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digestive system (last one :D) Flashcards

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digestion

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breaking down large nutrient molecule into smaller molecules to be absorbed aka hydrolysis

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alimentary canal

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tubular portion of the digestive tract that leads from mouth to anus

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peristalsis

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rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in the walls of certain tubular organs

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gastric glands

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glands within stomach wall that secrete gastric juice

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pepsin

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protein splitting enzyme the gastric glands secrete

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pepsinogen

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inactive form of pepsin

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intrinsic factor

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substance that gastric glands produce to promote absorption of vitamin B12

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gastrin

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hormone secreted by the stomach lining to stimulate secretion of gastric juice

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chyme

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semifluid mass of partially digested food that passes from stomach to small intestine

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bile

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fluid secreted by liver and stored in gallbladder

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gallbladder

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sac like organ associated with the liver that stores and concentrates bile

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emulsification

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breaking up fat globules into smaller droplets by the action of bile salts

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duodenum

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first portion of small intestine that leads from stomach to jejunum

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jejunum

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portion of small intestine located between duodenum and ileum

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ileum

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portion of the small intestine between jejunum and cecum

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mesentery

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fold of peritoneal; membrane that attaches an abdominal organ to abdominal wall

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cecum

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pouch like portion of the large intestine attached to small intestine

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feces

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material expelled from digestive tract during defecation

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frenulum

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fold of tissue that anchors and limits movement of a body part

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trypsinogen

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breaks down proteins into amino acids and is secreted from the pancreas

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