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digestive system Flashcards

1
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a sac located under the liver.

A

gallbladder

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2
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larger than the left lobe of liver

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right lobe of liver

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3
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located on the inferior surface of the right lobe, next to gallbladder

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quadrate lobe of liver

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4
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lobe is smaller and more flattened than the right

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left lobe of liver

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5
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located deep in the liver, in front of the inferior vena cava, smallest of the quadrants

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caudate lobe of liver

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6
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A tube that carries bile from the gall bladder. It joins the hepatic duct to form the bile duct

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cystic duct

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7
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where the ducts from the liver and gallbladder join and ends at the small intestine.

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bile duct

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8
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pair of tubes that carries bile from the liver. They join up with the cystic duct to form the bile duct

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hepatic ducts

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9
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thin, sickle-shaped, fibrous structure that connects the anterior part of the liver to the ventral wall of the abdomen

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falciform ligament

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10
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formed from hepatic ducts, leads to bile duct

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common hepatic duct

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11
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slow the passage of the partly digested food along the intestines, and afford an increased surface for absorption

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circular folds

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12
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hollow jointed tube connecting the stomach to the middle part of the small intestine

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duodenum

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13
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second part of small intestines between the duodenum and the ileum

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jejunum

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14
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membranous fold that attaches the intestine to the wall around the stomach area and holds it in place

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mesentery

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14
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short end of the small intestine and connects to the large intestine

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ileum

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15
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soft tissue lining the body’s canals and organs in the digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems

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mucosa

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16
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increases surface area and facilitate the passage of fluid or nutrients, fingerlike or threadlike projections from the surface of certain membranous structures

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villi

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17
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continuous sheet of smooth muscle that defines the border between the mucosa and the submucosa

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muscularis mucosae

18
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layer of dense, irregular connective tissue or loose connective tissue that supports the mucosa

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submucosa

19
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adjacent to the submucosa. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis

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muscular coat

20
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thin layer covering outside of abdominal organs

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serosa

21
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free surface of these cells have very tiny projections called microvilli , which are specialized for absorption (absorptive cells)

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Simple columnar epithelia with microvilli

22
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secrete mucin and create a protective mucus layer

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goblet cell

23
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transport blood, nutrients and oxygen to cells in your organs and body systems

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blood capillaries

24
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gland going inwards found in between villi in the intestinal epithelium lining

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intestinal crypt

25
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lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats

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lacteal

26
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space allowing passage from the small intestine into your large intestine

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Ileocecal orifice

27
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a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the ileum (last portion of your small intestine) and the colon (first portion of your large intestine)

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Ileocecal sphincter

28
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a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine

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cecum

29
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a cylindrical muscular structure attached to the large intestine. doesn’t really serve a function

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vermiform appendix

30
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the beginning part of the colon, goes up

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ascending colon

31
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the third, most mobile, and longest part of the large intestine

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transverse colon

32
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section of the large intestine that passes downward

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descending colon

33
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“S” shaped portion of the large intestine that begins in front of the pelvic brim as a continuation of the descending colon and becomes the rectum

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sigmoid colon

34
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The part of the mesentery that extends to the transverse colon

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transverse mesocolon

35
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small pouches which give the colon its segmented appearance

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haustra

36
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three approximately 8-mm-wide longitudinal smooth muscle bands in the colon wall

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taenia coli

37
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the end of your colon and on the other side of your anal canal

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rectum

38
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vertical folds in the lumen of the anal canal

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anal columns

39
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channel connecting the rectum to the the anus

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anal canal

40
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a short tube of skeletal muscle surrounding the inferior portion of the anal canal

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external anal sphincter

41
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an involuntary smooth muscle sphincter located at the distal extremity of the GI tract

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internal anal sphincter

42
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end of your large intestine, where food waste is complete and makes its exit

A

anus

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