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4C - Body Systems Flashcards

The Digestive System

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Process of Digestion, 1-4

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Ingestion
Digestion (mechanical/physical or chemical)
Absorbtion
Excretion

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How long does digestion take/ transit time

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18-24 hours.

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Bile emulsification

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Bile emulsification is when bile (a digestive fluid) breaks down large fat molecules into smaller droplets. This helps enzymes digest the fats more easily. Think of it like mixing oil into tiny drops in water so it can spread out and get absorbed better.

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Emulsification

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is a process aided by bile, in which large
lipid molecules (globules) are separated into smaller lipid globules.
* This increases the surface area on which lipases can act to chemically digest fats.

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How many salivary glands and ducts do we have?

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6

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What do salivary glands produce

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salivary amylase (an enzyme)

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how does salivary amylase break down simple sugars/ monosaccharides

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hydrolysis

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What does chewing and your tongue do to your food

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a ball “bolus”
this passes thru the pharynx and directed to the esophagus

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Pharnyx

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part of throat behind mouth and nasal cavity above esophagus and larynx

The pharynx (throat) acts as a passageway for food to move from the mouth to the esophagus and for air to travel from the nose/mouth to the larynx and lungs.

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Larnyx

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hollow tube is the air passage for lungs, location of vocal chords

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Epiglottis

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The epiglottis is a small, flap-like structure in your throat that acts as a traffic director. When you swallow, it covers your windpipe to keep food and liquids from going into your lungs, and when you’re breathing, it stays open to let air pass through.

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Peristalis

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involuntary constriction of muscle to move food along tube-like
structures like the esophagus, intestines, or contractile motions of the stomach

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Esophagus

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The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects your throat (pharynx) to your stomach, using peristalsis to push food and drinks down for digestion.

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Esophageal Sphincter

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PREVENTS STOMACH CONTENTS FROM GOING BACK UP INTO THE ESOPHAGUS

The esophageal sphincter is a ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that acts like a valve, opening to let food into the stomach and closing to prevent stomach acid from flowing back up.

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Rugae

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Rugae are the folds in the lining of your stomach that allow it to expand when you eat, and help mix food with digestive juices.

increase surface area

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Stomach function

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storage
some digestion of proteins by HCl (aq) and pepsin
churning / pushes food into small intestine

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Pyloric Sphincter

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CONTROLS TJE EXIT FROM STOMACH TO SMALL INTESTINE

The pyloric sphincter is a muscle valve located at the bottom of the stomach that controls the release of partially digested food (chyme) into the small intestine.

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Pepsin

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Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that helps break down proteins into smaller pieces, making it easier for your body to digest them.

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What are gastric juices made up of?

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secreted from glandular tissue

water, mucus, salts, and hydrochloric acids (stomach acids)

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What is stomach acids involved in

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Protein digestion by activating the enzyme pepsin
* Prevents infection by killing bacteria / microorganisms
* Absorption (water, alcohol),  pH, ‘motility’, storage

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Chyme

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semi-solid stomach contents (partially digested
food, water, HCl(aq), and digestive enzymes).

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what do Chief cells do

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release pepsinogen (inactive enzyme) and
chymosin.

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pepsinogen

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Pepsinogen is an inactive precursor (or “zymogen”) of the enzyme pepsin. It is secreted by the stomach lining and is converted into active pepsin when it comes into contact with stomach acid, allowing it to break down proteins.

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Parietal cells

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secrete HCl(aq)

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Mucous cells

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secrete protective mucus (called mucin).
Important for the prevention of ulcers, protects the
mucosa (lining of stomach).

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Gastrin

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Gastrin is a peptide hormone that targets chief and parietal cells to regulate gastric product release, enhance mucosal growth, motility, and HCl secretion. It is stimulated by food in the stomach.

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3 regions of the small intestine

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duodenum
jejunum
ileum

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Which structures in the lining of the small intestine increase surface area

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villi and microvilli

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lacteals

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lymphatic vessels of the small intestine that absorb digested fats

INSIDE VILLI

tube within the villis

30
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Which structures in the lining of the small intestine are involved with absorbtion

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blood vessels and lymph/lacteals

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main functions of the small intestine

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The small intestine’s primary roles are chemical and physical digestion (e.g., enzyme breakdown, emulsification of lipids), absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream or lymph, and moving materials to the large intestine.

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Chemical digestion

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Chemical digestion involves breaking down food using enzymes and acids, turning large molecules into smaller ones (e.g., breaking proteins into amino acids).

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mechanical/physical digestion

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is the physical breakdown of food through actions like chewing or churning in the stomach, making food easier to digest chemically.

contractions, peristalsis, bile emulsification

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where is Saliva secreted/produced and whats its function?

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mouth

-contributes to starch digestion via salivary amylase.

-lubricates the isnside of the mouth to assist in swallowing

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where is Mucus secreted/produced and whats its function?

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The mouth, stomach, small and large intestine

-protects the cells lining from acids in the innermost portion of the digestive tract

-lubricatees food as it travels thru the digestive system

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where are Enzymes secreted/produced and whats its function?

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The mouth, stomach, small and large intestine

-promote digestion of food masses into particles small enough for absorption into the bloodstream

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where is Bile secreted/produced and whats its function?

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liver (stored in gall bladder)

-suspends fat in water, using bile salts, cholesterol and lechitin to acid digestion of fate in small intestine

-DIGEST FATS

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where is Bicarbonate secreted/produced and whats its function?

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Pancreas and small intestine

-neutralizes stomach acid when it reaches the small intestine

39
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where are hormones secreted/produced and whats their function?

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stomach, smalll intestine, and pancreas

-stimulate production and /or release of acid, enzymes bile and bicarbonate.

-help to regulate peristalsis

40
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where is acids secreted/produced and whats its function?

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Stomach

-Promotes digestion of proteins

41
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Duodenum

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-First 25-30cm (0.30m) of the small intestine

-where majority of chemical digestion takes place.

-important for nutrient absorbtion

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Jejunum

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-second part of the small intestine (2.5m)

-responsible for absorption

-contains villi (folds) and secretory glands

-involved in the continued breakdown and absorbtion

43
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ileum

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-third section of the small intestine (4m)

-reponsible for absorption

-has fewer villi that are still involved in absorption

-moves materials not absorbed into the large intestine

44
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The large intestine sections

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Ascending
transverse
decending
sigmouid
rectum

45
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role of the large intestine (colon)

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-absorb water
-form stool

46
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what does the liver do?

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produce bile

47
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what is bile made of

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bile pigments and salts

48
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what does the gall bladder do?

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-recieves and stores bile from the liver via the hepatic duct

-then releases bile into the duodenum via the common bile duct, where bile helps digest fats/lipids

49
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does bile digest lipids

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NO

50
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What are the fuctions of the pancreas?

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Secrete pancreatic fluid into the duedenum

51
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which organ has bost exocrine (digestive) and endocrine (hormonal) functions?

A

THE PANCREAS!!!!!!!!!

52
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what is pancreatic fluid and what does it do

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contains digestive enzymes and bicarbonate that neutalizes the acidic chyme coming from the stomach and enters the SI

53
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CCK (Cholecystokinin)

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a hormone that triggers the release of bile from the gall bladder into the small intestine

this is stimulated by the presence of lipids (fatty chyme coming in from the stomach) in the duodenum

secreted in small intestine

54
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PH of the mouth

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8

55
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ph of the stomach

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2

56
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ph of the small intestine

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8

57
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what is secretin

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a hormone that is triggered by low pH chyme entering the small intestine. it is produced/secreted by specialized cells in the duodenum.

LOWERS PH OF CHYME

58
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Gastrin

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tells the stomach to make more stomach acid. stimulated by food entering the stomach

59
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how are amino acids transported into cells?

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active transport because they are charged and cant be brought in passively.

60
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how are monosaccharides brought into cell?

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active transport
bcus they are charged

61
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how are glycerol and fatty acids come into cell?

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passive transport cus the have no charge and is non-polar just like the membrane which is made up of lipids anyway so it just glides thru.

62
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where are fatty acids and glycerols sent before the bloodstream

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lymph vessel

63
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what absorbs vitamins

A

the large intestine

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