Smart Edition Digestion Flashcards

1
Q

What is a bolus

What is chyme

A

Saliva mixed with food and swallowed

Bolus mixed with stomach acids

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2
Q

3 salivary glands starting with the most superior

A

Parotid

Sublingual

Submandibular

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3
Q

Muscular folds in the stomach are called

A

Rugae

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4
Q

Which accessory organ secrets
Lipase, Peptidase, Amalyse
Bicarbonate ions
Insulin & Glucogan

A

Pancreas

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5
Q

Which accessory organs function is

Store and Convert nutrients

Remove ammonia

Excrete bilirubin from old erythrocytes

A

Liver

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6
Q

4 parts of the colon

A

Ascending, Transverse, Descending, Sigmoid

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7
Q

From esophagus to stomach and from stomach to duodenum name the 2 sphincters

A

Cardiac

Pyloric

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8
Q

What is the name of the section where the small and large intestine meet

A

Cecum

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9
Q

Which organ removes ammonia from the blood and converts it into urea

A

Liver

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10
Q

Amylase is produced from which 2 areas and does what

A

Saliva & Pancreas

Digest carbs

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11
Q

Pepsin is produced in the _______ and breaks down ______

A

Stomach

Protein

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12
Q

Peptidase is produced in the ______ and secreted into the small intestines to break down

A

Pancreas

Peptides into amino acids

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13
Q

Sucrase is produced in the _____ ______ and breaks down sucrose into glucose

A

Small intestine

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14
Q

Lactase is produced in the _____ _____ and breaks down lactose into glucose

A

Small intestine

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