Lecture 19 Flashcards
What is the semi-liquid mixture of partially digested food within the stomach known as?
chyme
The region of the stomach where the esophagus enters is the Blank______ region.
cardial
The ______ is the narrow part of the stomach that leads into the duodenum.
pylorus
Which muscular band regulates the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter
The greater omentum is suspended from the ______ curvature of the stomach.
greater
The soupy mixture of semidigested food formed in the stomach is known as ___
chyme
What are the gastric rugae?
Longitudinal folds in the stomach lining
Which describes the fundus of the stomach?
It is the domed superior region.
The portion of the stomach between the fundus and the pyloric region is known as the ___
body (or corpus)
Which describes gastric pits?
Depressions in the gastric mucosa
The muscular band that regulates the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum is the ___ sphincter.
pyloric (or gastroduodenal)
Which describes the lesser curvature of the stomach?
The medial superior margin from esophagus to duodenum
The longitudinal wrinkles in the lining of the stomach are called gastric ___
rugae
What are the three components of gastric juice?
pepsin
water
hydrochloric acid
The region of the stomach where the esophagus enters is the ______ region.
cardial
The source of the ___ ions in stomach acid is the dissociation of carbonic acid within parietal cells.
hydrogen
The depressions in the gastric mucosa are called gastric ___
pits
Choose all that are functions of stomach acid.
Activates pepsin and lingual lipase
Destroys pathogens
Denatures proteins
Which muscular band regulates the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter
An enzyme that is secreted in its inactive form is known as a ______.
zymogen
Within the glands of the stomach, ___ cells secrete hydrochloric acid.
parietal
The enzyme ___ begins digestion of protein in the stomach.
pepsin
What are the components of gastric juice?
Hydrocholric acid, water, and pepsin