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Digestive organs

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Mouth, Pharynx, Oesophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine

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Digestive Accessory organs

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Teeth, Tongue, Salivary Glands, Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

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4 layers of digestive tract

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Mucousa, submucousa, muscularis externa, serosa

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Mucousa made of

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mucous membrane: epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucousae

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Mucousa function

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secretion, absorption, folding

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Submucousa contains

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blood vessels and nerve network

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Submucousa function

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binds mucousa to musclaris externa

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Muscularis externa made of

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smooth muscle

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Muscularis externa 2 functions

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contraction and relaxation
peristalsis and segmentation

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Serosa

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membrane allowing attachment to abdominal walls

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Primary function of GIT

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supply body with nutrients, water and electrolytes

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GI tract optimises

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conditions for digestion/absorption

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Food is … by GIT

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broken down into small enough substances to be available for cells

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6 stages of digestion

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-ingestion
-propulsion (peristalsis)
-mechanical breakdown (segmentation)
-chemical digestion
-absorption
-defecation

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Ingestion

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material enters GIT via mouth

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Propulsion

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movement of food along GIT

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Peristalsis

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movement of food along GIT

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Mechanical Breakdown

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breaks down food into smaller pieces, increasing surface area

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Segmentation

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breaks down food into smaller pieces, increasing surface area

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Chemical digestion

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enzymes break down bigger molecules into smaller molecules for efficient absorption

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Absorption

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movement of substrates (electrolytes, water & vitamins) across epithelium into interstitial fluid

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Defecation

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removal of indigestible waste from body

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Ingestion organs

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Mouth

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Mechanical breakdown organs

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teeth, stomach, small intestine

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Propulsion definition

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movement down GIT, swallowing, peristalsis

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Propulsion organs

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oesophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, small intestine,

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Absorption organs

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primarily small intestine, some water absorbed in large intestine

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Peristalsis definition

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waves of muscular contraction in a single direction (mouth>anus)

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Circular Muscles function

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push forward

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Longditudinal muscles function

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shortens and propels bolus forward

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Segmentation

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cycles of contraction, churn and fragment bolus, mixing with intestinal secretions. ensures content comes in contact with absorptive layer

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Segmentation direction

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forward and backward

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ANS stands for

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Rest and Digest

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Sympathetic nervous system is

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Fight or Flight

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Tongue

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Sensory analysis of material before swallowing

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Teeth, tongue and palatal surfaces

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mechanical processing via mastication

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Lubrication

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mixing food with mucous and saliva

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Chemical processing oral cavity

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carbs and lipids by salivary amylase and lingual lipase

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Daily saliva

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1-1.5L

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Saliva composition

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99.4% water, lgA, lysozyme, enzymes, buggers, mucous, enzymes and waste products

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Saliva functions

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lubrication
cleanse mouth and teeth
moisten food
dissolve food
begin chemical digestion

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Oesophagus is

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hollow muscular tube

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44
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Oesophagus length

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25cm

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45
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Oesophagus movement

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peristalsis

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46
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Deglutition Buccal phase

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swallowing bolus

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Deglutition Pharyngeal/Oesophageal phase

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involuntary peristalsis carrying bolus pharynx > oesophagus > stomach

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Stomach sphincters

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top and bottom: pyloric sphincter

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Rugae

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Mucousa rugae function

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mucous production

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stomach avid pH

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Stomach muscle layers

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out>in: longditudinal, circualr, oblique

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Stomach muscle type

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smooth muscle

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Stomach mechanical digestion

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mixing waves every 15-25 seconds, forms chyme and moves chyme to duodenum

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hCl stomach

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denatures proteins

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pepsinogen stomach

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hydrolyses peptide bonds

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gastric lipase stomach

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hydrolyses triglycerides

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Goblet cells

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protection and mucous production

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COX-1 pathway

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immune system, protects inside of stomach, mucous production

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Parietal cell produces

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hCl and intrinsic factor

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Intrinsic factor absorbs

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Chief cells produce

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pepsinogen and gastric lipase

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G cells produce

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G cell function

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stimulates parietal and chief cells, increases secretion and motility

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Regulation of gastric activity under

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CNS, ENS, hormones

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3 phases of gastric activity

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Cephalic phase, gastric phase, intestinal phase

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cephalic phase

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sight, smell, taste and thought of food. Increase gastrin

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Gastric phase

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arrival of food in stomach

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Gastric phase triggered by

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stretch receptors and chemoreceptors

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Gastric phase pH

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decreased pH in stomach

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Gastric phase enhanced secretion

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gastrin, pepsinogen and hCl

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Intestinal phase

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chyme enters duodenum

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Intestinal phase enhanced secretion

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secretin, cholecystokinin (CCK), gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP)

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Secretin

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reduces production of stomach acid

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CCK

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inhibits gastric emptying

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GIP

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inhibits gastric secretion and emptying

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Chrelin

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appetite stimulant

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Leptin

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appetite suppressant

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Leptin secreted

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by adipose tissue when fat stores increase

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Leptin acts by

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inhibiting appetite stimulant neuropeptide Y (NPY)

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Insulin and CCK

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acts as fullness signals to decrease hunger

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Pancreas attached to

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duodenum by pancreatic duct

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Pancreas exocrine cell function

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acinar gland secretes pancreatic juice, digestive cells and buffers

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Pancreas exocrine cell function

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pancreatic islet cells, secrete insulin and glucagon into blood stream

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Daily pancreatic secretions per day

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Pancreatic secretions

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water, salts, bicarbonate, phosphate, buffers, enzymes

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Pancreas carbs

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pancreatic alpha amylase

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Pancreas proteins

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proteolytic enzymes (tripsin) and proteases

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Pancreas triglycerides

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pancreatic lipases

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Pancreas DNA and RNA

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Liver weight

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Liver location

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rights hypochondriac and epigastric region

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4 liver lobes

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right lobe, left lobe, caudate lobe, quadrate lobe

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Lobule components

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Hepatocytes, sinusoids, satellite macrophages (Kupffer cells)

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Hepatocyte location

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around sinusoids and hepatic vein

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Hepatocytes function

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adjust levels of circulating nutrients

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Blood passes

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through sinusoids and hepatic vein

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Kupffer cell function

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phagocytic, engulf pathogens, cell debris and damaged RBC

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Hepatic artery

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delivers oxygenated blood

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Hepatic portal circulation

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delivers nutrient rich blood from the intestines

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Liver metabolic regulation

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carb, lipid and protein metabolism
waste removal
vitamin and miner store
process drugs

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Liver haematological function

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removal of bacteria, old RBCs and WBCs
produce plasma proteins
removal of hormones and antibodies
removal and storage of toxins
activation of vitamin D

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Bile function

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digestion of lipids

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Lipid digestion

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stomach processing creates large drops containing lipids
bile salts break droplets apart
tiny emulsification droplets able to be absorbed by epithelium

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Gallbladder

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stores and concentrates bile, releases bile in duodenum

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bile release stimulated by

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Small intestine length

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Plicae Circularis

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circular folds in small intestine

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Plicae Circularis function

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Villi in small intestine

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capillaries and lacteals

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Microvilli in small intestine

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brush border

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3 parts of small intestine

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duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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Duodenum function

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receives chyme from stomach, mixes with pancreatic enzymes, neutralises acid

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Jejunum function

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chemical digestion and nutrient absorption

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Ileum function

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nutrient absorption, vit B12 synthesis

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Carbohydrases function

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breaks bonds between simple sugars and

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Proteases and peptidases

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break bonds between amino acids

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Lipases

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seperate fatty acids from glycerides

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