Digestive 3 Flashcards

1
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Contains lymphatic tissue and plays a minor role in immunological defense

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Vermiform appendix

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2
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When mucous lining of the appendix becomes inflamed

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Appendicitis

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3
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Large, moist, slippery sheet of serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

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Peritoneum

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4
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Small space between the parietal and visceral layers

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Peritoneal space

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5
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An extension between the parietal and visceral years of the paratonia is shaped like a giant pleaded fan

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Mesentery

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6
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Hey parsley extension of the visceral paratonia him from the lower edge of the stomach, part of the Judaism, in the transverse colon

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Greater omentum

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7
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Material that does not permit passage of x rays

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Radiopaque

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8
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Specialized protein molecules that act as catalysts

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Enzymes

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9
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Fat digestion enzyme

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Lipase

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10
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Break down proteins

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Protease

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11
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Chemical breakdown process

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Hydrolysis

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12
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Breaks down starches

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Amylase

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13
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Intestinal enzymes that digest disaccharides

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Maltese, sucrase, lactase

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14
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End product of carbohydrate digestion

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Monosaccharides (primarily glucose)

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15
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Enzyme in gastric juice that causes giant protein molecules to break up

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Pepsin

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16
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Converted into active pepsin enzyme by HCl

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Pepsinogen

17
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End product of protein digestion

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Amino acids

18
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Splits up The fat molecules into fatty acids in glycerols after bile in the duodenum

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Pancreatic lipase

19
Q

End products of fat digestion

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Fatty acids and glycerols

20
Q

Water soluble vitamins

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C and B

They dissolve in water and are absorbed in the smalle intestine

21
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Fat soluble vitamins

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A, D, E, K

Absorbed along with fat in small intestines and passed in the lacteals

22
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The study of surfaces with s seemingly infinite area

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Fractal geometry

23
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A wormlike tubular structure

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Vermiform appendix