| A | B |
|---|
| *esophagus | tube food enters on way to stomach |
| *epiglottis | flap that prevents food from entering trachea by mistake |
| *trachea | wind pipe that leads to lungs |
| stomach | first place where food mixes with digestive juices |
| small intestine | between stomach and large intestine, body absorbs nutrients leaving waste |
| large intestine, bowel | where waste becomes feces |
| rectum | where waste is expelled from body |
| *liver | gets rid of alcohol and poisonous chemicals, makes bile, second largest organ in body |
| *gallbladder | sack which collects bile which breaks down food and changes stomach acids so they don't burn |
| *pancreas | makes digestive juices and hormones |
| cirrhosis of the liver | deterioration of liver caused by excessive alcohol |
| *diabetes | pancreas can't produce enough insulin to use sugar |
| gallstones | chemical deposits which can get stuck in the bile duct |
| plaque | sticky substance that forms on teeth if not cleaned properly |
| heartburn | stomach acid has moved bace up into the esophagus |
| hepatitis | viral disease which damages liver |
| ulcer | sore inside the stomach |
| gastroenterologist | specialist of digestive system |
| *endoscopy | diagnostic tool where optic fiber is inserted into digestive system |
| *upper GI series | x-ray taken after patient swallows barium sulfate |
