Parts of the Body System
What body parts includes the duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum?
What is the small intestine?
This integumentary structure helps regulate body temperature by producing sweat
This hormone is released when food enters the stomach and stimulates the production of gastric acid
Gastrin
This condition is characterized by abnormally dry skin
Dermat/itis
(Dermatitis)
Inflammation of the skin
This organ stores bile and releases it into the small intestine
What is the gallbladder?
This digestive process in which food is physically broken down into smaller pieces is called this
Mechanical Digestion
This hormone signals the pancreas to release bicarbonate and the liver to release bile when acidic chyme enters the small intestine
Secretin
This is characterized by partial or complete hair loss
What is alopecia?
Gastro/scopy
(Gastroscopy)
Visual examination of the stomach
This tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
This is the process by which nutrients move from the digestive tract into the blood
What is absorption?
This hormone stimulates the gallbladder to release bile and the pancreas to release digestive enzymes
This term is characterized by milk-white patches on the skin
hepat/omegaly
(hepatomegaly)
Enlargement of the liver
These fingerlike structures line the small intestine and increase the surface area for nutrient absorption
What is villi?
The skin helps protect the body from pathogens, water loss, and this type of harmful radiation from the sun
What is insulin?
This term is characterized by unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin
What is pallor?
Gastro/enter/itis
(Gastroenteritis)
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine/intestines
This accessory digestive organ produces both digestive enzymes and hormones such as insulin and glucagon
What is the pancreas?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in this organ because its lining contains folds, villi, and microvilli
This hormone raises blood glucose levels when blood sugar is too low
This condition is a fungal infection that can cause a ring-shaped rash on the skin
esophago/gastro/duodeno/scopy
(esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum