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A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 3) Flashcards

1
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How long is the esophagus?

A

25cm

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Esophagus

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Muscular, mucus-lined tube

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3
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What does the esophagus connect?

A

The pharynx with the stomach

- sphincters at both ends

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4
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What do peristaltic actions do?

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Pushes food to the stomach

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5
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What facilitates the passageway for food?

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Mucous secretion

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What happens to the esophagus when the food it not moving through?

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It collapses

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7
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Where is the stomach located?

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In upper abdominal cavity, under the diaphragm and liver

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8
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What is the stomach?

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A temporary ‘storage’ sac for chewed food

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9
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What begins in the stomach?

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Chemical digestion of proteins

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10
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When does the stomach expand?

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After a meal

- 1-1.5L capacity

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What are the 4 parts of the stomach?

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  1. Cardia
  2. Fundus
  3. Body
  4. Pylorus
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Cardia

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Collar-like region at junction with esophagus

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Fundus

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Enlarged portion to the left and above the opening of the esophagus into the stomach

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Body

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Central portion of the stomach

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Pylorus

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Lower part of the stomach

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16
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Lesser curvature

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Upper right curve of the stomach

17
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Greater curvature

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Lower left curve of the stomach

18
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What is the cardiac sphincter also known as?

A

The lower Esophageal Sphincter

19
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Cardiac sphincter

A

Ring of muscle at end of esophagus that prevents stomach contents from refluxing back into esophagus

20
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What causes hiatal hernia?

A

Weakening of ‘hiatus’

- opening in diaphragm for esophagus

21
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What happens to the end of the esophagus with hiatal hernia?

A

It can bulge

22
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What can part or all of the stomach do in hiatal hernia?

A

Bulge upwards

23
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What can hiatal hernia lead to?

24
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What does the pyloric sphincter control?

A

Emptying of stomach into the duodenum

25
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What are the 4 components of the stomach wall?

A
  1. Gastric mucosa*
  2. Gastric submucosa
  3. Gastric muscularis*
  4. Gastric serosa
26
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What does the gastric mucosa have?

A

Epithelial lining that has rugae marked by gastric pits

27
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Gastric glands

A

Secrete the majority of gastric juice

28
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Where are the gastric glands located?

A

Below the gastric pits

29
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What 3 things make up gastric juice?

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  1. Chief cells
  2. Parietal cells
  3. Endocrine cells
30
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What do chief cells secrete?

A

Enzymes of gastric juice

31
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What does parietal cells secrete?

A

HCl

  • instrinsic factors
  • B12
32
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What do endocrine cells secrete?

A

Hormones

  • gastrin
  • ghrelin

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