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Ch 17 Digestive System Flashcards

Exam 2

1
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Digestive system carries out what processes?
(hint: Id Die Apple Pie)

A

Id Die Apple Pie
mechanical, chemical, ingestion, propulsion, adsorption, defecation

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A system that includes the mouth, tongue, teeth, pharynx, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, small intestine, and large intestine.

A

Digestive System

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3
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Another name for gastrointestinal tract

A

Alimentary Canal

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4
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What is included in the alimentary Canal ?

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-Mouth
-Pharynx
-Esophagus
-Stomach
-Small intestine
-Large Intestine
-Anal canal(anus)
-rectum

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5
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What does the Mucosa membrane secret and absorb?

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ABSORB: Dietary nutrients
SECRETS: mucus, enzymes

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5
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What is included in the accessory organs?

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-Salivary Glands
-Pancreas
-Liver
-Gallbladder

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6
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What does the gallbladder store

A

Bile

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7
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lumen

A

The space inside structure, such as where blood is transported within a blood vessel

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8
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Describe the three stages in the swallowing mechanism

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1st stage(skeletal muscle)
Voluntary, mastication occurs, physical breakdown of foods
breakdown of Azucar
Bolus FORMED
2nd stage(skeletal muscle)
Involuntary, actual swallowing occurs
3rd Stage
involuntary bolus traveling down esophagus to stomach
NO enzymes are created here

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9
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Most nutrients are absorbed in the _____________

A

Small intestine

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10
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________ are rings that prevent food from going back

A

Sphincter

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11
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which nervous system action influences the INCREASE of the digestive system

A

PARA sympathetic

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12
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What does the Bicarbonate secretion do in the pancreas

A

It makes the acidic content coming from the stomach neutral

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13
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What is the pancreatic juice made of?

A

Trypsin
Lipase
Amylase
Bicarbonate?

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14
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What is the function of the serosa layer?

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To reduce friction

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15
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Describe the differences between peristalsis and segmentation

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Peristalses moves in one direction, while segmentation creates a churning motion for the mixture of contents “back/foward movement”

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16
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What is the function of the digestive enzymes & ions each pancreatic juice?
(Anne Smiles Gladly Daily
Lilly Tries but Frowns
Thomas Poops
+1more)

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Amylase-breakdown of Starch (CARBS)
Lipase- breakdown of triglycerides fats
Trypsin- The break down of PROTEINS
ANNNNND
Bicarbonate ion- neutralize stomach acid thats on the chyme

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16
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the nasopharynx is ___ part of the digestive system

A

NOT

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17
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The ____ MAKES bile while the ______ STORES bile

A

Liver; gallbladder

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18
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Bile is an enzyme
True or False

A

FALSE

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19
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The _____ is the largest salivary gland

A

PARO - TID

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20
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_____ is the outermost layer

A

SER O SA

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21
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Teeth is not part of the skeletal system
True or False

A

TRUE

22
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The first teeth during childhood are called

A

Primary or deciduous (20 count)

23
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The new pair of teeth you get after milk teeth is called?

A

Secondary(permanent) teeth

24
Q

What is not part of the gastrointestinal system?

A

LIVER

25
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______ is the conical projection from posterior soft palate

A

uvula

  • basically uvula is right at the end tip of the soft palate, the soft palates extension*
26
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The transport of digested food into the blood of lymph is ________

A

Absorption

27
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_________ system ingests food, propels food, mechanically and chemically breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and defecates the remainder

A

DIGESTIVE
DUHHH

28
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what are the functions of the large intestine?

A

ABSORPTION of
water
Electrolytes
vitamins

29
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Define Deamination

A

major step in extracting energy from proteins

30
Q

_______ is the boundary between the skinof the face and the mucous membrane inside the mouth

A

LIPS yall
lips yall

31
Q

The # of teeth in the moth is called?

A

Dentition

32
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2 types of salivary SECRETIONS their function, are they a digestive enzyme, and characteristic

A

Salivary SECEREtions
Serous CELLS
salivary amylase
DIGESTIVE ENZYME (breaks down sugars)
is watery

Mucous CELLS
Binds foods + lubricates
mucus
NOT digestive enzyme

33
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What parts in the oral cavity move ,close, ect. describe them pwease 0w0 in stage 2 which is swallowing

A

soft palate + uvula RISEgo up
Why? so no food goes into the nasal cavity
Hyphiod bone + larynx rise = epiglottis flap to close
why? No food into the trachea

34
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__________ completes the breakdown of food, performs complete absorption

a. Small intestine b. large intestine

A

SMALL intestine

35
Q

The ______ is a thick, muscular organ that occupies the floor of the mouth and nearly fits the oral cavity

A

TOnGUE

The tongue literally takes up the whole space of the oral cavity doyy

36
Q

The pharynx is commonly known as the

A

Throat

37
Q

Which of the pharyngeal regions serve as part of the digestive passageway?
A) Laryngopharynx
B) Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
C) Nasopharynx and oropharynx
D) Oropharynx
E) Oropharynx and laryngopharynx

A

OROpharynx & LARYNGOpharynx

nasal no bc it for breathing.. we ARENZT breathing food

38
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What is the role of the laryngopharynx

A

TRANSPORTATION\
from esophagus to esophagus

39
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What is the role of the oropharynx?

A

SWAlloWING & Prevention of entering other cavaties

nono to nasal cavity
nono to the entrance into the trachea

40
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Name the three sphincters present and location on role

A

Cardiac Sphincter
keeps stomach stuff from coming back into esophagus
Pyloric Sphincter
join stomach to duodenum, keep duodenum stuff from going back to stomach
———-

41
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-mixes food with gastric juice
-digestion of proteins
-limited absorption
What organ has all these functions?

A

the Stomach

42
Q

What are the names to the parts of the stomach
Candy Finds Boys Poopy

A

(Superioir)Cardia
Fundus
Body
(inferiori)Pylorus

43
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What are the four types of secretory cells found in the mixture of gastric juice?
Mami Cocina Pollo Entero

A

Mucus Neck
Chief
Parietal
Enteroendocrine
Mami Cocina Pollo Entero

44
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What is the function of the small intestine?

A

BREAK DOWN, ABSORB nutrients, EXCRETE

45
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Describe the secretion and function of Parietal Cells

A

secretes hyDROcholric acid(aka missing thing to ACTIVATE the pepsinogen to turn into PEPSIN)
FUNC? keeps the acid environment in the stomach

46
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Describe the secretion and function of ENTERODOCRINE CELLS

A

secretion of Chemical messengers
FUNC? the hormones and messengers get to have control over digestive processes

47
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Describe the secretion and function of mucus neck cells in the gastric juice

A

Mucus secretion
FUNC? Protect stomach from STOMACH acidity

48
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Describe the secretion and function of CHIEF CELLS

A

Pepsinogen secretion(which is inactive from of real deal pepsin)
fun? just there waiting for activation

49
Q

wtf does pepsin do?

A

its an enzyme that breakdown proteins
Proteins —->Polypeptides

50
Q

What controls the stomach?

A

-Brain (thought of food or getting food)
-stomach(when food ENTERS stomach)
-small intestine (When food leaves the stomach & starts entering small intestine)

51
Q

the layers of the wall of the digestive tract in order, starting with the innermost (deepest) layer at the top.
a. mucosa b. serosa c. submucosa

A

Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa

52
Q

Folds in some areas to increase surface areas
Which best describes which layer of the alimentary wall is this?
a. mucosa b. serosa c. submucosa

A

Mucosa

53
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movement of the tube
Which best describes which layer of the alimentary wall is this?
a. mucosa b. serosa c. submucosa

A

Muscularis

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55
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