Chapter 19 GI

Liver

Secretes Bile, aiding in the disgestion of fats, filters toxic substances, creates glucose stores, and aids blood clotting

Stomach

Main organ of GI system, stores food and breaks it down

Gall Bladder

Resouvir of bile

Dudoeum

digestive juices from pancreas and liver mix

jejunuem

Large amount of surface area of SI and does much of the work

ileum

Absorbs remaining nutrients , absorbs bile acids so they can be returned to liver for later use

Spleen

Filtration of blood and produces antibiotics

Acute Abdomen

Sudden Onset of Pain

Peritonuem

Lines abdominal cavity, allows for mov’t of organs

appendicitus

inflammation/ infection of appendix

cholecystisis

Inflammation / infection of gallbladder

cytitis

inflammation of bladder

emessis

vommiting

GERD

Condition where sphictner between esophogaus and stomach opens, allowing stomach acid to move up esophagus. Results in burning sensation of the chest, acid reflux

Guarding

Involuntary muscle contratiobns of abdomen wall, effort to proectect inflammed abdomen

hematemesis

vomiting blood

Hernia

Protusion of organ or tissue

illeus

Paralysis of bowel

Kidney Stones

Solid crystaline masses formed in kidney, results from large amount of insoluble salts or acids