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Primary structure carries food through a series of muscle contractions to the stomach?
What is the esophagus?
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Person who refuses to eat because of an unrealistic fear of weight gain.
What is anorexia nervosa?
100
Medical term for intestines
What is entero?
100
Saliva and digestive enzymes are responsible for this function of the digestive system
What is chemical digestion?
100
Another name for the digestive system
What is the alimentary canal?
200
Structure absorbs nutrients and minerals from food
What is the small intestine?
200
Classification for someone who is over ideal body weight by less than 20%
What is overweight?
200
Medical term for stomach
What is gastro?
200
The teeth and tongue contribute to this function of the digestive system
What is physical breakdown of food?
200
The substance that is produced by the liver and aids in the digestion of fat
What is bile?
300
Structure shared by both the resipiratory and digestive system
What is the pharynx?
300
Condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form.
What is diarrhea?
300
Medical term for chew
What is mastic?
300
Eating a diet high calcium will improve the health of your bones, teeth, and nervous system as well as
What is aid in blood clotting?
300
Weston presented in the emergency department with abdominal pain and nausea after eating a meal that was high in fat. His diagnosis is
What is cholelithiasis?
400
Secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.
What is the stomach?
400
Stomach contents leak backwards into the esophagus
What is Gastroesophogeal reflux disease?
400
Medical term for liver
What is hepat?
400
Runners who eat pancakes and pasta before a race choose these foods because these foods provide extra
What is energy?
400
A diabetic patient who has a wound infection that is healing slowly may be started on a diet high in
What is protein?
500
Absorbs water and eliminates waste.
What is the large intestine?
500
Condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened feces.
What is constipation?
500
Medical term for colon
What is colo?
500
Circular muscle; controls passage of food into stomach
What is the cardiac sphincter?
500
The digestive disorder that could occur if a person abuses alcohol or Tylenol is
What is cirrhosis?