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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

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1
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break down the food materials that were ingested in order to harness energy

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Digestive System

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2
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entry point of food and water towards the GI cana

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mouth

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3
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masticate food materials in the mouth for between facilitation of mastication

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Teeth

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Serves as the main organ for tasting the food ingested

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tongue

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secretes saliva which contains an enzyme known as “salivary amylase” or “ptyalin” that catalyzes primary carbohydrate digestion.

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Salivary Glands

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serves as the passageway of both food and air

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Pharynx

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7
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Connects the mouth to the cardiac end of the stomach

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Esophagus

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Passageway of bolus to get to the stomach via peristalsis

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Esophagus

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9
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Further mechanical and chemical digestion of food materials ingested

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Stomach

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10
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Passageway of bolus to get to the stomach via peristalsis

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Esophagus

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Further mechanical and chemical digestion of food materials ingested

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Stomach

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12
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Site of primary fat digestion

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Stomach

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13
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absorbs nutrients from the stomach through small-finger like projection called “microvilli”

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Small intestine

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14
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site of primary lipid digestion

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Small intestine

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15
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Three parts of small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

DJ ILEUM

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16
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Longest portion of the small intestine

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Ileum

i(LONG)eum

17
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Absorptions of water not absorbed in the small intestine

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Large intestine

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Serves as the temporary storage of undigested material

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Large Intestines

19
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Serves as the exit point of the fecal materials from the body

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Rectum

20
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Masticated food material that passes through the esophagus

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Bolus

21
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Mechanically and chemically digested food materials from the stomach acted upon by the acidic substances.

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Chyme

22
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Specialized organ that has a modified epithelium that contains specific cells with specific secretions that aid in the digestion and protection of the stomach walls against its very acidic environment.

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Stomach

23
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protects the wall of the stomach against acidic environment in it; activated into mucus when reacted with water

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Mucin - Mucin Neck Cell

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activates pepsinogen into pepsin; maintains the aciidty of stomach

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Hydrochloric Acid - Parietal Cells

25
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reacts with HCl to be activated into pepsin and carry out chemical digestion in the stomach

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Pepsinogen - Chief Cells

26
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digests milk in young mammal

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Rennin

27
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digests fat in the stomach

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Lipase

28
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Mucin can protect the stomacj even if t’s not activated into mucus

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False - kelangan maging mucus muna siya

Mucin + water = mucus

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