Digestive Flashcards

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This layer is where goblet cells are and food touches.

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Mucosa-mucous membranes

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____ covers the gingiva and is the hardest substance in the body

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Enamel

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3
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The mucosa of each fold is formed into millions of tiny finger like projections or ____ which give the inner surface a velvet appearance

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Villi

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4
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____ is a wave of circular muscle contraction that sweeps down the tract propelling it’s contents forward

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Peristalsis

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5
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What is the process of breaking down food into absorbable particles

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Digestion

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Aided by voluntary contractions of the diaphragm and the abdominal muscles, the feces are eliminated fe the body in a process called

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Defecation

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7
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By which digested nutrients reach the blood is known as

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Absorption

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8
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The small intestine is longer but is called the small intestine because of the

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Diameter of it

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9
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_____ is an accessory structure located in the pancreas

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Duodenum

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10
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The functions of the ____ ____ is secretion, digestion, and absorption. Large amount of mucus. Enzymes and hormones help with digestion. Minimal peristalsis

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Small intestine

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11
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How many hours does it take for digestion to be completed

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24-46 hours

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12
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____ is the main process for most digestion and absorption

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Segmentation

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13
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_____ _____ Is wider in diameter and has muscular fibers called kinea.

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Large intestine

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14
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Where does the large intestine begin and end

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Begins in RLQ and ends in LLQ

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15
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____ is an organ that is lymphatic and has no digestive purpose

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Appendix

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16
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The function in the _____ _____ has no enzymes, no digestion, and Minimal absorption of H2O

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Large intestine

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17
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The external _____ is made of skeletal muscle

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Spinchter

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18
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The internal ___ is made of smooth muscle

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Spinchter

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19
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What is the purpose of feces

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Bacteria ecoli, helps with normal flora. Feces help produce vitamin B&K

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20
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_____ means swallowing

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Deglutition

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21
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____ means chewing

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Mastication

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22
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____ is food and saliva that enters the mouth

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Bolus

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23
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The ____ ____ reabsorbs some water, forms, stores, and eliminates stool

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Large intestine

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24
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_____ ____ mixes food with secretions from pancreas and liver, digests food, absorbs nutrients and water into the blood or lymph

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Small intestine

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What part of digestive juice protects the stomach lining?
Mucous lining protects against HCI
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Part of the digestive juice that kills against bacteria
HCI
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What increases digestion
Parasympathetic nerve
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What shuts down the digestive process
Sympathetic
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What hormones are produced by the duodenum
GIP, CCK, and secretin
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What prevents the backflow of feces into the small intestine? This is a valve
Ileoseccal valve
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What secretion that is made in the pancreas that ends in the duodenum to neutralize acidic chyme
Sodium bicarbonate
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List three main functions of the gallbladder
1. Storage of bile 2. Concentrated bile 3. eliminates/contracts bile to the duodenum
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What is the function of bile salts
Emulsifys fats
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List the three enzymes from pancreas
Amalayse-starch Tripsin-proteins Lypase-fats
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____ is the highly acidic, semiliquid mixture of gastric juice and food that leaves the stomach to enter the small intestine
Chyme
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The main substance of the tooth is ____ and it’s a calcified substance harder than bone
Dentin
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It moves controlled amounts of food toward the throat to be swallowed called
Deglutition
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The ____ is a thin, shiny serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and also folds back to cover most of the organs contained within the cavity
Peritoneum
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The layer that comes in contact with the body wall is called the ____ ____
Parietal peritoneum
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When the stomach is empty, the lining forms many folds called
Rugae
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To break up fats into small particles
Emulsify
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A lymphatic capillary that drains digested fats from the villi of the small intestine
Lacteal
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To much sympathetic can result in
Ulcers
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Between meals, an empty stomach releases a hormone called
Ghrelin
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The mixture of lymph and fat globules that drain from the small intestine after fat has been digested is called
Chyle
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___ is a muscular ring that regulates the size of an opening
Sphincter
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Non digestible food that do not get absorbed
Cellulose
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Inner lining that has blood vessels and nerves in the teeth
Pulp cavity
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Enzymes that chemically break down carbs
Ptyalin(salivary glands)
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____ ____ is the digestion by chemicals
Chemical digestion
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_____ ____ actions that take places mechanically. An action that takes place mechanically
Mechanical digestion
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A watery mixture contains mucus and an enzyme called
Salivary amylase
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Accessory structures of the digestive system
Salivary glands Liver Gallbladder Pancreas
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The ____ is an expanded J shaped organ in the superior left region of the abdominal cavity. It has a third inner oblique layer that aids in grinding food and mixing it with digestive juice
The stomach
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The ____ ____ ____ controls the passage of food from the esophagus to the stomach also called the cardiac sphincter
Lower esophageal sphincter
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What special cells in the stomachs lining secrete substances that mix together to form gastric juice
Parietal, goblet; and Cheif
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The ____ is located in the superior right portion of the abdominal cavity under the dome of the diaphragm lower side is level with the ribs. Reddish brown color.
The liver
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The functions of the _____ is a organ that has functions relating to the digestion, metabolism, blood composition, and elimination of waste. Manufacture of bile, motivation of fats, storage of iron and vitamins destruction of old blood cells, synthesis of urea, and detoxification
Liver
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Salivary glands 1. Parotid glands 2. Submandibular glands 3. Sublingual glands
Know
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The ____ glands are the largest of the group and are located inferior and anterior of the ear
Parotid glands
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The ____ glands are also called submaxillary glands and are located near the body of the lower jaw
Submandibular glands
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The ____ glands are under the tongue
Sublingual glands
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Functions of the ____ 1. Manufacture bile 2. Coverts glycogen to glucose 3. Important site for fat storage 4. Storage of iron and vitamins 5. Formation of blood plasma proteins 6. Destruction of old RBCs (bilirubin) 7. Synthesis of urea 8. Detoxification of harmful substances as in alcohol and certain drugs
Liver
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Functions of the ____ intestine 1. Minimal digestion occurs here 2. Some water is reabsorbed 3. Undigested food is stored (feces) 4. Produce vitamin K and b complexes
Large intestine
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The sight, smell, thought, taste, or feel of food in the mouth stimulates is through the
Nervous system
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The enteric nervous system ENS is also called the
Gut brain
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The tongue is what type of muscle
Skeletal
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When food mixes with saliva it is a _____ digestion
Chemical
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List the structures of the alimentary tube
1. Mouth 2. Pharynx 3. Esophagus 4. Stomach 5. Small intestine 6. Large intestine
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____ is alternating stationary, rhythmic contractions of the circular muscle that mix food with digestive juices
Segmentation
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The mouth contains chemical and mechanical digestion
Know
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Which intestine is the longest part of the digestive tract
Small intestine
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The portal vein and hepatic artery deliver about ____ qt of blood to the liver every minute
1.5 qt (1.6L)