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Upper and Lower GI
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04/11/2011

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Term
Liver
Definition
manufactures bile
Term
Gallbladder
Definition
stores bile
Term
liver
Definition
largest solid organ in the body
Term
liver
Definition
occupies most of the right upper quadrant
Term
liver
Definition
occupies almost all of the right hycondrium
Term
upper border
Definition
widest part of the liver
Term
upper border
Definition
is convex to conform to the inferior surface of the liver
Term
right border
Definition
greast vertical dimension of the liver
Term
right border
Definition
extends to slightly below the lateral portion of the tenth rib just above the right kidney
Term
quadrate lobe
Definition
small lobe on inferior surface of right lobe between GB and falciform ligament
Term
caudate lobe
Definition
lobe that extends superiorly to the diaphragmatic surface
Term
inferior vena cava
Definition
contours over the surface of the caudate lobe
Term
cholesterol
Definition
bile contains this
Term
gallbladder
Definition
a pear-shaped sac composed of 3 parts: funus, body, neck
Term
fundus
Definition
distal end and broadest part of the gallbladder
Term
cystic duct
Definition
the neck of the gallbladder continues as the ____
Term
spiral valve
Definition
membranous folds which functions to prevent distention or collapse of cystic duct
Term
anterior
Definition
the gallbladder is __ to the midcoronal plane
Term
supine
Definition
if the primary purpose is to drain the gallbladder into the duct system, the pt would be placed ___
Term
chole-
Definition
bile
Term
cysto-
Definition
sac or bladder
Term
cholangiogram
Definition
radiographic examination of the biliary ducts
Term
cholecystocholangiogram
Definition
study of both the gallbladder and biliary ducts
Term
choleliths
Definition
gallstones
Term
cholecystitis
Definition
inflammation of the gallbladder
Term
cholecystectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the gallbladder
Term
biliary stones
Definition
may form in the biliary ducts
Term
biliary calculi
Definition
"gallstones"
Term
biliary calculi
Definition
symptoms include: pain, tenderness in RUQ, jaundice, and sometimes pancreatitis
Term
milk calcium bile
Definition
emulsion of biliary stones in the gallbladder
Term
biliary stenosis
Definition
narrowing of one of the biliary ducts. the flow of bile may be restricted.
Term
accessory organs of digestion
Definition
salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder
Term
upper GI series
Definition
procedure designed to study the distal esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Term
alimentary canal
Definition
a continuous hollow tube, beginning with the oral cavity.
Term
parotid gland
Definition
"near the ear," largest of the salivary glands
Term
submandibular gland
Definition
"submaxillary"
Term
sublingual gland
Definition
gland below the tongue
Term
mumps
Definition
inflammation and enlargement of the parotid glands
Term
nasopharynx
Definition
posterior to the bony nasal septum, nasal cavities, and soft palate
Term
nasopharynx
Definition
not part of the digestive system
Term
oropharynx
Definition
extends from the soft palate to the epiglottis
Term
laryngopharynx
Definition
"hypopharynx"
Term
laryngopharynx
Definition
extends from the epiglottis to the lower border of the larynx (C6)
Term
esophagus
Definition
begins posterior to the level of the lower border of the cricoid cartilage of the larynx (C5-C6)
Term
T11
Definition
the esophagus terminates here
Term
T10
Definition
the esophagus pierces the diaphragm at ___
Term
esophagogastric junction
Definition
the opening between the esophagus and the stomach
Term
esophagogastric junction
Definition
"cardiac orifice"
Term
stomach
Definition
located between the esophagus and the sm intestine
Term
stomach
Definition
most dilated part of the alimentary canal
Term
esophagogastric junction
Definition
the aperture, or opening, between the esophagus and the stomach
Term
cardiac sphincter
Definition
allows food and fluid to pass through the cardiac orifice
Term
cardiac notch
Definition
directly superior to the cardiac orifice
Term
cardiac notch
Definition
"incisura cardiaca"
Term
pylorus
Definition
relaxes periodically during diestion to allow stomach or gastric contents to move into the first part of the small intestine
Term
duodenum
Definition
the first part of the small intestine
Term
lesser curvature
Definition
found along the medial border of the stomach. forms a convance border as it extends between the cardiac and pyloric orifices.
Term
greater curvature
Definition
found along the lateral border. longer curvature. extends between the cardiac notch and pyloris
Term
cystic duct
Definition
bile is carried to the gallbladder via this
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