The digestive system breaks down food through mechanical and chemical digestion and absorbs nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream. The major organs of the digestive system include the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. Common medical terms related to the digestive system include gastrointestinal, referring to the series of hollow organs from mouth to anus, nasogastric pertaining to the nose and stomach, hepatitis B virus which is a liver infection spread through bodily fluids, fecal occult blood test which detects hidden blood in stool, and inflammatory bowel disease which causes inflammation in the digestive tract.
2. Digestive
System
The digestive system is responsible for breaking down food
through mechanical and chemical digestion. Once digested,
nutrient molecules are absorbed and then enter the blood stream,
anything that is not digested us eliminated into solid waste.
4. Medical terms relating to the
Digestive System
• Gastroin Testinal
• Nasogastric
• Hepatitis B Virus
• Fecal Occult Blood Test
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
5. Gastroin Testinal
• A series of “hollow” organs
joined in a long, twisting tube
from mouth to the anus. These
organs consist of : Mouth,
Esophogus, Stomach, Small
Intestine, and Large Intestine
which includes the rectum and
anus.
6. Nasogastric
nas/o + gastr/ic = Pertaining to the nose and stomach
A nasogastric intubation is medical procedure which involves
placing a plastic tube through the nose and feeding it down
your your throat and into your stomach. This procedure is to
diagnose any problems your may have. Bleeding, aspiration,
feeding, etc.
7. Hepatitis B Virus
hepat/o + -itis = Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis B Virus: Also known as ‘HBV’ is a
liver infection which is transmitted from blood,
semen, or another body fluid from a infected
person to a none infected person. This can
happen through birth, any sort of drug
equipment or through sexual contact.
8. Fecal occult blood test
(FOBT)
This procedure is to
determine if there is
invisible or microscopic
blood present. This blood
test can determine if there
is growth or a cancerous
tumor in your rectum. If
blood is found, the doctor
will then determine where
the blood is coming from.
9. Inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD)
IBD is inflammation of all or part of
your digestive tract. This disease
usually results in ulcers lining the
membrane. This typically involves
severe diarrhea, pain, fatigue and
weight loss.
