Digestive Quiz 2 Flashcards

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Small Intestine

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21 ft; divisions include duodenum, jejunum, & illeum; most absorption occurs here

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Duodenum

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Smallest section of small intestine, where stomach empties; ulcers can form here

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Jejunum

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Middle section of small intestine

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4
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Illeum

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Final section of small intestine, joins large intestine via ileocecal sphinter

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5
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Circular folds

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Folds in mucosa to splash chyme & enhance digestion; increase surface area

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Villi

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Finger-like projections that contain capillaries, arteries & veins; increase surface area

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Microvilli

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Smaller projections of the villi to further increase surface area & absorption

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8
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Segmentation

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Mechanical digestion in small intestine; concentration of chyme & juice that sloshes b/n areas of contraction of muscularis

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9
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Peristalsis

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Mechanical digestion in small intestine; moves the chyme steadily through intestines

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Large Intestine

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Complete absorption of WATER; manufacture certain vitamins, formation & elimination of feces; mechanical digestion = mass movements

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Cecum

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1st part of large intestine after ileocecal sphincter; attached to appendix

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12
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Colon

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Made up ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

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13
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Haustra

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Pouch like divisions of colon that increase surface area

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14
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Rectum

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Last part of large intestine; stores waste

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15
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Internal Anal Sphinctor

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Anal Sphinctor

Involuntary; can’t control mucle

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16
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External Anal Sphinctor

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Voluntary; you control muscle

17
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Defecation

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Emptying of rectum

18
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Diarrhea

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Not enough water is absorbed because chyme travels too quickly through intestine; can cause dehydration

19
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Constipation

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Feces remain in colon for too long; almost all the water is absorbed; too slow through intestine

20
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Appendix

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Unknown function; can live without

21
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Where are most enzymes produced

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  • Pancreas

- Small intestine

22
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What is the main function of the small intestine

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Absorption

23
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What type of mechanical digestion takes place in the small intestine

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Segmentation- Concentration of chyme and juice that sloshes between areas of contraction of the muscularis
-Peristalsis- moves the chime steadily through intestines

24
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What are the three parts of the small intestine

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Duodendum (smallest), Jejunum (middle), Illeum (final)

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What are carbohydrates brokem down into
Monosaccharides
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What is the name of the sphincter that leads to the large intestine
Ileocecal sphincter
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What is the main function of the large intestine
- Completion of absorption - Manufacture certain nutrients - Formation of feces - Elimination of feces
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What is the name of the first pouch of the large intestine
Cecum
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What is the first pouch of the large intestine attached to
Appendix
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What are the parts that make up the colon
Cecum, colon, rectum, anus
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What is an ucler
Lesions in a membrane
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What are the 4 types of an ucler
Peptic- from gastric juice Gastric- in stomach Esophageal- in the esophagus Duodenal- in small intestine
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How are the organs of the digestive tract held in place
Mesentary