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A&P 146 > Digestive System > Flashcards

Digestive System Flashcards

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Transfer of food into circulation so that it can be absorbed

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Absorption

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Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food

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Digestion

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What are the layers of the elementary canal from inside to out?

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Mucous membrane
Submucosa
Smooth muscle
Serous membrane

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3
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Lines the parts of bodies that is open the outside

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Mucous membrane

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4
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Rich in blood supply, lymph vessels, and nerve fibers

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Submucosa

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5
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The layer of the alimentary canal that does peristalsis

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Smooth muscle

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6
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Outermost membrane; peritoneal

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Serous membrane

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7
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Swallowing of bolus

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Deglution

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8
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Aids in the breakdown/digestion of food

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Production of bile

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9
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Glycogen storage, detoxication, recycling, synthesis of urea, formation of blood plasma proteins

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Liver

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10
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Produces digestive enzymes

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Pancreas

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11
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Initial digestible carbohydrates

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Mouth

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12
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How many baby teeth are there? Adult teeth?

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20

32

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13
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Food that is mixed with saliva

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Bolus

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14
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Covers opening of larynx

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Epiglottis

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15
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Point at which the esophagus passes through diaphragm

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Esophageal hiatus

16
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What is the function of the stomach?

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Further digestion

17
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What are the gastric juices of the stomach?

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Hydrochloric & pepsin

18
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Semi liquid mixture of gastric juices and food that leaves the stomach into the small intestine

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Chyme

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What is the function of the large intestine?

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Secrete large quantities of mucus, reabsorbs water, storage of undigested food, forms undigested food into feces

20
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Elimination of feces

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Defecation

21
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Another name for tooth decay

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Dental caries

22
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A bacterium associated with the development of stomach or peptic ulcers

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Helicobacter pylori

23
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The pituitary gland is also called

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Hypophysis

A&P 146 (4 decks)

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