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What are the functions of the digestive system?

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digestion, absorption, defecation

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hollow muscular tubes found in our digestive system

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GIT or alimentary canal

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2 parts of the digestive system

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Accessory digestive organs and GIT

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This assist the alimentary canal in digestion

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Accessory Digestive Organs

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What are the parts of the accessory digestive organs (6)

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salivary glands, tongue, teeth/dentes, pancreas, liver, gallbladder

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Other name for teeth

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dentes

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This is the floor of the mouth

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Tongue

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The salivary gland does what in the mouth

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it secretes saliva in buccal cavity or mouth

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Extrinsic muscle movements of tongue

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side to side : in and out

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How many percent is the H2O in our saliva?

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99.5%

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Immunoglobulin from our saliva came from what cells

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B cells

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What are the components of our saliva? (3)

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H2O, IgA, Solutes

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This comprises of at least ~0.5% of our saliva

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Solutes

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amount of the normal salivary production

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1000mL - 1500mL

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diff glands seen in our salivary gland (3)

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parotid, submandibular,sublingual

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What type of protein seen in our saliva that is responsible for digesting starch

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Salivary amylase or ptyalin

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What type of protein seen in our saliva that is responsible for bolus formation in our outh

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Mucin

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What type of salivary secretion secretes ptyalin for starch digestion in our mouth

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serous secretion

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What type of salivary secretion secretes mucin for bolus formation in our mouth

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Mucus secretion

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This is also known as the largest gland

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parotid gland

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Pt presents with swollen face located ant & inf to the ears: bet skin & masseter, what will be your suspected gland that may be affected

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Parotid gland

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This gland is seen superior to the submandibular gland

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sublingual gland

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This is the gland found inside our moth that is controlled by the ANS

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Salivary gland

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What movements does the intrinsice tongue mm do?

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alter shape of tongue

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This gland is seen in the post. part of the floor of the mouth
Submandibular Gland
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This is also known as our taste receptors
taste buds
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Our teeth comprises of 2 sets
deciduous teeth and permanent teeth
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This are the 1st teeth to erupt:
lower central incisors
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At what age do we expect our lower central incisors to erupt?
@ 6 mos
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all of These teeth are lost @ 6-12mos
Deciduous Teeth
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It has a total of 32 teeth
permanent teeth
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This is B an exocrine & endocrine gland
Pancreas
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It has a total of 20 teeth
Deciduous Teeth
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This type of gland is responsible for producing enzymes
Exocrine gland
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This type of gland is responsible for producing hormones
Endocrine gland
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N amount of pancreatic juices
1200 - 1500mL
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Pancreas produces this enzyme to digest carbohydrates
pancreatic amylase
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Pancreas produces this enzyme to digest proteins
trypsinogen (inactive) --> trypsin (active)
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In general, this is the enzyme that digests starch or carbohydrates
Amylase
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Trypsinogen is an inactive protein digestive enzyme found in the pancreas that is activated in the form of ____ via ____. This process is also known as ____.
- Trypsin via brush border villi - enterokinase
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In enterokinase, what enzyme is being activated forming trypsin
Trypsinogen
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What will happen if trypsinogen became active in the pancreas?
Pancreatitis
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Pancreas produces this enzyme to digest triglyceride
pancreatic lipase
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This is passageway of pancreatic juice
duct of wirsung or pancreatic duct
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This is the smaller pancreatic duct
duct of santorini
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the larger pancreatic duct comprises the (1) ____ + (2) ____ forming the (3) ____ ampulla that is controlled by a sphincter called as (4) ____, which serves as a passageway towards the small intestine specifically in the (5) _____ to allow enterokinase via (6) _____
1. LPD- larger pancreatic duct 2. CBD- common bile duct 3. Hepatopancreatic ampulla 4. Sphincter of odi 5. duodenum 6. brush border villi
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What are the criteria to allow relaxation of sphincter of ODI?
release of cholecystokinin --> peristaltic wave in the CBD - when bile pass through --> intestinal wave
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The liver is characterized as the ____ gland
heaviest gland
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What is the largest organ
Skin
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It is the 2nd largest organ
Liver
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This the functional unit of the liver
lobule
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These are the cells found in the liver responsible for bile production
hepatocytes
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What is the N amount of bile
800-1000mL
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What are the substances seen in our bile (4)
H2O, bile salts, cholesterol, bile
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This is the yellow-olive green fluid like that is made and released by the liver
Bile
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This is the passageway of bile in the liver
hepatic duct
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Other name for bile salts
lecithin
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This serves as a storage for bile
gallbladder
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insufficient bile salts or excessive cholesterol may lead to
gallstones
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Where is the gallbladder located?
Inf to the liver
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It is the passageway of bile in the gallbladder
cystic duct
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These 2 ducts forms the common bile duct
Cystic duct & common hepatic duct
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R and L hepatic duct forms what duct?
common hepatic duct
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What enzyme digests fiber?
none

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