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Digestive System Test Flashcards

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Mastication

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Chewing

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Two functions of the tongue

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Taste and chewing

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Salivary amylase

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An enzyme which begins the chemical breakdown of carbs or starches

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Bolus

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Chewed food that is mixed with saliva

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Peristalsis

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Wavelike involuntary movement of muscles that causes the food to move towards the direction of the digestive tract

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Three functions of the large intestine

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Water absorption, synthesis and absorption of the B complex, and storage of materials

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Four divisions of the colon

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Ascending descending transverse and sigmoid

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Three functions of the liver

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Secretes bile stores iron & vitamins and stores sugars

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Two secretions of the pancreas

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Pancreatic juices and insulin

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Two functions of saliva

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Lubricate and moisten

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To actions of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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Kills bacteria and absorbs iron

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Five functions of the liver

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Secretes bile, stores glycogen, stores iron, produces heparin, and detox substances

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Hernia

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Internal organ pushes through the weekend area or natural opening in the wall

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Ulcer

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Open sore in the lining of the digestive tract

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Diarrhea

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Condition characterized by frequent watery stools

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic destruction of liver cells accompanied by the formation of fibrous connective tissue

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of pouches or sex that form in the intestine

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Ulcerative colitis

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Severe inflammation of the: with formation of ulcers and abscesses

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Structures that chew and grind food

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Teeth

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Carries food from mouth to esophagus

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Pharynx

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Muscular organ that contains taste buds

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Tongue

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Carries food from pharynx to stomach

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Esophagus

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Enlarged section of the alimentary canal

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Stomach

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Received bile and pancreatic juices

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Duodenum

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Final section of the small intestine

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Ileum

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Absorbs water an remaining nutrients

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Large intestine

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Storage area for indigestible’s

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Rectum

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Stores and concentrates bile

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Gallbladder

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Fish shaped organ behind the stomach

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Pancreas

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Has ascending, transverse, and descending divisions

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Colon

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Appendicitis symptoms

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Abdominal pain and mild fever

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Appendicitis treatment

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Appendectomy

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of appendix

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis signs and symptoms

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Indigestion nausea and vomiting

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Cholecystitis treatment

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Low-fat diet and removal of gallbladder

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