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Lecture 11 (Digestive System) Flashcards

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Ailmentary canal

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Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

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Accessory digestive organs

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Teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, pancreas

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Digestive processes (6)

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  1. Ingestion
  2. Propulsion
  3. Mechanical breakdown
  4. Chemical digestion
  5. Absorption
  6. Defecation
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Ingestion

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Through the mouth

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Propulsion

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Movement of food, peristalsis

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Mechanical breakdown

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Prepares food for chemical digestion

Chewing, churning food in stomach, segmentation

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Chemical digestion

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Complex molecules broken down to chemical components

Occurs in mouth, stomach and small intestine

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Absorption

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Transport of digested nutrients

Mainly in small intestine

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Defecation

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Elimination of indigestible substances as feces

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Peristalsis

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Adjacent segments of alimentary tract organs alternately contract and relax, moving food along the tract distally

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Segmentation

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Non-adjacent segments of alimentary tract organs alternately contract and relax
Moving food forward and backwards
Food is mixed and slowly propelled
Rhythmic contractions mix food with digestive juices

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Regions of the abdomen (9)

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  1. Right hypochondriac region
  2. Epigastric region
  3. Left hypochondriac region
  4. Right lumbar region
  5. Umbilical region
  6. Left lumbar region
  7. Right iliac (inguinal) region
  8. Hypogastric (pubic) region
  9. Left iliac (inguinal) region
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Right hypochondriac region

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Upper (your) right

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Epigastric region

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Upper middle

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Left hypochondriac

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Upper (your) left

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Right lumbar region

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Middle (your) right

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Umbilical region

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Middle middle

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Left lumbar region

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Middle (your) left

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Right iliac (inguinal) region

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Lower (your) right

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Hypogastric (public region)

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Lower middle

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Left iliac (inguinal) region

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Lower (your) left

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Mid-clavicular lines

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Divide abdomen longitudinally into 3 sections

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Subcostal line

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Under ribs

Upper line dividing abdominal regions

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Trans-tubercule line

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Lower horizontal line dividing abdominal regions

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Stomach divisions (3)

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  1. Fundus
  2. Body
  3. Pyloris
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Pyloric sphincter

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At bottom of stomach, designates how much fluid enters the duodenum

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Layers of the GI tract (4)

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  1. Mucosa
  2. Submucosa
  3. Muscularis
  4. Serosa
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Mucosa (3)

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Innermost layer, lumen

  1. Epithelium
  2. Lamina propria
  3. Muscularis mucosa
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Submucosa (3)

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Next to mucosa

  1. Connective tissue
  2. Blood vessels
  3. Nerves
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Muscularis Externa (2)

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Between submucosa and serosa

  1. Inner circular layers
  2. Outer longitudinal layers
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Serosa

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Outermost layer of Gi tract
Peritoneum
Epithelium and connective tissue

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Epithelium of esophagus

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Stratified squamous non-keratinized

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Epithelium of stomach

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Simple columnar epithelium with gastric pits

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Epithelium of small intestine

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Simple columnar epithelium with microvilli

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Large intestine

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Simple columnar epithelium with numerous goblet cells

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Surface mucous cell

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Mucosal layer of stomach

Secretes mucous

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Mucous neck cell

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Mucosal layer of stomach

Secretes mucous

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Parietal cell

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Mucosal layer of stomach

Secretes HCl and gastric intrinsic factor

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Chief cell

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Mucosal layer of stomach

Secretes pepsinogen, beginning protein digestion

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Enteroendocrine cell (stomach)

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Mucosal layer of stomach

Secretes gastrin, which stimulates secretion from parietal cells

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Enterocyte

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In small intestine

Completes digestion and absorbs nutrients across microvilli

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Goblet cell

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In small intestine

Secretes mucus

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Enteroendocrine cell (small intestine)

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Secretes secretin or cholecystokinin, which stimulates the release of bile and pancreatic juices and inhibits stomach secretions

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Paneth cell

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In small intestine

Secretes substances that destroy bacteria

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Colonocyte

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In colon

Absorbs water, electrolytes and vitamins

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Peptic ulcers

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Caused by stomach acid
Parietal cells and mucous cells are in balance
If there is too much HCl and not enough mucus, there will be ulcers

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Peritoneum

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Serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity

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Peritoneal cavity

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Slit like potential space between visceral and abdominal peritoneum

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Mesentery

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Double layer of peritoneum
Holds organs in place
Sites of fat storage
Provides a route for circulatory vessels and nerves

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Dorsal mesenteries (3)

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  1. Greater omentum
  2. Transverse mesocolon
  3. Sigmoid mesocolon
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Greater omentum

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Dorsal mesentery
Connects greater curvature of stomach to posterior abdominal wall
Fatty apron

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Transverse mesocolon

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Dorsal mesentery

Holds transverse colon in place

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Sigmoidal mesocolon

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Dorsal mesentery

Connects sigmoid colon to posterior pelvic wall

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Retroperitoneal organs

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Behind the peritoneum

Fixed to the wall

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Peritoneal organs

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Digestive organs that keep their mesentery

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Intraperitoneal organs

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Have movement

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Liver

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Secretes bile

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Bile

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Makes fat soluble in water, emulsifies

Stored in gallbladder

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Hepatocyte

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Functional cells of the liver

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Portal triad (3)

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  1. Bile duct tributary
  2. Branch of hepatic portal vein
  3. Branch of hepatic artery
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Hepatic macrophages

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Destroy bacteria

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Gallbladder

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Stores and concentrates bile

Expels bile into the duodenum

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Cholecystokinin

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Released from enteroendocrine cells in response to fatty chyme

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Jaundice

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Yellowish discolouration of skin and mucous membrane
Especially in sclera of the eye
Due to increased levels of bilirubin in blood

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Bilirubin

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Part of heme break down

Yellow in colour

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Circular folds of small intestine

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Transverse diges of mucosa and submucosa

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Villi (small intestine)

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Fingerlike projections of the mucosa and covered with simple columnar epithelium

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Microvilli (small intestine)

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Further increase surface area for absorption

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Large intestine

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Small amount of digestion by bacteria
Absorb water and electrolytes
Mass peristaltic movements force feces towards rectum

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Subdivision of large intestine

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Cecum, appendix, colon, rectum, anal canal

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Anal canal

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Lined with stratified squamous epithelium

72
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Hemorrhoids

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Varicose veins of the hemorrhoidal veins of anal canal
Straining at stool or at delivery of a baby
External hemorrhoids: itchy and painful
Internal hemorrhoids: not painful

Anatomy 3010 (12 decks)

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