Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Digestion and Absorption
A
D: Breaks food into small particles
A: Takes food from the digestive system into blood circulation
2
Q
Wall of Digestive tract
A
Serosa, Muscularis, Submucosa, Mucosa (outside to inner)
3
Q
Uvula function
A
Prevent food and liquid from entering nasal cavities
4
Q
Three pairs of salivary glands*
A
Parotid
Sublingual
Submandibular
5
Q
Large intestines structure
A
Cecum, Ascending, Transverse, Descending (column), Sigmoid, Rectum
6
Q
Yeast like fungal infection
A
Thrush
7
Q
Small intestines structure
A
Most important organ in the digestive system
Duodenum jejunum, ileum ,
8
Q
Inflammation of the liver
A
Hepatitis (can be cured)
9
Q
Degenerative Liver disease
A
Cirrhosis
