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OPTM 5003 - Gross Anatomy > Digestive > Flashcards

Digestive Flashcards

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Peristalsis

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Muscular contractions

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Motility

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Muscular contractions that break up food, mix it with enzymes and move it along; dependent upon physical activity

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What does the digestive system secrete?

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Digestive enzymes and hormones

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How do we absorb nutrients?

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Via membrane transport

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Mucosa Layer

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Innermost epithelial Layer

Faces the lumen

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Submucosa Layer

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Matrix of fibrous connective tissue embedded with circulatory vessels and billions of neurons
Similar to Skin

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Muscularis Layer

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Circular, longitudinal smooth muscle

Where peristalsis begins

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Serosa Layer

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Connective outer support
Also known as visceral peritoneum
Keeps the alimentary canal in place

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Serous Membranes

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Epithelial with connective support

Secrete lubricating fluids

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Peritoneum

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Serous Membrane
Single Layer (visceral/parietal)
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Retroperitoneum

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Structures deep to the peritoneum

Not technically within the abdominal cavity

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Mesentery

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Serous Membrane

Double Layer; Neurovascular

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How long is the alimentary canal?

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~25 ft long

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How long does it take for food to fully digest?

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24 to 48 hours

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Infection of the Peritoneum

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Death within 24 to 48 hours

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Nasopharynx

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Area of the upper throat that lies behind the nose

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Nasal Mucosa

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Remove dust and pathogens from the air as it enters through the nose

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Nasal Septum

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Divides nasal cavity into two

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Nasal Conchae

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Also known as turbinates; direct air toward the olfactory epithelium

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Tonsils

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Lymph nodes with the nasopharynx

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Auditory (Eustacean) tube

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Links the nasopharynx to the middle ear

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Hard Palate

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Hard part of the roof of the mouth

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Soft Palate

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Fleshy extension of the hard palate, stops food/liquids from entering the nasopharynx

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Uvula

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Dangly thing at the back of the mouth

Causes a gag reflex when stimulated

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Epiglottis

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Stops food/liquids from entering the wind pipe when you swallow

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Vocal Cords

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Vibrate during phonation to create sound

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Cardiac Sphincter

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Food must pass through this in order to go from esophagus to stomach

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Esophagus

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Foods/fluids pass through this via peristalsis

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Salivary Glands

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Under mucous membrane of mouth, lips, cheeks and tongue

Secrete salivary amylase

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Salivary Amylase

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Enzyme secreted by the salivary glands for breaking down food

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How are extrinsic glands connected to the oral cavity?

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Via the parotid, submandibular and sublingual ducts

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Esophagus

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Muscular tube between the oropharynx and stomach

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Where does the esophagus pass through the diaphragm?

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At the esophageal hiatus

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Function of the Stomach

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Mechanically breaks up, liquifies and chemically digests food, proteins and fats

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What is the soupy mixture that the stomach creates called?

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Chyme

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What enzymes does the stomach secrete?

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HCl and proteolytic enzymes

Mucous protects stomach lining from these

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What does the stomach absorb?

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Aspirin, lipid-soluble drugs and alcohol

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What doesn’t the stomach absorb?

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Nutrients or water

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What is the volume of the stomach?

40
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What is Heartburn?

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Also known as GERD

When acid touches the cardiac sphincter

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What causes GERD?

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Over-eating
Overproduction of acids
Hernia’s

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How does chyme enter the duodenum?

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Through the pyloric sphincter

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Define an ulcer

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Erosion of epithelial tissue

Painful and often bleeds

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Peptic Ulcer

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Erosion of Alimentary Mucosa
Irritation by NSAIDS
Esophageal, Gastric and Duodenal

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NSAIDS

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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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Gastritis

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Inflamed mucosa

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Bleeding ulcer

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Erosion to submucosa

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Perforating peptic ulcer

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Erosion through all four layers

Leads too peritonitis and sepsis

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Helicobacter pylori

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Associated with gastric ulcers and cancer which can be cured with antibiotics
50% global incidence; 85% assymptomatic

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Gastroenteritis causes

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Bacterial or Viral
Toxins like Ciguatera
Oral-fecal transmission

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Gastroenteritis Symptoms

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Diarrhea and vomiting

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Gastroenteritis treatment

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Hydration and antimotility drugs

Antibiotics like Cipro

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Duodenum

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First 8 inches of small intestine

Receives ducts from Pancreas and Gall Bladder

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Liver gross anatomy

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3 lb organ located inferiorly to the diaphragm
4 lobes
Gall bladder adheres to dorsal surface

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Liver functions

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Bile and plasma protein production
Detox
Metabolism
Nutrient Conversion
Stores glycogen, vitamins and minerals
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Where is bile stored?

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In the Gall Bladder

~500-1000mL secreted by liver daily

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of liver from drugs, toxins, infections or trauma

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Cirrhosis

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Scarring due to chronic inflammation of the liver

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Jaundice

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Bile pigments released into blood resulting in yellow skin/sclera
Side effect of hepatitis

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Juvenile Jaundice

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Temporary liver dysfunction at birth

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Hepatic Portal System

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Drains into the liver resulting in all nutrients passing through the liver before going to the heart
Venous return from gastrointestinal tract

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First Pass Effect

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Because enteric drugs must pass through the liver they end up being metabolized quickly

Can be bypassed

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Gall Bladder and Bile

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10cm Long sac on the underside of the liver
Stores and concentrates bile
Gives color to excrement

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Bile composition

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Minerals, bile acids(salts) and pigments(bilirubin), cholesterol and phospholipids

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Color of Bile

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Yellow green

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How is bilirubin made?

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From hemoglobin breakdown

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Function of Bile salts/acids

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Emulsify fats and aid in their digestion

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Pancreas

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Retroperitoneal gland posterior to stomach and adjacent to Duodenum

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Pancreatic Endocrine function

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Secretes insulin and glucagon into blood

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Pancreatic exocrine function

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Secretes 1500 mL pancreatic juice into duodenum/day

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Composition of pancreatic juice

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water, enzymes, zymogens and sodium bicarbonate

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Pancreatic Duct

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Runs the length of the pancreas to open into duodenum

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Retinopathy

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Damage to eye vessels due to long term diabetes

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Difference between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

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Type 1 is genetic while Type 2 is acquired as a result of a bad diet

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3 parts of the small intestine and length of each part

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Duodenum (10 inches)
Jejunum (8 ft - upper abdomen)
Ileum (12ft - lower abdomen)

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Where does the small intestine end?

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At the ileocecal junction with the cecum

77
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How does the small intestine have such large surface area?

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Villi (1 mm tall) and Microvilli (1 micron tall)

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Function of villi

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Contain blood vessels and lymphatics for nutrient absorption

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Function of the small intestine

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Duodenum: retroperitoneal - receives stomach acids, pancreatic juice and bile
Jejunum and Ileum - add water and enzymes resulting in digestion and uptake of nutrients

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6 parts of the large intestine

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Cecum and appendix
Ascending colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
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What ends up in the large intestine?

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Indigestibles

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Constipation

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Colon transit time too slow, too much water absorbed

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Diarrhea

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Colonic transit time too fast, not enough water absorbed

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Motility in the colon

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Ambulation critical (gotta walk)
Fiber important
Inhibited by opiates (stops motility)
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Function of the large intestine

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Remove as much water as possible and leave the salts behind

86
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Define Dysentery

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Pathogenic inflammation of the colon

87
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What can cause dysentery?

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Viruses, bacteria and parasites (amoebic)

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Symptoms of dysentery

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Severe diarrhea, fever, cramps and vomiting

Dehydration is major complication

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Dysentery treatment

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Cipro, Flagyl, IV fluids and antimotility drugs

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Define cholera

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Bacterial infection of the small intestine

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Define Inflammatory Bowel

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Chronic inflammation of small intestine and colon (autoimmune)

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Examples of Inflammatory Bowel

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Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Ischemic Bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Coeliac Disease (gluten sensitivity)
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Diverticulosis

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Outpouchings of colon wall (inflammation)

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Appendix

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Attached to cecum

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Omentum

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Serous Membrane
4 Layers; Support
Double of the mesentery

OPTM 5003 - Gross Anatomy (7 decks)

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