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Oral Cavity
What is pertaining to the mouth?
100
Esophagus
What is transports food to stomach?
100
A disease in which a person does not have the ability to fully digest sugar in dairy products.
What is lactose intolerance?
100
treats obesity by suppressing appetite
What is Anorexiant?
100
Morning Sickness
What is Nausea?
200
stomach
What is the organ that digests and stores food?
200
Saliva contains digestive enzymes
What is to break down carbohydrates and slippery lubricants to make food easier to swallow.
200
A disease that affects the large and small intestine resulting in food passing through the colon too slowly, too quickly or unpredictably.
What is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
200
used to neutralize stomach acids
What is Antacid?
200
A condition that causes body weight to be above a healthy level; interferes with normal activities and body function.
What is Obesity?
300
pharynx
What is divided into three secitons, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx?
300
Accessory Organs of the Digestive System
What is salivary glands, the liver, the pancreas and the gallbladder?
300
A disease that occurs when stomach contents wash up into throat.
What is Gerd (Acid Reflex)?
300
treats nausea, vomiting and motion sickness
what is Antiemetic?
300
Infection on the lip; virus type (HSV-1).
What is Herpes Labialis?
400
Proctology
What is the branch of medicine used in conditions of the lower gastrointestinal system?
400
Bradypepsia
What is having a low digestive system?
400
A disease that involves inflammation in all or part of the digestive contract.
What is Chrons disease?
400
proton pump inhibitors
What blocks the stomach ability to secrete acids?
400
Excessive eating, can cause obesity
What is Polyphagina?
500
gallbladder
What releases bile into duodenum through common bile duct?
500
GERD
What is gastroesophageal reflux disease?
500
A condition in which the small, bulging pouches develope in digestive track.
What is Diverticulosis?
500
Laxative
What treats constipation by stimulating a bowel movement?
500
General term for loss of appetite, may accompany other conditions.
What is Anorexia?