Patho Unit 9 Flashcards
neurotransmitter that excites gut activity
acetylcholine
neurotransmitter that slows down gut activity
catecholamine
stimulates gut activity and secretions, made by enterochromaffin
5HT (serotonin
second tissue bed that blood goes through from veins from the intestines before going back to the heart
liver (first pass effect)
fingerlike projection
villus
absorption in small intestines is carried out by
villus structures
nervous system that causes venous constriction with heavy exercise or shock
sympathetic (don’t swim after eating
nervous system that causes dilation after eating a meal
parasympathetic
nervous system that causes dilation after eating a meal
parasympathetic
fancy word for chewing
mastication
teeth that are designed to cut
incisors
teeth that are designed to tear (meats)
canines
teeth that are designed to grind (plants)
molars
fancy word for swallowing
deglutition
once a bolus is mixed with stomach “juices” it is called…
chyme