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GI SYSYEM I Flashcards

1
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what are 7 major functions of GI system

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  1. ingestion
  2. mechanical processing
  3. compaction
  4. digestion
  5. secretion
  6. absorption
  7. excretion
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2
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what is mechanical processing

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break down of food into smaller molecules

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3
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what is compaction

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dehydration of undigested material and waste into feces

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4
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what is digestion

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break down of macromolecules

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5
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what is responsible for digestion

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  1. chemicals

2. enzymes

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6
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what is responsible for secretions

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accessory organs

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7
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what do accessory organs secrete

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  1. acids
  2. enzymes
  3. buffers
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when does absorption occur

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after digestion

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9
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what is absorption

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movement of nutrients from tube to blood

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10
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what does nutrient rich blood pass through

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liver

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11
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what happens to nutrient rich blood after passing through liver

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passes through heart

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12
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what happens when nutrient rich blood passes through heart

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nutrient rich blood becomes oxygenated

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HISTOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE TRACT what are 4 basic layers all throughout the tube

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  1. mucosal
  2. submucosal
  3. muscularis externis
  4. serosa
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HISTOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE TRACT what is function of serosa layer

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produce watery fluid for lubrication

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HISTOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE TRACT what is histology of glandular tissue / acessory organs

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epithelium

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16
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HISTOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE TRACT where do secretions of exocrine glands go

17
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HISTOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE TRACT where do secretions of endocrine glands go

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  • circulation

- surrounding CT

18
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MUCOSA what is mucosal layer made of

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epithelium

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MUCOSA why is mucosa made of epithelium

20
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MUCOSA what is purpose of having stratified squamous epithelium at beginning and end of tube

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associated w outside world

21
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MUCOSA what kind of epithelium are in parts of tube within abdomen

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simple squamous epithelium

22
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MUCOSA what is purpose of simple squamous epithelium in abdomen

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absorption

23
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MUCOSA what does epithelium always require

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source of vasculature

24
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MUCOSA what is source of vasculature for epithelium

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lamina propina (CT)

25
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MUCOSA what are glands of mucosa layer filled w

26
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MUCOSA what is function of mucous

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lubrication

27
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SUBMUCOSA what is submucosa

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SUBMUCOSA what is function of submucosa

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act as passageway for

  1. vasculature
  2. nerves
  3. lymphatics
29
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SUBMUCOSA what is present in submucosal layer (3)

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  1. immune cells
  2. exocrine glands
  3. specialized plexus
30
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SUBMUCOSA what is function of specialized plexus

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  • innervate mucosal layer

- innervate submucosal layer

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