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parts of the digestive system
diseases of the digestive system
parts of the urinary system
diseases of the urinary system
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provides energy for the body by processing food
What does the digestive system do?
100
inflammation of the appendix
What is appendicitis
100
connect the kidneys to the bladder
What are the ureters
100
abnormal accumilation of fluid in the tissues
What is edema
100
parts of the digestive system
What are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, accessory organs(liver, gallbladder, pancreas)
200
gastrointestinal system is another name for
What is the digestive system
200
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is ascites
200
clean the blood and regulate the amount of water in the body
What are the kidneys
200
wher the nephrons are unable to filter liquid waste from the blood
What is renal failure
200
the length of the average kidney
What is 4 inches long
300
where food enters, includes teeth and tongue
What is the mouth
300
abnormal growth of tissue in the large intestine
What is colon cancer
300
grouping of capillaries
What is a glomerulus
300
kidney stones
What is renal calculi
300
average daily fluid output of urine is
What is 1500ml
400
a strong muscular tube that conects the pharynx to the stomache
What is the esophagus
400
weakening of the colon wall leading to an outpouching in the wall
What is diverticulosis
400
surrounds each glomerulus
What is Bowman's capsule
400
procedure by which the blood is passed hrough a device that funstions as an artificial kidney
What is hemodialysis
400
the appendix is located below the ________ in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
What is the ileocecal valve
500
the accessory organs are
What are the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
500
sever inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers
What is ulcerative colitisis
500
the outer and inner layer of the kidney
What is the cortex (outer) and medulla (inner)
500
three different kidney infections
What are nephritis, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis
500
small finger-like projections that line the small intestine
villi