Stomach Vocab Flashcards
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Peristalsis
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The involuntary construction and relaxation of muscles of intestines
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Achalasia
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Good doesn’t reach stomach!
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Chylomicron
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Fat present in blood after absorption from small intestine
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Micelle
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Need definition
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Ileocecal valve
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Sphincter that Seperates small and large intestine
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Haustra
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Small pouch of colon, gives it a segmented appearance
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Pylorus
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Opening from stomach into small intestine
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Rugae
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Folding of the wall of the stomach
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Trypsin
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Enzyme that breaks down proteins in SI
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Pepsin
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Enzyme in stomach turns proteins into polypeptides
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Taenia coli
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3 seperate ribbons of smooth muscle on outside of colon
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Plicae circulares
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Permanent folds of mucous membrane in SI
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Chyme
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Good soup
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Villi
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Hairlike projections
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Micro villi
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Projections from surface of cells, lots of them
