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Digestive System** Flashcards

1
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Breaks down starch during mechanical digestion

A

Amylase

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2
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Where is amylase found?

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Saliva

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3
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What helps with mechanical digestion?

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Teeth

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4
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Series of muscular contractions

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Peristalsis

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5
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Mixing food with saliva

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Bolus

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6
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Watery mixture of stomach fluids and food

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Chyme

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7
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Kills bacteria and activates pepsin

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HCl

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8
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Helps to break down protein

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Pepsin

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9
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What 2 things does the stomach absorb?

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Water and alcohol

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10
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The stomach is a common site for this disease

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Ulcers

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11
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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12
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Finger like projections in the small intestine

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Villi

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13
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Keeps the small intestines together

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Mesentary

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14
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What are the functions of the small intestine?

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Chemical digestion and absorption

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15
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Also known as the colon

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Large intestine

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16
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What are the 4 parts of the colon?

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Ascending, traverse, descending, rectal

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17
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What is the function of the large intestine?

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Removal of water form waste material

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18
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Not enough removal of water from waste

A

Diarrhea

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19
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Too much water removed from waste

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Constipation

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20
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What accessory organ produces bile?

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Liver

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21
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What does bile break down?

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Fat, carbs, proteins, detoxes alcohol

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22
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What does the pancreas secrete?

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Insulin and pancreatic juices

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23
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What is the function of the pancreas?

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Produce insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, produce pancreatic juices to break down nutrients, produce sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid

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24
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Breaking food down into simpler chemicals

A

Chemical digestion

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25
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Breaking larger pieces into smaller pieces without changing the chemical composition

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Mechanical digestion

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26
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What are the 4 layers of the alimentary canal?

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Mucosa, submucosa, muscular, serosa

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27
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How many primary teeth are there?

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20

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28
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How many secondary teeth are there?

29
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What are teeth made of?

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Enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, nerves, blood vessels

30
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What is the function of the uvula?

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Close off the nasal cavity during swallowing

31
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What does the saliva break down?

A

Food particles and carbohydrate digestion

32
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What does the rate at which the stomach empties depends upon?

A

Fluidity of the chyme and type of food

33
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Stimulates the release of pancreatic juice with a high bicarbonate ion concentration

34
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Stimulates the release of pancreatic juice with abundant digestive enzymes

A

Cholecystokinin

35
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Major energy source

A

Carbohydrate

36
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Carbohydrate % of diet

37
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Breaking food down into simpler chemicals

A

Chemical digestion

38
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Breaking larger pieces into smaller pieces without changing the chemical composition

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Mechanical digestion

39
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What are the 4 layers of the alimentary canal?

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Mucosa, submucosa, muscular, serosa

40
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How many secondary teeth are there?

41
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What are teeth made of?

A

Enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, nerves, blood vessels

42
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What is the function of the uvula?

A

Close off the nasal cavity during swallowing

43
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What does the saliva break down?

A

Food particles and carbohydrate digestion

44
Q

What does the rate at which the stomach empties depends upon?

A

Fluidity of the chyme and type of food

45
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Stimulates the release of pancreatic juice with abundant digestive enzymes

A

Cholecystokinin

46
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Major energy source

A

Carbohydrate

47
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Carbohydrate % of diet

48
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How many primary teeth are there?

49
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Stimulates the release of pancreatic juice with a high bicarbonate ion concentration

50
Q

Stimulates the release of pancreatic juice with abundant digestive enzymes

A

Cholecystokinin

51
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Calories/gram of carbohydrates?

52
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What are some sources of carbohydrates?

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Fruits, sugar, honey, grain, pasta, potato, bread

53
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Calories/gram of protein?

54
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Calories/gram of fat?

55
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Calories/gram of water?

56
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Calories/gram of vitamins?

57
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Calories/gram of minerals?

58
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Helps in growth and repair

59
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% of protein in diet?

60
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What are some sources of protein?

A

Meat, eggs, fish, beans, grains

61
Q

Production of cell membranes, nervous tissue, hormones, protection and insulation

62
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% of fat in diet?

63
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What are some sources of fat?

A

Lard, animal fat, butter, oil

64
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Regulates body processes

65
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What are some sources of vitamins?

A

Milk, fruits, vegetables

66
Q

Inorganic nutrients that the body needs for functions

67
Q

What are some sources of minerals?

A

Table salt

68
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Makes bulk of blood lymph and bodily fluids; helps with eliminating waste and substance transportation

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