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1
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Where does the esophagus enter the diaphragm?

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T10

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Where does the Esophagus end?

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At cardia of the stomach, T11

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3
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The esophagus passes close to ______

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The trachea and left side of heart

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4
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Can problems with the esophagus cause problems with the heart?

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YES - Eating something too hot can sometimes feel like pain close to or in the heart or throat

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The esophagus is surrounded at the top and bottom by 2 muscular rings, what are they?

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The upper esophageal sphincter and lower

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6
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What lines the esophagus ?

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Has a nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelial lining which protects the esophagus from trauma

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What does the submucosa of the esophagus secrete?

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Mucus from mucous glands which aids the passage of food down the esophagus

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What is the lumen of the esophagus surrounded by?

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Layers of muscle

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The lumen of the esophagus has muscles, what types of muscles are in these?

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  • Voluntary in TOP 1/3rd (striated) - Involuntary in the BOTTOM 1/3rd (smooth muscle) - The MIDDLE 1/3rd containing a mixture of BOTH
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10
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What shape is the stomach?

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J-Shaped with 2 openings 1). Esophageal 2). Duodenal

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11
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What are the 4 major regions of the stomach?

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Fundus, Cardia, Stomach Body, Pylorus

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12
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What does the fundus collect?

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Digestive gases

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What does the body of the stomach secrete?

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Pepsinogen and Hydrochloric acid

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14
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The pylorus is responsible for _____

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Production of mucus, hormone gastrin, and pepsinogen secretion

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15
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The glandular tissue within the stomach mucosa account for secretion of various substances, what are they?

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1). Parietal cells 2). Chief (zymogen) cells 3). Enteroendocrine cells (G cells)

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16
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What do parietal cells secrete?

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Hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor

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17
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What do chief (zymogen) cells secrete?

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Pepsinogen

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18
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What do enteroendocrine cells (G-cells) secrete?

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Hormone gastrin

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19
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The stomach wall contains 3 layers of involuntary smooth muscles which aid digestion by physically breaking up the food particles, what are they?

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  1. Inner oblique layer 2. Circular layer 3. Outer longitudinal layer
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20
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What are the 5 major functions of the stomach?

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  1. Preliminary digestion of protein with pepsin 2. Temporary food storage 3. Control of the rate at which food enters the duodenum 4. Acid secretion and antibacterial action 5. Fluidsation of stomach content
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21
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What are the 3 main sections of the small intestine?

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  1. Duodenum 2. Jejunum 3. Ileum
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22
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The small intestine is the site where the most of _____ is carried out?

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Chemical and mechanical digestion and where virtually all of the absorption of useful material is carried out

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23
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What is the wall of the small intestine lined with?

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An absorptive type of mucosa, with certain modifications of each intestine

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What does the wall of the small intestine have as far as muscles?

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2 layers of smooth muscles, rhythmical contractions of which move products of digestion through the intestine (peristalsis)

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25
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The duodenum is the _____

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FIRST of 3 parts of the intestine

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What is the duodenum attached to?

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The pylorus of the stomach

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27
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How long is the Duodenum?

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25-30 cm long (12 fingers length), C - Shaped, and is located in upper abdomen

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28
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What lies in the C shape of the duodenum?

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Pancreas

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29
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What are the 4 subdivisions of the duodenum?

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  1. Superior part 2. Descending part 3. Horizontal part 4. Ascending part
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30
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Where does the superior part of the duodenum lie?

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It lies intraperitoneally and is enlarged proximally (duodenal bulb)

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The descending part and the rest of the duodenum is ______

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Retroperitoneally

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32
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How do the pancreatic duct and common bile duct enter the descending duodenum through the _____

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Major duodenal papilla - Hepatopancreatic ampulla (= ampulla of Vater)

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33
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The second part (descending) of the duodenum also can contain the _____

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Minor duodenal papilla

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34
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What is the entrance for the accessory pancreatic duct?

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The minor duodenal papilla (Papilla of Santorini)

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35
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Where does the Horizontal part of the duodenum pass?

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In front of the inferior vena cava, abdominal aorta and the vertebral column, runs from right to left.

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36
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Where does the horizontal duodenum locate?

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Retroperitoneally

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37
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How does the Ascending part of the Duodenum run?

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Cranially along the left side of the vertebral column

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38
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What is special about the ascending part of the duodenum?

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It joins with the jejunum

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39
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Where is the ascending part of the duodenum located?

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Retroperitoneally

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40
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What are the main functions of the duodenum?

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  • neutralizing of acidic gastric content - further digestion - absorption of nutrients - regulation of the rate of gastric emptying
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41
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How does the duodenum neutralize acidic gastric content?

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Brunner’s glands

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42
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Where are Brunner’s glands?

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They are found in the duodenum only, locate in its submucosa.

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43
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What do Brunner’s glands secrete?

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An alkaline mucus which neutralizes the chyme and protects the surface of the duodenum

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44
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What are the jejunum and ileum?

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The greatly coiled parts of the small intestine, and together are about 4-6 meters long

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45
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What is special about the mucosa of the jejunum and ileum?

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It is highly folded (folds are called plicae) and increase surface area for absorption

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46
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What are the characteristics of the Jejunum?

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  • Less complex arterial arcades - Longer Vasa Recta - More plicae circulares, thicker, more highly folded - No fat in mesentery
47
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What are the characteristics of the Ileum?

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  • More complex arterial arcades - Shorter Vasa Recta - Less Plicae circulates, thinner less folded - Fat present in mesentery
48
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In the jejunum and ileum, the epithelial surface of plicae is further folded to form ______

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Villi

49
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In the Jejunum and ileum the surface of each villus is covered by what?

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MICROVILLI, to maximize surface area, and thus area available for absorption

50
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The mucosa of the large intestine consists of 2 types of epithelial cells, what are they?

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  • Cells specializing for water absorption - Mucus producing goblet cells (they also locate in the small intestine)
51
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The large intestine contains areas of lymphoid tissue called ______

A

Peyer’s patches

52
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What do Peyer’s patches do?

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They are also found in the distal part of ileum. - Peyer’s patches provide local immunological protection

53
Q

What is the 2nd largest organ in the human body?

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LIVER

54
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During development, what does the liver do?

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The liver size increases with increasing age, averaging 5 cm span at 5 years and attaining adult size by age 15

55
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What does the liver’s size depends on?

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Several factors: age, sex, body size

56
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How much does a liver have to be to be considered abnormal?

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2 - 3 cm larger or smaller

57
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What are the 4 distinct lobes of the liver?

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  • Left - Right - Caudate - Quadrate
58
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What is the Pancreas?

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An endocrine organ that lies in the specifically the upper left abdomen

59
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Where is the pancreas?

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It is found behind the stomach, with the head of the pancreas surrounded by the duodenum

60
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How long is the Pancreas?

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About 15 cm (6in) long

61
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What is the Pancreas divided into, anatomically?

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  • head - body - tail - neck
62
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Where is the head of the Pancreas?

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Rests within the con cavity of the duodenum

63
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Where does the body of the Pancreas lie?

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Lying behind base of stomach

64
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Where does the tail of the Pancreas lie?

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Which ends abutting the spleen

65
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Where does the neck of the pancreas lie?

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Lies between the body and the head, anterior to the superior mesentery artery and vein

66
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What are the 2 ducts of the pancreas?

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The main pancreatic duct, and the accessory pancreatic duct

67
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What are the 2 roles of the Pancreas?

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  1. Internal Hormonal Role (endocrine) 2. External Digestive Role (Exocrine)
68
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What are the 4 main cells in the islets of the Pancreas (Internal Hormonal Role)?

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  1. A (alpha) cells 2. B (beta) cells 3. Delta cells 4. Gamma cells
69
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What do alpha cells of the pancreas secrete?

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Glucagon (increases glucose in blood)

70
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What do Beta cells of the pancreas secrete?

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Insulin (decreases glucose in blood)

71
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What do Delta cells secrete?

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Somatostatin (regulates function of alpha and beta cells)

72
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What do gamma cells secrete?

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Pancreatic Polypeptide

73
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What does the Pancreas secrete?

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Pancreatic fluid that contains digestive enzymes

74
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What do the external pancreas enzymes do?

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Enzymes help to further break down the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids in the chyme

75
Q

How many pairs of salivary glands are there?

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3, and they secrete up to ONE liter of saliva a day

76
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What are the 3 Salivary glands?

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  1. Parotid - Lie just below and in front of the ear near the jaw 2. Submandibular 3. Sublingual
77
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What does Saliva contain?

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  • 98% water - mucus - salivary amylas - electrolytes - the proteins, mucin, lysozyme, and IgA
78
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What does the stomach wall contain?

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  • Parietal cells - Chief cells - G cells
79
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What do Parietal cells produce?

A

Hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor

80
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What do chief cells secrete?

A

Pepsinogen

81
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What do G cells secrete ?

A

Gastrin

82
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What is the flow of GI tract Stomach phys?

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  1. Food 2. G-cells 3. Gastrin 4. Hydrochloric Acid 5. Pepsinogen (non active) 6. Pepsin (active) 7. Digestion of proteins
83
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What are the substances the stomach absorbs?

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Alcohol, meds, and water

84
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What are the main things the small intestine digests?

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Carbs, proteins, fats

85
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What do Duodenal mucosal cells do in the small intestine?

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Produce and release hormones secretin and cholecystokinin

86
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What is secretin associated with?

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Pancreatic juice

87
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What is cholecystokinin associated with?

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Bile from liver and gallbladder and pancreatic enzymes

88
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What are the enzymes from the small intestine that digest protein?

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  • Chymotrypsin - Trypsin - Carboxypeptidase - Elastase (Breaks down short chain peptides to AA)
89
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How does fat digestion in the small intestine occur?

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Bile from the liver and gallbladder emulsifies fat, and then lipase (from pancreas) breaks down fat to fatty acids and glycerol

90
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What is the sequence of fat digestion in the small intestine?

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  1. Liver and Gallbladder 2. Bile 3. Fat 4. Emulsification 5. Pancreas 6. Lipase 7. Emulsified fat 8. Free fatty acids and glycerol
91
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What is the process of carb digestion in small intestine?

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Pancreatic amylase finishes the breaking down of carbs to simple sugars

92
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What are the small intestine enzymes?

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Maltese, Sucrase, Lactase

93
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What does Maltese break down into?

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2 glucose molecules

94
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What does sucrase break down to?

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glucose and fructose

95
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What does lactase break down to?

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Glucose and galactose

96
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What are the substance absorbed in the Duodenum of small intestine?

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  • Iron - Vitamins A and B1 - Calcium - Glycerol - Fatty acids, monoglycerides - Amino acids - Monosaccharides and disaccharides
97
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Where are most of the nutrients absorbed?

A

Jejunum

98
Q

Where is vit B12 and bile salts absorbed ?

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Terminal ileum

99
Q

Large intestine absorbs _____

A

Water and electrolytes (The large intestine eliminates drier residues as feces)

100
Q

What does the liver produce?

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  • Bile - Albumins - Lipoprotiens - Clotting factors (prothrombin and fibrinogen) - Angiotensinogen
101
Q

What is the normal Bilirubin Pathway?

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  1. RBC 2. Spleen (lysis) 3. Globulin and Heme 4. Iron and Porphyrin Ring 5. Biliverdin 6. Bilirubin 7. Bilirubin + Albumin = Unconjugated (indirect, non-H2O soluble) 8. Blood 9. In Liver 10. Albumin and Bilirubin + Glucuronic acid - Conjugated (direct, H20 soluble) 11. To gallbladder
102
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Does the Liver digest?

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Yes, due to the production of bile

103
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What is bile?

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A mixture of water, bile salts, cholesterol, the pigment bilirubin

104
Q

What does the Liver store?

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  • Vitamins A, D, B12, K, and E - Glycogen - Iron - Copper
105
Q

What does the Liver do to Detox?

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  • Converts ammonium to urea - breaks down insulin and other hormones - breaks down toxic substances
106
Q

Does the Liver function to help with Immunity?

A

Yes, it contains Kupffer cells

107
Q

What are Kupffer cells, and what do they do?

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A fixed type of macrophage They play an important role by capturing and digesting bacteria, fungi, parasites, worn out blood cells, and cellular debris (Clean the large volumes of blood very fast)

108
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What are the exocrine enzymes produced by the pancreas?

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  • Chymotrypsin - Trypsin - Carboxypeptidase - Elastase - Amylase - Lipase
109
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What are the hormones the Pancreas produces?

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  • Insulin, Amylin - Glucagon - Somatostatin - Pancreatic Polypeptide
110
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What are the actions of Amylin?

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  • Inhibits the secretion of glucagon - Slows emptying of the stomach - Sends a satiety signal to the brain
111
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What does Glucagon do?

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Increases glucose in blood, acts principally on the liver where it stimulates the conversion of: - Glycogen in glucose - Fat and protein into glucose

112
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What are the functions of Somatostatin?

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  • Reduces the rate at which food is absorbed from the content of the intestines - regulates/stops alpha and beta functions
113
Q

Pancreatic polypeptide ________ appetite?

A

REDUCES

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