue that may lead to intestinal obstruction 

abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter

radiographic image of the bilairy tract and pancratic ducts with contract media, fluroscopy, and endoscopy

disorder characterized by the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus

varicose vein in the rectal area,which may be internal or external

protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum associated with increased secretion of acid from the stomach

tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane

a disease characterized by inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers

a diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the stomach and duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed