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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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what is the digestive system?

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  • long tube that begins at mouth & end at anus
  • helps break down food
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2
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what is the location of the buccal cavity?

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mouth

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3
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what is the location of the salivary gland?

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around buccal cavity

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what is the location of the epiglottis?

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  • flaps at back of throat
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5
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what is the location of the oesophagus?

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tube that connects buccal cavity to stomach

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6
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what is the location of the stomach?

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below the oesophagus

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7
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what is the location of the small intestine?

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long, coiled tube that comes after stomach

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8
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what is the location of the large intestine?

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wider, follows small intestine

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9
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what is the location of the rectum?

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final section of large intestine

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10
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what is the location of the anus?

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opening at end of digestive tract

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11
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what is the location of the liver?

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above the stomach

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12
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what is the location of the gallbladder?

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beneath the liver

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13
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what is the location of the bile duct?

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tube that carries bile from liver & gallbladder to small intestine

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14
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what is the location of the pancreas?

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behind the stomach

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15
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what is the location of the pancreatic duct?

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carries digestive enzymes from pancreas to small intestine

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16
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what is the function of the buccal cavity?

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  • put food into buccal cavity
  • mechanical digestion by chewing
  • dissolves food in saliva
17
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what is the function of the salivary glands?

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  • moisten food
  • starts chemical digestion
  • allows food to be tasted
18
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what is the function of the epiglottos?

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  • directs food to oesophagus
  • closes over airway
19
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what is the function of the oesophagus?

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muscular tube squeezed down by muscles

20
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what is the function of the stomach?

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  • mechanical digestion by muscular churning
  • chemical digestion of proteins by pepsin
  • secretes hydrochloric acid
21
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what is the function of the small intestine?

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  • further chemical digestion takes place
  • emulsification of fats take place
22
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what is the function of the large intestine?

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  • absorbs water
  • houses gut bacteria
23
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what is the function of the rectum?

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  • stores dried out food remains & dead bacteria
  • expels waste from anus
24
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what is the function of the liver?

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  • processes nutrients
  • produces bile
25
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what is the function of the gallbladder?

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stores bile

26
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what is the function of the bile duct?

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carries bile from liver to small intestine

27
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what is the function of the pancreas?

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produces digestive enzymes & hormones

28
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what is the function of the pancreatic duct?

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carries digestive enzymes from pancreas to small intestine

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H&SC Human Anatomy (6 decks)

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