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Accessory Digestive Organs Flashcards

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____ and ____ Embryological outgrowths of primitive gut; Function as accessory digestive organs

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Liver and pancreas

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____ is largest gland & internal organ—divided into 4 lobes (L, R, caudate, & quadrate)

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Liver

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Detoxification of metabolic waste (e.g., deamination of AA’s urea)•Metabolism & detoxification of drugs & toxins (e.g., alcohol, abx)•Destruction of senescent rbc’s•Recycling of Hb via synthesis & secretion of bile•Synthesis of plasma proteins (clotting factors, albumin, lipoproteins)•Miscellaneous metabolic functions (e.g., glycogen synthesis & storage, gluconeogenesis) are the main functions of the _____

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Liver

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External surface of liver covered by a ____ called ______

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connective tissue capsule; Glisson’s capsule

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Monosaccharides & AA’s from digestion enter liver via ____; carries 75-80% of body’s deoxygenated blood to liver; also carries potentially toxic compounds absorbed from diet to liver to be conjugated or detoxified

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hepatic portal V

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Oxygenated blood supplied to liver by

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hepatic A

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hepatic A is a branch of

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celiac trunk

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hepatic A turn into _____ in hepatic lobules

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portal Aa

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Carries only ~20-25% of blood to liver; mixes with unoxygenated blood from portal V to perfuse liver cells

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portal Aa

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10
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T/F: Liver is a nutrient rich, but O2 poor environment

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True

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11
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Venous drainage of lobules via _____ which empties into ____

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central Vv; hepatic V

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liver cells are called

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hepatocytes

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Most _____ diploid, but some polyploid &/or binucleate

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hepatocytes

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Contain large #’s of cytoplasmic granules (rER & lysosomal products) & storage products

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hepatocytes

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Aging hepatocytes accumulate brown pigment called

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lipofuscin

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16
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Individual hepatocytes polygonal, arranged in anastomosing _____

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cords

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Individual hepatocytes polygonal, arranged in anastomosing cords paralleled by ________

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venous sinusoids

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Sinusoids lined by ________ cells, a discontinuous endothelium, with gaps between endothelial cells

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sinusoidal lining cells

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Between sinusoidal lining cells & hepatocytes is ______ continuous with lymphatics

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space of Disse(= perisinusoidal space)

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Hepatic cords & sinusoids supported by ____ fibers

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reticulin (type III collagen)

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Within sinusoids & space of Disse are phagocytic _____

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Kupffer cells (Mφ)

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Occasional _____ between hepatocytes—fat-storing cells containing lipid droplets, used for Vit A & D storage

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Ito cells

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23
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Cords of hepatocytes arranged in ____

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lobules

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24
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Classic lobule is arranged based on _____

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blood flow

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Classic lobule—based on blood flow; roughly hexagonal, with ____ in middle of lobule

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central V (= centrilobular V, terminal hepatic venule)

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26
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Outer margin of each lobule delimited by _____

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thin, connective tissue septum

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27
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______ are located at each “corner”, contain portal A, V, L, & bile duct

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Portal tracts/ triads

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What do the portal tracts contain?

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portal A, V, L and bile duct

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Blood enters from _____, percolates through sinusoids of lobule, drains via _____

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portal tracts; central V

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triangular area; based on bile flow (opposite to blood flow)

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Portal lobule

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31
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Portal lobule is based on _____

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Bile flow

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32
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_____ has portal triad in center and central veins at corners

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portal lobule

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33
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diamond–shaped region between neighboring central Vv

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Acinus

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34
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In Acinus lobule organization, _____ located along longitudinal axis, with ______ at sides

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Central Vv; portal tracts

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35
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Combines aspects of blood flow, oxygenation, metabolism & pathology

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Acinus organization of liver lobules

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T/F: Hepatocytes in different zones of acinus lobules have different metabolic environments

37
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Zone of acinus lobule organization of liver closest to portal tract, receives mostoxygenated blood;also most susceptible to toxic injury

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Zone 1—(perilobular zone = periportal)

38
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Zone of acinus lobule organization of liver that is the intermediate zone

39
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Zone of acinus lobule organization of liver furthest from portal tract, closest to central VReceives least oxygenated blood; most susceptible to ischemic injury

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Zone 3—(centrolobular zone)

40
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Liver functions in detoxification or metabolism of various drugs, toxins, metabolites (e.g., ethanol, pesticides, & carcinogens) via _______ , or ________

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microsomal mixed function oxidase system of sER; peroxidases of peroxisomes (P450 system)

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A common sequela to repeated insults or chronic disease is _____•Characterized by hepatic degeneration & necrosis, followed by fibrosis & nodular regeneration

42
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associated with cirrhosis (due to fibrosis, blockage of blood flow)

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Portal hypertension

43
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T/F: Liver has ability to regenerate

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Liver has ability to regenerate

44
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Is liver an endocrine or exocrine gland?

45
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____ (Endocrine/Exocrine) functions of _____ (organ) include Synthesis of plasma proteins (e.g., fibrinogen, urea, albumin, prothrombin)–Synthesis of glucose–Gluconeogenesis (from non-carbohydrate sources, e.g., AA’s & lipids)–Storage & release of glycogen, lipids & lipoproteins–Vit A & D storage

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Endocrine; liver

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Exocrine (secretory) function of liver is _____ synthesis

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bile synthesis

47
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___ is emulsifying agent, facilitates hydrolysis of lipids by pancreatic lipases

48
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Adult human liver secretes ____ bile/ day

49
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Bile flow from liver ↑ by hormones such as _____ from enteroendocrine (APUD) cells

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secretin, CCK, & gastrin from enteroendocrine cells

50
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Bile synthesized by _____ & secreted into network of ______

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hepatocytes; bile canaliculi

51
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Small canals between hepatocytes, formed by grooves in plasma membranes of adjacent cells

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bile canaliculi

52
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Direction of bile flow ______ to blood flow, from canaliculi, in series of progressively larger ducts

53
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What ducts are seen in portal triads in liver?

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Bile ducts

54
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What ducts are larger and scattered throughout parenchyma?

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Intrahepatic ducts

55
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Bile eventually enters duodenum at ______ following period of storage & modification in ______

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major duodenal papilla; gallbladder

56
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Muscular sac located in depression along surface of liver•Used to store & concentrate bile; volume ~100 ml

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Gallbladder

57
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Gallbladder is lined by _____ epithelium with _____ used for resorption of water

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simple columnar epithelium; apical microvilli

58
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Gallbladder lacks what layer?

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Muscularis mucosae

59
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Lamina propria of gallbladder is highly folded with occasional ________

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tubuloalveolar mucus glands

60
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______ stimulates contraction of gallbladder

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CCK (cholecystokinin)

61
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Water, ions, electrolytes, cholesterol + phospholipids (= lecithin), bile acids (= bile salts) & bile pigments are the components of ____

62
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____is best known bile pigment—non-sol breakdown product of Hb

63
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water-soluble form of bilirubin, conjugated with glucuronide

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Bilirubin glucuronide

64
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Failure to absorb bilirubin or failure to conjugate it & secrete glucuronide => accumulation of bile pigments & ____

65
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Supersaturation of bile => ____ which are primarily cholesterol and calcium salts

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gallstones (biliary calculi, cholelithiasis)

66
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Obstruction of bile ducts (choledocolithiasis) =>____ or _____ if severe

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bile stasis, or jaundice (icterus)

67
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Chronic inflammation of gallbladder =>

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cholecystitis

68
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Following Sx, unable to concentrate bile; need to limit ingestion of ____

69
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Highly lobulated gland with thin, connective tissue capsule, located in bend of duodenum

70
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Embryological outgrowth of primitive gut•Both exocrine & endocrine components—

71
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Ductless endocrine pancreatic tissue located in ___

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islets of Langerhans

72
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Most of pancreas is _____ —a compound, acinar, serous gland•

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exocrine (i.e., with ducts)

73
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(Pancreas) Densely packed serous _____ contain pyramidal secretory cells surrounding a central lumen (duct)

74
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Acinar cells of pancreas contain ______ like trypsinogen, amylase, and lipase

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zymogen granules (inactive enzyme precursors)

75
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Trypsin & chymotrypsin are ____

76
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amylase breaks down

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carbohydrates

77
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lipases digest ____

78
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Trypsin, chymotrypsin, amylase, and lipases Empty into ____(add bicarbonate & water to pancreatic sections; neutralize acidic chyme from stomach => optimal pH for pancreatic enzymes)

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intercalated ducts

79
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Duct cells that form beginning of intercalated duct sometimes visible in center of acini, called _____

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centro-acinar cells

80
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Intercalated ducts empty into larger ____

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intralobular ducts

81
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intralobular ducts empty into larger _____

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interlobular (=extralobular) ducts

82
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Pancreatic secretions enter duodenum via ______ at ______

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pancreatic duct at major duodenal papilla

83
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Principle regulators of exocrine pancreas— _______

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polypeptide hormones secreted by enteroendocrine (APUD) cells

84
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secreted by “G” cells of pyloric stomach; stimulates secretion of pancreatic fluid

85
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secreted by “S” cells; stimulates secretion of bicarbonate by cells of intercalated ducts

86
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secreted by “I” cells, stimulates acinar cells to secrete zymogens

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CCK (cholecystokinin = pancreozymin)

87
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converts trypsinogen trypsin (within small intestine), which converts chymotrypsinogen chymotrypsin (digests proteins)Cascade rxn prevents pancreas from digesting itself

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enterokinase

88
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autodigestion of pancreas brought on by alcoholism•Cascade rxn breaks down =>Premature conversion of chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin & autolysis•Severe, acute ____ can be fatal within hours

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Pancreatitis

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