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Digestive Flashcards

1
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Functions of digestive system

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Ingestion and mastication
Propulsion and mixing
Digestion and secretion
Absorption
Elimination

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2
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Consumption of solid or liquid food usually through the mouth.

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Ingestion

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3
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chewing

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Mastication

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4
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the movement of food form
one end of the digestive tract to the other.

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Propulsion

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5
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the movement of food back and
forth in the digestive tract.

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Mixing

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6
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is the breakdown of large
organic molecules into smaller
molecules.

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Digestion

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7
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the addition of
liquid, enzymes and mucus to the ingested food.

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Secretion

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8
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Digestion occurs through

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Mechanical anc chemical

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9
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Removal of the undigested material such as fiber from food, and other waste
products from the body as feces

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Elimination

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10
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Movement of molecules out of the digestive tract into the blood or lymphatic
system.

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Absorption

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11
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Consist digestive/gastrointestinal tract and associated organs

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Anatomy of digestive system

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12
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Serous membrane that lines the Peritoneal cavity

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Peritoneum

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13
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TUNICS/LAYERS OF THE GI TRACT

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Serosa
Muscularis (outer layer)
Muscularis (inner layer)
Submucosa
Mucosa
Mesentry

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14
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Visceral peritoneum / adventitia

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Serosa

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15
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Longitudinal smooth muscle

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Muscularis (outer layter)

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16
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Circular smooth muscle

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Muscularis (inner layer)

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17
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Blood and lymphatic
vessels and plexus

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submucosa

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18
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Types of mucosa

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1.Mucous epithelium
2.Lamina propria
3.Muscularis mucosae

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19
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the serosa on each side of the tube fuses together to form a suspensory structure

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Mesentry

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20
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the serosa on each side of the tube fuses
together to form a

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Suspensory structure

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21
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General term referring to serous membranes attached to the
abdominal organs.

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Mesentry

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22
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Types of mesentry

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Mesentry proper
Lesser omentum
Greater omentum

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23
Q

Associated with small
intestine

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Mesentry proper

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24
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connects the lesser
curvature of the stomach to the liver and diaphragm

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Lesser omentum

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25
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connects the greater
curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon
and posterior body wall

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Greater omentum

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26
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Oral cavity divided into 2 regions

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1) space between the lips or cheeks and the teeth (2) oral cavity proper
which lies inside the teeth and houses the tongue

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27
Q

important in
the process of
mastication.

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Lips and cheeks

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28
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large
muscular organ that
occupies most of the
oral cavity

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Tongue

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29
Q

the teeth of an adult is called

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Secondary/Permanent (32)

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30
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Childhood teeth

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primary /deciduous (20)

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31
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The bulk of the tooth is formed by living cellular calcified tissue called

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Dentin

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32
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The dentin is covered by ___ in the crown region.

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enamel

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33
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contains
pulp which consist of blood vessels.

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Pulp cavity

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34
Q

Each teach is held in place within
pockets in the bone called

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Alveoli

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35
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alveoli are covered by

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Gingiva
Gums

36
Q

forms the roof of the oral cavity that separates the oral from nasal cavity.

37
Q

Palate consist of 2 parts

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Hard and soft palate

38
Q

anterior part that contains the
bone

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Hard palate

39
Q

posterior parts and contains
skeletal muscle and connective tissue.

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Soft palate

40
Q

the posterior extension of the soft plate

41
Q

produce saliva and regulated primarily by Autonomic
nervous system with parasympathetic stimulation.

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salivary glands

42
Q

Salivary gland has

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Parotid gland
Submandibular
Sublingual glands

43
Q

serous gland
located just anterior to each ear.

A

Parotid glands

44
Q

enter the oral cavity
through the 2nd upper molar

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Parotid ducts

45
Q

located below
the mandible. Produce more serous than mucous secretions

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Submandibular

46
Q

smallest gland
and produce mainly mucous
secretions

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Sublingual glands

47
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Salivia daily

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0.5 - 1.5 L

48
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Saliva is a mixture of

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Serous (watery)
Mucous fluids

49
Q

contains mucin that is stimulated
by sympathetic

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Mucous fluids

50
Q

which food is crushed and mixed with saliva to form a bolus for swallowing Increases efficiency of digestion

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Mastication or chewing

51
Q

connects the mouth to the
esophagus.

52
Q

Thre parts of pharynx

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Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx

53
Q

moist stratified squamous epithelium, that extends from the pharynx to the stomach.

54
Q

25 cm long and lies anterior to the vertebrae and posterior to the trachea

55
Q

muscular hollow organ which temporarily stores ingested food and
continue the process of mechanical digestion.

56
Q

Made up of simple columnar epithelium. It
has a ‘J’ shape, and features a lesser and greater curvature.

57
Q

The stomach has four major
regions:

A

cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus.

58
Q

produce a churning action in
the stomach.

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Muscularis layer

59
Q

semifluid mixture of food and gastric secretions

60
Q

Stomach secretions (2 L) of the Gastric glands include four substances.

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Hydrochloric acid
Pepsin
Mucus
Intrinsic factor

61
Q

Inactive form of pepsin

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Pepsinogen

62
Q

kills microorganism and activates the enzyme,
pepsin (produced by parietal cells)

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Hydrochloric acid

63
Q

breaks covalent bond of proteins
to from smaller peptide chains (produced by chief cells)

64
Q

lubricates the epithelial cells of the stomach wall (mucous
neck cells & surface mucous cells)

65
Q

binds with vit b12 and makes its more readily absorbed
in the small intestine (produced by parietal cells)

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Intrinsic factor

66
Q

hormones produced by stomach and small intestine

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Hormone mechanisms

67
Q

Nervous

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CNS reflex– medulla oblongata and Local reflex – enteric plexus in
the wall of GT

68
Q

3 phase of Stomach secretion

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Cephalic phase
Gastric phase
Intestinal phase phase

69
Q

brain phase of the stomach
secretions.

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Cephalic phase

70
Q

produces the greatest
volume of gastric secretions.
Activated by the presence of
food in the stomach.

A

Gastric phase

71
Q

inhibits gastric secretions. of food in the stomach. It is controlled by the entrance of acidic chyme into the duodenum, which initiates
both neural and hormonal
mechanisms

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Intestinal phase

72
Q

Movement in the stomach

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Mixing and peristaltic wave

73
Q

weak
contractions

A

Mixing waves

74
Q

strong
contractions

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Peristaltic waves

75
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major function is absorption of nutrient. It is about 6 m long and consist of three parts.

A

Small intestine

76
Q

Three parts of small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunu
Ileum

77
Q

smallest section (25 cm long)
- described as a C-shaped located
below the stomach that surrounds
the pancreas

78
Q

-2.5 m long that absorb sugars,
amino acids, and fatty acids.

79
Q

longest part (3.5 m long)
It absorbs any final nutrients, with major
absorptive products being vitamin B12 and
bile acids.

80
Q

small aggregates
of lymphatic tissue found in the
mucosa of the ileum

A

Peyer’s patches

81
Q

The mucosa and submucosa form a series of

A

Circular folds

82
Q

Tiny, fingerlike projections of the
mucosa form numerous ___, which
are 0.5–1.5 mm long

83
Q

Each villus is covered by simple
columnar epithelium. numerous
cytoplasmic extensions,
called

A

Microvilli

84
Q

retroperitoneal and posterior to the stomach

85
Q

composed of both endocrine and exocrine tissues

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