Final Flashcards

1
Q

The mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, s/l intestines are apart of what region

A

Alimentary canal

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2
Q

The tongue, teeth, salivary glands, liver, gall, pancreas are apart of what region

A

Accessory organs

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3
Q

The taking in of food

A

Ingestion

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4
Q

Breakdown of food into smaller molecules

A

Digestion

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5
Q

Movement of nutrients into bloodstream

A

Absorption

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6
Q

Removal of wastes from body

A

Elimination

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7
Q

The oral cavity consists of: 4

A

Tongue, hard palate, soft palate, teeth(crown, neck, root)

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8
Q

This enzyme is for protein digestion, activated by pepsin

A

Pepsinogen

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9
Q

This protects stomach lining from being digested

A

Mucin(mucus)

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10
Q

This is needed for absorption of vitamin B12

A

Intrinsic factor

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11
Q

This acid maintains PH in the stomach by activating pepsinogen into an active enzyme(pepsin), absorbing iron, destroying bacteria

A

Hydrochloric acid

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12
Q

Causes of gastric juice: 2

A

Cephalic phase, gastric phase

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13
Q

This phase is the production in response go thought, sight, taste, and smell of food

A

Cephalic phase

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14
Q

This phase is the production in response to the presence of food in the stomach which stimulates the release of the hormone gastrin and causes the stomach glands to produce gastric juices

A

Gastric phase

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15
Q

This organ is located in thr abdominal cavity, connects to stomach at pyloric sphincter and to large intestine

A

Small intestines

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16
Q

3 sections of small intestine

A

Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

17
Q

What organ secretes intestinal juice for the completion of protein/carb digestion and serves for absorption of water and food

A

Small intestines

18
Q

Most digestion occurs here, secretions from pancreas and liver are sent here

A

Duodenum

19
Q

This is part of the exocrine system, largest gland, secretes bile into ducts to be delivered to duodenum

A

Liver/gall bladder

20
Q

This organ is behind the stomach. What two glands are found here?

A

Pancreas.

  1. Exocrine gland: secretes pancreatic juice into ducts
  2. Endocrine gland: secretes hormones into blood
21
Q

The most important juice

A

Pancreatic juice

22
Q

Starch to maltose

A

Pancreatic amylase

23
Q

Lipids to fatty acids

A

Lipase

24
Q

Protein to amino acids

A

Trypsin

25
Q

This breaks down proteins to simplest form

A

Peptidase

26
Q

This breaks down carbs and starches to simplest form

A

Maltase

27
Q

This organ forms the lower portion of digestive tract where undigested food enters through the ileocecal valve

A

Large intestine

28
Q

Subdivisions of large intestines: 7

A
  1. Cecum- beginning
  2. Ascending colon
  3. Transverse colon
  4. Descending colon
  5. Sigmoid colon
  6. Rectum
  7. Anal canal
29
Q

Two regions of the digestive system:

A

Alimentary canal, accessory organs