Final Exam Flashcards
Four layers of digestive tract from inside out
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscle Layer
Serosa
(baby teeth) and how many?
Deciduous Teeth - 20
Number of permanent teeth
32
Ball-like mass of chewed food
Bolus
Anchors tongue to floor of mouth
Frenulum
GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
paste-like food mixture
Chyme
Three layers of stomach muscle
longitudinal
circular
oblique
Three glands of stomach
Mucous cells
Chief cells
Parietal cells
Collective term for stomach cells (mucous, chief, parietal)
Gastric Juices
Stomach ulcer may be due to the bacteria _________
H. Pylori
Stomach protrudes through opening in diaphragm
Hiatal Hernia
Narrowing of pylori impeding the movement of chi into the small intestine.
Characterized by ___________ ________
Pyloric Stenosis
Projectile Vomiting
First part of small intestine
Duodenum
Where most digestion and absorption occurs.
Duodenum
Second part of small intestine
Jejunum
Third part of small intestine
ilium
The large intestine is approximately __ feet long
5 feet long
First part of large intestine
Cecum
First five parts of large intestine
cecum ascending colon hepatic flexure transverse colon splenic flexure
Last five parts of large intestine
descending colon sigmoid colon rectum anal canal anus
Four functions of large intestine
Absorbs water & electrolytes
synthesize vitamins & bacteria
temporary storage of waste
defecation
Functional unit of liver
Liver Lobules
Functions of liver... -Synthesis of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ -Storage of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_ vitamins -\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of drugs and toxins -Excretion of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Metabolism of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_
Synthesis of PLASMA PROTEINS
Storage of GLYCOGEN and FAT-SOLUBLE vitamins
DETOXIFICATION of drugs and toxins
Excretion of BILIRUBIN, CHOLESTEROL, DRUGS
Metabolism of CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, FATS