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Absorption
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-passing into tissues
-passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream
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Adsorption
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Adhering to the surface of tissues
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Sign
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An objective finding- such as a fever, rash, or sound heard when listening to chest- indicating the presence of disease as perceived by an examiner
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Symptom
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Subjective sensation or change in health- such as itching, pain, fatigue, and nausea- as experienced by the patient
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Amino acids
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Building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digested
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Amylase
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch
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Anus
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Opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body
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Appendix
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Blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in the right lower quadrant [RLQ]). It literally means hanging (pend/o) on (ap-).
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Bile
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:digestive juice made in liver & stored in gallbladder
-breaks up large fat globules
-It is composed of bile pigments, cholesterol, and bile salts.
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Bilirubin
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Pigment released by the liver in bile
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Bowel
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Intestine
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Canine teeth
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Pointed, "dog tooth"- like (canine) teeth, next to (distal to) the incisors. Also called cuspids or eyeteeth
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Cecum
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First part of the large intestine
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Colon
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Large intestine, consisting of the cecum; the ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum
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Common bile duct
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Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochus
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