Pathology 2420A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Twin, Cecum, Intestinal Metaplasia
10 Nov 2016
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Diseases of the gi tract - key terms. Absorption - the process of taking up nutrients and other materials from the external environment of the gastrointestinal tract into the internal environment of the body. Adhesion - a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures. Appendicitis - acute inflammation of the appendix, which may lead to perforation of the appendix wall and subsequent peritonitis. Crohn"s disease - a transmural inflammatory disease that can affect any portion of the digestive tract but principally affects the small intestine and occasionally the colon. Digestion - the process of breaking foods down into smaller constituent parts. Diverticulum - a pouch or sac branching out from a hollow organ or structure, such as the intestine: the presence of diverticula is often referred to as diverticulosis. Diverticulitis is an inflammation of diverticula often causing pain, and stagnation of fecal matter.
