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Digestive System Flashcards

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1
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What are the parts in the digestive system

A

Alimentary canal and accessory organs

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2
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Describe alimentary canal

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Digestive track

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3
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Describe accessory organs

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Organs that aid in digestion but are not a part of the tract

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4
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What organs are in the alimentary canal

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Mouth esophagus throat rectum anus stomach small and large intestine

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What organs are in the accessory organs

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Pancreas gall badder liver salivary glands

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What are tissues of the digestive system

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Epithelial tissue
Muscle tissue
Nerve tissue
Connective tissue

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7
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Describe the epithelial tissue

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Lines digestive track

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8
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Describe muscle tissue

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Found in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines
Used to help contract and push food along

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9
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Describe nerve tissue

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Contraction of stomach
Signals acid release
Signals when stomach is full

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Describe connective tissue

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Blood vessel

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What are the steps in the digestion process

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Ingestion, digestion, absorption and egestion

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12
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Desribe ingestion?

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Eating food

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13
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Describe digestion

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Breaking down food, either chemically or mechanically

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Whats mechinal digestion

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Physically breaking down food

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What’s chemical digestion

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Chemically digesting food

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16
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Describe absorption

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Absorbing nutrients from food particles

17
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Describe egestion

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Removing solid waste

18
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Describe the mouths role

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Mechanical breaking down food

19
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Describe esophagus roles

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Contracting smooth muscles to push food along

20
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Describe stomachs role

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Hold and churn food

21
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Describe the small insteines role

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Absorbs food nutrients

22
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Desribe the small intestines role

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Abrobes food nutrients

23
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What are the parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

24
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Describe duodenum

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Right after stomach

25
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Describe jejunum

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Breaks down remaining carbs and proteins

26
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Describe ileum

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Absorbs nutrients
Pushes food to large intestine

27
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Describe large intestines role

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Reabsorbs water
Makes food into soild feces

28
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Describe rectums role

A

Store feces

29
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Describe anus role

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Pushes feces out

30
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Describe salivary glands role

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Contains water enzymes and electrolytes to help moisten food

31
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Describe livers role

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Produces bile

32
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Describe pancrease role

A

Releases sodium bicarbonate to neutralize

33
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Describe gall bladder role

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Hold bile to help digest fatty foods

34
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What is heart burn

A

Stomach acid buildup in esophagus

35
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What organ does the most digestive

A

Small intestine

36
Q

Why can u still swallow food upside down

A

Esophagus uses involuntary mucles to push food along
Does not rely on gravity

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