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Digestive System Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Digestive system is categorized into two categories

A

organs of the alimentary canal and accessory digestive organs

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2
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What is the continuous muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the anus

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Alimentary canal

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What are the organs of the alimentary canal?

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mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine

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4
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What are the accessory digestive organs?

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teeth, tongue, gallbladder, digestive glands

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5
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What is the serous membrane which lines the walls and organs of the abdominal cavity?

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Peritoneum

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6
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What peritoneum covers the external surface of the ORGANS within the abdominal cavity

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Visceral Peritoneum

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7
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Which peritoneum lines the internal surface of the WALLS of the abdominal cavity

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Parietal Peritoneum

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8
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What is a fused double layer of peritoneum that extends from the body wall to a digestive organ; many organs are held in place by these

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Mesentaries

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9
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what lie against the posterior abdominal wall(not suspended by mesentary); Examples are:pancreas, bladder, kidneys

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Retroperitoneal

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10
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what part of the oral cavity is mainly muscle, process of mastication and speech

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Lips/Cheek

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11
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what forms the bony part of the oral cavity

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palate

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12
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what is the ANTERIOR bony portion of roof of the mouth; food gets pushed against it during chewing and plays a role in speech

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Hard Palate

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13
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what is the POSTERIOR bony portion of the roof of the mouth; closes off nasopharynx when we swallow

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Soft Palate

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14
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This part of the oral cavity aids in chewing, swallowing, and speech

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Tongue

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15
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What produce and secrete saliva?

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salivary glands

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16
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What is the function of saliva?

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cleanse mouth, dissolve food chemicals, and salivary enzyme(begins chemical breakdown of starches)

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17
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What salivary gland is located posterior to each ear?

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Parotid Gland

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18
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What salivary gland is located below the tongue?

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Sublingual

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19
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What salivary gland is inferior to the mandible

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submandibular gland

20
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What is known as the throat?

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Pharynx

21
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What is lined with stratified squamous epithelium and is a passageway for food

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Esophagus

22
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Where is food broken down mechanically and chemically?

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Stomach

23
Q

How many muscular layers does the stomach have and what are their names

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3; Longitudinal, Circular, and Oblique

24
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what gland releases substances that chemically digest food

A

gastric gland

25
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What type of tissue is the internal stomach lined with?

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simple squamous columnar

26
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Where is digestion completed and nearly all abosorption happening?

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Small Intestine

27
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Why is there more opportunity for absorption to occur in the small intestine?

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more surface area, longer length, and contain villi and microvilli

28
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What is the first portion of the small intestine? It is made of simple columnar epithelium, and has glands that produce an alkaline substance that neutralizes acidic chime

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Duodenum

29
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What is the middle portion of the small intestine? It is composed of simple columnar epithelium

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Jejunum

30
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What is the last portion of the small intestine called? It is also composed of simple columnar epithelium

A

Ileum

31
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What is the second largest ORGAN and also the LARGEST gland

A

Liver

32
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What are the functions of the liver?

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stores glucose as glycogen, takes waste products out of blood, and produces bile

33
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What duct carries bile away from the liver; it is formed by the union of right and left hepatic ducts

A

Common Hepatic Duct

34
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What ducts joins the cystic duct to form the common bile duct?

A

Common Hepatic Duct

35
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What duct joins pancreatic duct and forms the hepatopancreatic ampulla?

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Common Bile Duct

36
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What organ is located in abdomen partially behind the stomach?

A

Pancrease

37
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What hormones does the pancreas produce?

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Insulin and Glucagon

38
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The pancreas also produces enzymes that aid in the digestion of what 3 things?

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Carbs, Fats, and Proteins in the small intestine

39
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What extends from the small intestine to the anus?

A

Large Intestine

40
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What are the functions of the large intestine?

A

absorption of water and elimination of waste products

41
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What is the first part of the large intestine; The vermiform appendix is attached here; This part plays a role in immunity by collecting bacteria

A

Cecum

42
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What consists of the ascending, hepatic flexure, transverse, splenic flexure, descending, and sigmoid?

A

Colon

43
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What is the portion of the Large Intestine that is located between sigmoid colon and anal canal and it stores feces

A

Rectum

44
Q

What is the last 2-3 cm of the digestive tract? It extends from rectum to anus?

A

Anal Canal

45
Q

What sphincter is made up of smooth muscle and gives us the urge to go?

A

Internal Anal Sphincter

46
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What sphincter is made up of skeletal muscles and allows us to chose when a good time is to shit out our taco bell?

A

External Anal Sphincter

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