Digestive 3 Flashcards

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Digestive System and its functions including stages

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•	Ingestion
•	Digestion
•	Absorption
•	Defecation
	Digestive tract (alimentary canal)
	Gastrointestinal tract (GI)
	Accessory organs
•	Motility
o	Mixing and Propulsion
	Segmentation
	Peristalsis
	Migrating Motility Complex
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Digestive tract/Alimentary canal/Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)

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Oral cavity→ Pharynx→ Esophagus→ Stomach→ Small intestine→ Large intestine

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Accessory organs

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Salivary glands→ Liver and Gallbladder→ Pancreas

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Mucosa

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Epithelium
Stratified squamous non-keratinized-Simple columnar with or without microvilli and goblet cells
Exocrine & Enteroendocrine cells

Lamina propria (areolar connective tissue)
Blood & Lymph vessels
MALT

Solitary lymphatic nodules and aggregated lymphatic nodules

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5
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Muscularis mucosae

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(smooth muscle→ creates folds to increase surface area)

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Submucosa (areolar connective tissue)

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Blood, Lymphatic vessels and glands

Submucosal nerve plexus

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Muscularis (mixing and propulsion of food)

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Skeletal muscle (oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus and anal canal)

Smooth muscle

Myenteric nerve plexus

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Serosa (visceral peritoneum)

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Serosa (visceral peritoneum)

Mesothelium (areolar connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium)

Adventitia→ covers esophagus, which is just a simple layer of areolar connective tissue

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Muscles of Mastication and nerves that innervate them

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Masseter & Temporalis (trigeminal)

Medial & Lateral Pterygoid (trigeminal)

Platysma & Digastric (facial)

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Salivary Glands

intrinsic and extrinsic locations

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Intrinsic salivary glands
Lingual- tongue
Labial- inside lips
Buccal- inside cheeks

Extrinsic salivary glands Parotid- anterior to earlobe
Submandibular- medial mandible
Sublingual- floor of mouth

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Pharynx structures and tissue that surrounds it

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  • Nasopharynx (pseudostratified ciliated columnar with goblet cells)
  • Oropharynx (stratified squamous non-keratinized)
  • Laryngopharynx (stratified squamous non-keratinized)
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12
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Esophagus is posterior to the ? and anterior to the ?

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posterior to trachea

anterior to vertebral column

and 10 inches long

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13
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Esophagus has two sphincters

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  • Upper esophageal sphincter

* Lower esophageal sphincter (gastroesophageal/cardiac)

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14
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Esophagus starts and ends at?

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• Laryngopharynx(C6)→ stomach(T10)

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Esophagus is made up of what kind of tissue

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• Tissue (stratified squamous non-keratinized)

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Esophageal hiatus (hiatus hernia) is?

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opening in diaphragm in which the esophagus and vagus nerve pass

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17
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the stomach is located in the

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• Left Upper Quadrant-J Shaped Organ

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18
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what connects the esophagus to the stomach

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• Gastroesophageal sphincter (cardiac)

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19
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Lesser curvature is covered with the

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Lesser omentum

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20
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Greater Curvature is covered with the

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greater omentum

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21
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what type of epithelial issue is the stomach made up of

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• (simple columnar with goblet cells)

22
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Main cause of stomach ulcers is

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• (Helicobacter pylori—H. pylori bacteria)

23
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how long is the small intestine

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• About 20 feet long- runs from pyloric sphincter → ileocecal valve

24
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the Duodenum contains the

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Pyloric sphincter

25
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the ileum contains the

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Ileocecal Valve

26
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circular folds on the small intestine are known as

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plicae circulares

27
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Villi in the small intestine function as

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the main structure for absorption

28
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epithelial tissue in the small intestine is

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called Microvilli or the brush border

29
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The Lamina Propria in the small intestine contain

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o MALT

 Solitary lymphatic nodules

 Peyer’s patches (aggregated lymphatic follicles)

 Arteriole—Venule—Lacteal

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submucosa in the small intestine contain

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Lymphatic tissue

Duodenal glands (Brunner’s gland)

31
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how long is the large intestine

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• About 5 feet long-runs from ileocecal valve→ anal canal

32
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where does the large intestine begin

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starts at end of the ileum at the ileocecal valve at the Cecum

33
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the appendix is located

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in the right lower quadrant

34
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the internal anal sphincter is what kind of muscle

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smooth muscle

35
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the external anal sphincter is what kind of muscle

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skeletal muscle, anus

36
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Food Pathway from start to finish

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Oral cavity-Pharynx-Esophagus-Gastroesophgeal sphincter-Stomach-Pyloric sphincter-Duodenum (most digestion)-Jejunum (most absorption)-Ileum (most absorption)-Ileocecal valve-Cecum-Ascending colon-Right Hepatic flexure-Transverse colon-Left Splenic flexure-Descending colon-Sigmoid colon-Rectum-Anal canal

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round ligament of the liver is also known as the

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(ligamentum teres→ umbilical vein)

38
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Porta hepatis of the liver is made up of

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o Common hepatic duct
o Hepatic artery
o Hepatic portal vein

39
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the Falciform ligament is

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peritoneal fold

40
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The gallbladder

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storage site for bile

41
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Bile canaliculi flow of bile

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Bile canaliculi → Bile ductules → Bile ducts (right & left hepatic ducts)

42
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Portal Triad is made up of

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Bile duct
Branch of hepatic artery
Branch of hepatic portal vein

43
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Stellate Reticuloendothelial Cell (Kupffer cell) is

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macrophage, involved in phagocytosis of RBCs

44
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Flow of Bile

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Hepatocytes→ Bile Canaliculi→ Bile Ductules→
Right & Left Hepatic ducts-(feed into CHD)

Common Hepatic ducts- (combines with Cystic)

Cystic duct- (from gallbladder)
Common Bile duct- (Cystic & CHD)

Hepatopancreatic Ampulla→ Hepatopancreatic sphincter (sphincter of Oddi—Bile & Pancreatic ducts, release into small intestine)

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the pancreas is located

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underneath the stomach

46
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the pancreas has three parts called

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Head, Body, Tail

47
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Endocrine cells of the pancreas are

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Endocrine cells→ Pancreatic Islets
Alpha→ Glucagon
Beta→ Insulin
Delta→ Somatostatin

48
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Exocrine cells of the pancreas are

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Exocrine cells → Pancreatic Acini→ Pancreatic Juice

Acinar cells→ amylase, lipase, proteases and nucleases

Duct cells→ bicarbonate

49
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pancreatic duct joins the

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bile duct st the hepatopancreatic ampulla

50
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Pancreatic duct only secrets

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pancreatic juice