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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Ba

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Barium

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BE

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Barium enema

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BM

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Bowel movement

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4
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BRP

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Bathroom privileges

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5
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Chol

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Cholesterol

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Cib

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Food (cibus)

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7
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GB

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Gall bladder

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GERD

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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10
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GTT

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Glucose tolerance test

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11
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HAV

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Hepatitis A virus

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12
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HBV

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Hepatitis B virus

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13
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HCL

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Hydrochloric acid

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14
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IBS

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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15
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N.p.o

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Nothing by mouth (nothing per oral)

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16
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P.c

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After meals (post cibum)

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17
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PUD

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Peptic ulcer disease

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18
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RDA

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Recommended dietary allowance

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19
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A small pouch at the beginning of the large intestine

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Cecum

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20
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A small portion of chewed food that can be swallowed

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Nokia

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21
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The mixture of food and gastric juices that enters the small intestine

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Chyme

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22
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Folds in the lining of the stomach

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Rugae

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23
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A muscular ring

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Sphincter

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24
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A fat-digesting enzyme

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Lipase

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25
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A waste product of protein metabolism

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Urea

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26
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A storage form of glucose

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Glycogen

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27
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A starch-digesting enzyme

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Amylase

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28
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A protein-digesting enzyme

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Pepsin

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29
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The intake of food

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Ingestion

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30
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The scientific term for swallowing

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Deglutition

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31
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The transfer of digested food into the circulation

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Absorption

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32
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Elimination of solid waste from the digestive tract

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Defecation

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33
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The scientific term for chewing

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Mastication

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34
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A chronic disease of the liver

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Cirrhosis

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35
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Inflammation of the saclike bulges of the intestinal wall

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Diverticulitis

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36
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Formation of gallstones

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Cholelithiasis

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37
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The presence of excess gas in the stomach or intestine

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Flatulence

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38
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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

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39
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A.c

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Before meals (ante cibum)

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40
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Crushing of food with teeth

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Mastication

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41
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Process of swallowing

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Deglutition

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42
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Where digestion is completed

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Small intestine

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43
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Deciduous

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Baby teeth

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44
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You have __ baby teeth and __ adult teeth

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20, 32

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45
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Transfer of digested food into the circulation

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Absorption

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46
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Digestive juice made in liver and stored in gallbladder

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Bile

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47
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First part of the large intestine

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Cecum

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48
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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholelithiasis

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49
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Formation of gallstones

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Cholelithiasis

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50
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The milky fluid of intestinal digestion, composed of lymph and emulsified fats

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Chyle

51
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Chronic disease of the liver

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Cirrhosis

52
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Elimination of solid waste from the digestive tract

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Defecation

53
Q

To act or process of swallowing

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Deglutition

54
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The process by which food is changed in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by chemical, mechanical, and physical action so it can be absorbed by the body

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Digestion

55
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Inflammation of the sac like bulges of the intestinal wall

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Diverticulitis

56
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First part of the small intestine

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Duodenum

57
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A protein substance capable of causing chemical changes in other substances without being changed itself

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Enzyme

58
Q

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach

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Esophagus

59
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Body waste expelled from the bowels

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Feces

60
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Gas in the stomach or intestines

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Flatulence

61
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Simple sugar

A

Glucose

62
Q

Bad breath

A

Halitosis

63
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Abnormal protrusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the body cavity that normally contains it

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Hernia

64
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Third part of the small intestine

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Ileum

65
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Hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas

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Insulin

66
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Yellow orange coloration of the skin

A

Jaundice

67
Q

Second part of the small intestine

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Jejunum

68
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Chewing

A

Mastication

69
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Roof of mouth

A

Palate

70
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Organ under stomach- produces insulin and enzymes for digestion

A

Pancreas

71
Q

Salivary gland near the ear

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Parotid

72
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End of colon

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Rectum

73
Q

Folds in the lining of the stomach

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Rugae

74
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Lower part of the colon

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Sigmoid

75
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Soft tissue hanging from the soft palate in the mouth; used in speech production

A

Uvula

76
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What are the components of the gastrointestinal system

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Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

77
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What are the accessory organs needed for digestion

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Salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gall bladder

78
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What is a chronic disease of the liver

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Cirrhosis

79
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What is the largest glandular organ of the body

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Liver

80
Q

What is the most superior portion of the stomach?

A

Fundus

81
Q

What does the abbreviation BRP stand for?

A

Bathroom privileges

82
Q

What is gastric juice made up of?

A

HCL and Pepsin

83
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The walls of the small intestine secrete hormones that stimulate the pancreas and gallbladder

A

True

84
Q

What serves as a storage pouch for bile

A

Gallbladder

85
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Inflammation of the gall bladder is called

A

Cholecystitis

86
Q

What is difficulty in digestion

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Dyspepsia

87
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What is the name of an enzyme that breaks down starch

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Amylase

88
Q

Chronic loss of appetite

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Anorexia

89
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Binge- purge syndrome

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Bulimia

90
Q

Difficulty in swallowing

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Dysphagia

91
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Inflammation of the liver

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Hepatitis

92
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What is the term for small portion of food with saliva

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Bolus

93
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum, ileum, jejunum

94
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Most digestion takes place where?

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Small intestine

95
Q

__ and __ are raised in swallowing

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Soft palate and uvula

96
Q

2 types of control over digestive process

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Nervous and hormonal

97
Q

What is the shortest part of the small intestine?

A

Duodenum

98
Q

Lingual

A

Tongue

99
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What is the parotid gland responsible for ?

A

Secreting saliva

100
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Amyl

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Starch

101
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Orexia

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Appetite

102
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Chole

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Gall

103
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Cyst

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Bladder

104
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Dent

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Tooth

105
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Pepsia

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To digest

106
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Phagia

A

Swallow

107
Q

Enter

A

Intestine

108
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Gastr

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Stomach

109
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Gingiv

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Gums

110
Q

Hepat

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Liver

111
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Ileo

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Ilium

112
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Laparo

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Abdomen

113
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Laxat

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To loosen

114
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Proct

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Rectum

115
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Stomat

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Mouth

116
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Double layered portion of peritoneum shaped like a fan

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Mesentery

117
Q

Gastric juice is made up of __ and __

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HCL and pepsin

118
Q

Obstruction of the pyloric sphincter ( mostly in infant bodies and surgery is required)

A

Pyloric stenosis

119
Q

Condition where acidic stomach contents squirt back into the esophagus- causes inflammation and ulceration

A

GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease

120
Q

Majority of food is digested in the

A

Small intestine

121
Q

Which intestine is longer

A

Small intestine

122
Q

The appendix is attached to the __

A

Cecum

123
Q

The pancreas secretes

A

Insulin

124
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Sac shaped organ serves as a storage pouch for bile

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Gallbladder

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