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Chapter 10 - Gastrointestinal System Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adventitia

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The muscular layer of the wall of the alimentary canal

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Absorptive cells

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Cells that produce digestive enzymes and absorbed digested food

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Alimentary canal

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The mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus

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Ampulla of vater

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Opening in the duodenum into which the common bile duct and pancreatic duct drains

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Anal canal

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The short tube at the end of the rectum that contains two circular sphincter (internal and external), which help regulate the passage of stool

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Anus

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The distal orifice of the alimentary canal, where stool passes from the body

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the appendix

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Ascending colon

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One of four portions of the colon; it extends upward from the cecum

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Bile

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A digestive enzyme produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder

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Carboxypeptidase

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A pancreatic enzyme that digests proteins

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Cecum

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The first part of the large intestine, into which the ileum opens.

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Chemical digestion

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Digestion of food by enzymes in the stomach and small bowel

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Chief cells

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Cells in the stomach mucosa that produce pepsinogen, an important enzyme in the digestion of food

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Cholecystitis

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Symptoms from cholelithiasis; also called gallbladder attack

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Cholecystokinin

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A hormone produced in the intestine that stimulates the production of pancreatic secretions and gallbladder contractions and inhibits gastric motility

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Cholelithiasis

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The presence of gallstones

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Chyme

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The name given to the substance that leaves the stomach once food is digested; it is a combination of all the eaten foods with added stomach acids

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Chymotrypsin

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A pancreatic enzyme that digests proteins

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Colon

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A portion of the gastrointestinal system extending from the small intestine to the rectum that maintains water balance by absorbing and excreting water; also called large intestine.

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Colonoscope

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A fiberoptic scope used in the visual examination of the colon

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Crypts

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Tubular glands located in the colon, which contain many mucus-producing goblet cells

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Cystic ducts

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The route through which the gallbladder releases bile

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Descending colon

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One of the four portions of the colon; it extends from the splenic flexure to the sigmoid colon

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Diaphragm

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Large dome-shaped muscle used for respiration that represents the boundary between the abdominal and the thoracic cavities

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Digestion

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The mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and the absorption of resulting nutrients by body’s cells.

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Digestive system

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The body system that carries out the process of mechanical and chemical digestion; also called the gastrointestinal system

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Disaccharidases

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Enzymes that break down sugars

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Diverticuli

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Weakened area (outpouchings) in the walls of the colon

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of the diverticuli

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Duodenojejunal flexure

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The sharp bend in the small intestine between duodenum and the Jejunum

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Duodenum

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The first of three secretions of the small intestine; it extends posterior from the stomach and forms a 180° arch within the retroperitoneal portion of the abdomen

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Endocrine cells

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Cells in the stomach mucosa that produce regulatory hormones

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Esophageal hiatus

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An opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes

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Esophageal sphincters

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To muscular rings (upper and lower) that regulate the movement of material into and out of the esophagus

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Esophagus

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A collapsible tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach; contractions of the muscle in the wall of the esophagus propel foods and liquid through it to the stomach

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Flatus

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Gas within the colon

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Fundus

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The bottom of a hollow organ. In the stomach, it is a portion that balloons superior to the cardiac portion to act as a temporary storage area

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Gallbladder

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A sac like organ located on the lower surface of the liver that acts as a reservoir for bile

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Gallstones

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Rigid stones formed by digestive enzyme within the gallbladder

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Gastric inhibitory peptides

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A hormone that inhibits both gastric secretion and motility

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Gastric pits

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Numerous pits in the stomach mucosa; also called invagination

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Gastrin

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A hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the stomach that increase stomach secretions as well as the rate of gastric emptying

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Gastritis

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Irritation of the stomach often caused by overproduction of stomach acid by the parietal cells

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Gastrointestinal (G.I.) system

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System composed of structures and organs involved in the consumption, digestion, and elimination of food; also called the digestive system or gastrointestinal tract

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Goblet cells

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Cells that produce a protective mucous lining

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Haustra

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Recesses in the colon caused by contractions of the teniae coli

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Heartburn

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Sensation often caused by the backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus; also called reflux esophagitis

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Hemorrhoidal plexus

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Large veins that line the inside of the anal canal

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Hemorrhoids

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Abnormal dilation of veins in the hemorrhoidal plexus

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Hepatic flexure

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The first turn (sharp left near the inferior boarder of the liver) in the large intestine at the end of the ascending colon and beginning of tranverse colon

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Hepatoportal system

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Specialized portion of the circulatory system that directs blood from stomach and intestine through the liver for processing

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Hiatal hernia

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A weakening in the esophageal hiatus that allows the stomach to move above the diaphragm and may result in acid reflux, causing heartburn

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Hydrochloric acid

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An acid produced by parietal cells in the stomach that aids in digestion

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Ileocecal junction

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The junction between the ileum and large intestine

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Intrinsic factors

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The chemical substance produced by the parietal cells in the stomach that is important in absorption of vitamin B12

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Invagination

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Numerous pits in the stomach mucosa; also called gastric pits

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Jejunum

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The middle portion of the small intestine; it has thicker walls and more folds than the other portions of the small intestine

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Lacteal

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A capillary and lymph channel contained in each villus

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Large intestine

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A portion of the gastrointestinal system that extends from the small intestine to the rectum and maintains water balance by absorbing and excreting water; also called colon.

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Lipases

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Pancreatic enzymes that break down fat

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Liver

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A large abdominal organ that lies in the right upper quadrant immediately below the diaphragm; it produces bile, stores glucose for immediate use by the body, and produces many substances that help regulate immune response

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Lumen

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The opening of a vessel

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Mastication

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Chewing

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