Digestive (final) Flashcards

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Digestive system

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a body cavity that mechanically and chemically breaks food down to small particles, then to molecules so it can be absorbed

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Incomplete digestive

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opening for food to enter and waste to leave

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complete digestive

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mouth-espohagus-stomach-small intestine-large intestine-anus

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Pancreas

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exocrine and endocrine gland

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small intestine

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carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are digested by secretions from liver and pancreas; nutrients and water are absorbed

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large intestines

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compacts waste and absorbs water

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accessory organs

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glands

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gastric fluid

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acid unfolds proteins

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Pancreatic enzymes

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break down larger molecules into units that can be absorbed

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Bicarbonate from the pancreas

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buffers acids so enzymes can work

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Small Intestine releases cholecystokinin (CCK) into the blood

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causes the pancreas to secrete proteases such as trypsin and chymotrypsin into the small intestine
(protein breakdown)

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12
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gallbladder

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bile

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In fluid absorption, water follows the solutes by

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osmotic gradient; water wants to follow solutes

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appendix

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where small and large intestine come together

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liver

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absorbs compounds for energy, excess carbs and proteins to fat and stores to adipose tissue, also forms bile

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hormone leptin

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suppresses appetite (will make you eat forever)