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Digestive system Flashcards

1
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Two names for the irregular hollow tube of the digestive system that is approximately 29 feet long

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G.I. tract
Alimentary canal

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The breakdown or digestion of food material can be described as mechanical, muscular, hydrating, radiation, chemical, or biological

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Chemical
Mechanical

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3
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The three kinds of processing that food undergoes in the body

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Digestion
Absorption
Metabolism

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4
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List the seven accessory organs of the digestive system

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Teeth tongue salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and liver

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5
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The hollow space within the G.I. tract

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Lumen

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6
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The four layers of the G.I. tract from inside out

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Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscle layers
Serosa

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7
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The wavelike rhythmic contraction of the muscular coat that moves food material

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Peristalsis

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8
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The process of digestion begins immediately upon food entering the mouth through which substance

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Salvia

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9
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This bony structure of the mouth is formed by parts of the Palatine and maxillary bones

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Hard palette

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10
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This muscular structure located in the rear of the mouth assists in preventing food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity

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Soft palette

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Part of the soft palate this structure hangs down in the back of the mouth to assist in preventing food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity

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Uvula

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12
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The tastebuds are located on these structures of the tongue

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Papillae

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13
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List the tastes the sensory receptors of the tastebuds can detect

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Sour, sweet, bitter and salty

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14
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List the four major types of teeth

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incisors
Molar
Premolar
Canine

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15
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Medical term for chewing

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Mastication

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16
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The name sometimes used for canine teeth

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Cuspid

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17
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The name sometimes used for premolars

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Bicuspids

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18
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The name sometimes used for molars

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Tricuspids

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19
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These teeth are used for tearing

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Canine teeth

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20
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These teeth are used for grinding and crushing

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Molars and premolars

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21
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This is the small rounded mass of food once chewed

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Bolis

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22
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The number of teeth most two year olds have

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20

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23
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The number of teeth most adults have

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32

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24
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List the parts of the tooth

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Crown root neck

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25
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The hardest tissue in the body

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Enamel

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26
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The three hard tissues of teeth

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Enamel Dentin and cementum

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27
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The two substances of saliva

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Mucus and savilary amylase

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28
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The digestive enzyme of saliva

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Savilary amylase

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29
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The digestive enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates

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Salvilary amylase

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30
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This structure is part of the respiratory and digestive system

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Pharynx

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31
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The structure blocks food from entering the respiratory system

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Epiglottis

32
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This structure connects the pharynx with the stomach

33
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A ring shaped muscle

34
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The structure is located at the end of the esophagus that keep food down in the stomach

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Cardiac sphincter
A.k.a. gastroesophageal sphincter

35
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This disorder involving the opening in the diaphragm enlarging, allowing the esophagus to bulge or the stomach moving upward into the chest

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Hiatal hernia

36
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This disorder involving reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus

37
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Once the bolus is broken down into a semi solid mixture by the stomach, the substance is called this

38
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The stomach muscles runs in this direction

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Lengthwise around and obliquely

39
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The folds of the stomach lining when empty

40
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The three divisions of the stomach

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Fundus
Body
Pylorus

41
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The part of the stomach that joins the small intestine

42
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Food is held in the stomach by this muscle

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Pyloric sphincter

43
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Why is the small intestine named that since it’s 20 feet long?

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The diameter

44
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List the three parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

45
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The multiple circular folds in the small intestine

46
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Tiny fingers covering the multiple circular folds in the small intestine

47
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Why is the small intestine covered with millions of these tiny fingers (villi?)

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More surface area to absorb nutrients

48
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One in 10 Americans will suffer from this disorder of the digestive system

49
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Comb like structure on the villi that increase surface area for absorption of nutrients

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Microvilli

50
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The C shaped structure of the small intestine

51
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Which organ rests in the C shaped structure of the small intestine

52
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One in 10 Americans will suffer from this disorder that sometimes results from rapid weight

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Gall stones

53
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What kind of gland is the liver?

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Exocrine gland

54
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What is the largest gland in the body?

55
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The name to describe bile salts mechanically break up fats

56
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The structure concentrates and stores bile produced in the liver

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Gallbladder

57
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If this blocks the common bile duct feces appear, gray white, and the skin may become jaundice ( yellow)

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Gallstones

58
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What kind of gland is the pancreas?

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Exocrine and endocrine

59
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Why is the pancreatic juice the most important digestive juice?

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Digest all major food groups

60
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What are the pancreatic islets that secrete hormones?

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Islets of Langerhans

61
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Undigested and unabsorbed food enters the large intestine from the small intestine through the structure

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Ileocecal valve

62
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This has the consistency of soup and is found in the small intestine

63
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Water and salts are reabsorbed here

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Small intestine

64
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What carries out digestion in the large intestine

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Good bacteria

65
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This is responsible for synthesis of vitamin K and production of some B complex vitamins

66
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What is vitamin K important for?

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Blood clotting

67
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The length of time it takes for material to pass through the large intestine normally

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3 to 5 days

68
Q

The condition that results from food passing through the digestive system to quickly

69
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The condition that results from food passing through the digestive system to slowly

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Constipation

70
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This is considered part of the digestive system, though it serves no important function in humans

71
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This part of the digestive system contains lymphatic tissue

72
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This part of the digestive system has a warm like shape

73
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The large, moist slippery sheet of the serous membrane, that lines, the abdominal cavity, and covers the organs located in it

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Peritoneum

74
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2 prominent extensions of the peritoneum

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Mesentery and greater omentum

75
Q

List four examples of mechanical digestion

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Chewing
Peristalsis
Swallowing
Defecation

76
Q

List for catalysts for chemical digestion

A

Saliva
Stomach
Pancreas
Intestines

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