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A&P CHAPTER 24: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

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TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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ALIMENTARY CANAL AND ACESSORY DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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ALIMENTARY CANAL

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FROM MOUTH TO ANUS (ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, INTESTINES)

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ACCESSORY ORGANS

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SALIVARY GLANDS, LIVER, GALLBLADDER, PANCREAS

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MUCOSA FUNCTIONS

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SECRETE DIGESTIVE ENZYMES, HORMONES, MUCUS
ABSORB FINAL PRODUCTS OF DIGESTION INTO THE BLOOD
PROTECT AGAINST INFECTIONS

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SUBMUCOSA FUNCTIONS

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NOURISHES GI TRACT WALL TISSUES AND CARRIES AWAY ABSORBED MATERIALS
ELASTICITY ALLOWS STOMACH TO RETURN TO NORMAL SHAPE

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MUSCULARIS EXTERNA

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PRODUCES MOVEMENTS OF THE TUBE
SPHINCTERS ACT AS VALVES TO CONTROL PASSAGE OF FOOD AND PREVENT BACKFLOW

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SEROSA

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OUTERMOST LAYER

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7 FUNCTIONS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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INGESTION
PROPULSION
MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN
DIGESTION
SECRETION
ABSORPTION
DEFACATION

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INGESTION

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FOOD ENTERING DIGESTIVE TRACT FROM MOUTH

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PROPULSION

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MOVEMENT OF FOOD
VOLUNTARY: SWALLOWING
INVOLUNTARY: PERISTALSIS

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MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN

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MATERIALS ARE BROKEN INTO SMALLER FRAGMENTS THROUGH: ENZYMES, CHEWING, MIXING MOTIONS OF STOMACH

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DIGESTION

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CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN OF FOOD INTO PARTICLES SMALL ENOUGH TO BE ABSORBED BY EPITHELIUM

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SECRETION

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RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES BY EPITHELIUM

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ABSORPTION

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MOVEMENT OF SUBSTANCES ACROSS EPITHELIUM OF TRACT INTO INTERSTITIAL FLUID

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DEFACATION

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REMOVAL OF WASTE PRODUCTS

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ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

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NERVE SUPPLY IN ALIMENTARY CANAL

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ENTERIC NEURONS

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SEMI-AUTONOMOUS
REGULATE DIGESTIVE ACTIVITIES

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SHORT REFLEX ARCS

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COMPLETELY UNDER ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM PLEXUS CONTROL
RESPOND TO GI TRACT STIMULI
CONTROL SEGMENTATION AND PERISTALSIS

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LONG REFLEX ARCS

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CONTROLLED BY CNS AND AUTONOMIC NERVES FROM GI TRACT STIMULI
HANDLES IMPULSES THAT AFFECT DIGESTION

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PARASYMPATHETIC IMPULSES ____ DIGESTIVE ACTIVITY AND SYMPATHETIC IMPULSES ___ DIGESTIVE ACTIVITY

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INCREASE
DECREASE

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PAROTID GLANDS

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LARGEST SALIVARY GLAND BETWEEN CHEEK AND MASSETER MUSCLE

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SEROUS VS MUCOUS CELLS IN SALIVARY GLANDS

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SEROUS: PRODUCE WATERY FLUID WITH DIGESTIVE ENZYME SALIVARY AMYLASE
MUCOUS: SECRETE THICK MUCUS THAT BINDS FOOD PARTICLES AND LUBRICATES THEM DURING SWALLOWING

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COMPONENTS OF SALIVA THAT PROTECT MOUTH FROM MICROORGANISMS (3)

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IGA ANTIBODIES
LYSOZYMES
DEFENSINS

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MAIN CONTROLLER OF SALIVATION

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PARAYMPATHETIC DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

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WHERE ARE SALIVATORY NUCLEI LOCATED

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PONS AND MEDULLA OBLONGATA

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DRY MOUTH IS CALLED

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XEROSTOMIA

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BABY TEETH VS ADULT TEETH

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BABY (PRIMARY): DECIDUOUS TEETH
ADULT (SECONDARY): PERMANENT TEETH

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WHAT MAKES UP ENAMEL

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CALCIUM SALTS

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WHAT IS CHEWING CALLED

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MASTICATION

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WHAT IS SWALLOWING CALLED

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DEGLUTITION

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HYDROCHLORIC ACID

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PRODUCED BY PARIETAL CELLS OF GASTRIC GLANDS
ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT TO CONVERT PEPSINOGEN TO PEPSIN

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INTRINSIC FACTOR

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PRODUCED BY PARIETAL CELLS OF GASTRIC GLANDS
AIDS IN ABSORPTION OF VITAMIN B12

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MUCUS

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PRODUCED BY MUCOUS CELLS
PROVIDES ALKALINE, VSCOUS PROTECTIVE LAYER ON INSIDE OF STOMACH WALLS

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PEPSIN

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FORMED FROM PEPSINOGEN IN PRESENT OF HCL
PROTEIN-SPLITTING ENZYME THAT DIGESTS PROTEIN

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PEPSINOGEN

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PRODUCED BY CHIEF CELLS OF GASTRIC GLANDS
INACTIVE FORM OF PEPSIN

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GASTRIN

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VITAL FOR REGULATING STOMACH SECRETION AND MOTILITY
INCREASES HCL SECRETION
STIMULATES CONTRACTION AND MASS MOVEMENTS IN INTESTINES

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GASTRIC INHIBITORY PEPTIDE

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INHIBITS HCL PRODUCTION
STIMULATED INSULIN RELEASE FROM BETA CELLS OF PANCREAS

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MUCOSAL BARRIER

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STOMACH’S SELF PROTECTION AGAINST ACIDIC GASTRIC JUICES

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WHAT IS PRODUCED FROM DEGRADING FOODS

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CHYME

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ENTEROCYTES

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ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHIN THE VILLI

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GOBLET CELLS

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SECRETE MUCUS WHEN STIMUALTED BY CHYME

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ENTEROENDOCRINE CELLS

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PRODUCE SECRETIN AND CHOLECYSTOKININ

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PANETH CELLS

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RELEASE DEFENSINS, LYSOZYMES, AND OTHER ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

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HEPATOCYTES

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LIVER CELLS
ADJUST CIRCULATING LEVELS OF NUTRIENTS THROUGH SELECTIVE ABSORPTION/SECRETION

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WHERE IS BILE PRODUCED

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LIVER

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WHAT DOES THE LIVER STORE

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IRON, VITAMINS A/D/B12, AND GLYCOGEN

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BILE

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SECRETED FROM HEPATIC CELLS (LIVER) AND EMULSIFIES FATS

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BILIRUBIN

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PRIMARY BILE PIGMENT FROM BREAKDOWN OF RBC’S

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SECRETIN HORMONE

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STIMULATES PANCREAS TO SECRETE FLUID WITH HIGH BICARBONATE IONS

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CHOLECYSTOKININ HORMONE

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CAUSES GASTRIC GLANDS TO DECRETE SECRETIONS AND STOPS GASTRIC MOTILITY

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VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE

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STIMULATES SECRETIONS OF INTESTINAL GLANDS
STOPS STOMACH ACID PRODUCTION

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ENTEROCRININ HORMONE

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STIMULATES MUCIN PRODUCTION

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PANCREATIC AMYLASE DIGESTS ____

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CARBS

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PACREATIC LIPASE DIGEST ___

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FATS

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WHEN GASTRIC JUICE SECRETION IS STIMULATED, WHAT IS ALSO STIMULATED TO RELEASE SOMETHING

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PANCREAS RELEASES DIGESTIVE ENZYMES

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STOMACH PRODUCES ____ ION
PANCREAS PRODUCES ___ ION

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HCL
BICARBONATE

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