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GI: Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards

1
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Other words for GI tract:

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alimentary canal, digestive tract

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Chewing

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Mastication

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Swallowing

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Deglutition

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Chewing and swallowing

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Ingestion

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Rhythmic muscular contractions to push food

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peristalsis

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Process by which broken down molecules move through the intestinal tract into blood or lymph

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absorption

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Lining of digestive tract consisting of epithelial tissue on a layer of connective tissue

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mucosa / mucous membrane

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under mucosa. supplies GI tract with blood vessels and nerves

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submucosa

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outer wall of digestive tract below diaphragm

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adventitia

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inner layer of peritoneum, wrapped around visceral organs and located inside intraperitoneal space

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visceral peritoneum

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outer layer of peritoneum. lines the abdominopelvic cavity

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parietal peritoneum

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space between visceral + parietal peritoneum

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peritoneal cavity

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double fold of peritoneal tissue that projects from parietal peritoneum and anchors small intestine to posterior abdominal wall; supports vessels/nerves that supply the intestines

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mesentery

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“fatty apron”: large double fold attached to small+large intestines and stomach. hangs down like apron, consists of large fat deposits and lymph nodes.

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greater omentum

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hangs down to stomach and beginning of small intestine from liver.

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lesser omentum

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fold of peritoneum that anchors the colon to the posterior abdominal wall

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mesocolon

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17
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Largest saliva gland located in tissue inferior and anterior to the ears

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Parotid glands

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saliva glands that lie below the jaw

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submandibular glands

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Saliva glands that lie below the tongue

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Sublingual glands

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2 components of saliva

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A serous secretion containing salivary amylase (enzyme) + a mucous secretion to lubricate the oral cavity

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Where swallowing takes place; approximately 4.5 to 5 inches long.

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Pharynx

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22
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Part of pharynx posterior to the mouth

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Oropharynx

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Part of pharynx posterior to the nose

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Nasopharynx

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Part of pharynx that opens into larynx and esophagus

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Laryngopharynx

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Semisolid food after it is chewed and mixed with saliva

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Small flap of tissue which closes the larynx to prevent food from moving into lungs

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Epiglottis

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Sphincter at bottom of esophagus which prevents gastric juices from entering

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Lower esophageal sphincter / Cardiac sphincter

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Folds of mucosa and submucosa that give the stomach a wrinkled appearance

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Secrete gastric juice containing hydrochloric acid and enzymes into stomach

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Gastric glands

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Primary enzyme of the stomach

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Semisolid soupy food mixture after 3-4 hours of digestion

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Exit of stomach where food is moved by peristaltic contractions

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Sphincter found at end of stomach to prevent food regurgitating back in

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Pyloric sphincter

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Large elongated gland inferior to stomach. Both an exo and endocrine gland.

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Where bile is stored.

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Gallbladder

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Cystic duct from gallbladder joins the duct from the liver

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Common bile duct

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Tube about 16 feet long by 1.5 inches in diameter that extends from stomach

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Small intestine

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First 22 cm of small intestine, shaped like a C. Chyme is broken down into molecules here.

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Next 6 feet of small intestine after duodenum

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Last part of small intestine

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Tiny fingerlike projections that increase surface area of small intestine

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Glands that secrete large amounts of fluid to assist with digestion and absorption

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Intestinal glands

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Sphincter between small and large intestine.

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Ileocecal valve

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Last part of digestive system, approx 5 feet long. Water and sodium absorbed from chyme.

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Large intestines

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3 functions of large intestine

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Absorption of sodium and water; incubation of bacteria; elimination of wastes

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7 cm of large intestine where end of small and beginning of large overlap

47
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worm-shaped tube rich in lymph tissue that extends from cecum

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veriform appendix

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last 12 cm of digestive tract

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area between cecum and rectum

50
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cecum up to border the lowest part of the liver

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ascending colon

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horizontally extending across abdomen below liver and stomach

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transverse colon

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S-shaped emptying into the rectum

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sigmoid colon

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Largest, most complex organ in body. Located inferior to diaphragm.

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Arteries that supply liver with blood

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Hepatic arteries

55
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Vein that delivers blood that has just received nutrients from small intestine

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hepatic portal vein

56
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cells that line hepatic sinusoids.

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Kupffer cells

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