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Intro, lecture 2 > The Digestive System > Flashcards

The Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Ingestion:

A

swallowing food

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2
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Breaking down large food particles into small molecules in order to be easily absorbed.

A

Digestion

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3
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Movement of nutrients from the GIT to blood in order for the body to benefit from food.

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Absorption

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4
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movement of undigested materials to the outside of the body through defecation process.

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Elimination

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5
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The simplest building blocks of proteins, released when proteins are digested.

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Amino acids

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6
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Glycogen

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Starch

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7
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Mastication

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Chewing.

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8
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A fluid secreted by salivary glands which contains amylase that is important in breakdown of starch

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Saliva

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9
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A specialized protein that causes chemical changes in substances in the digestive tract.

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Enzyme

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10
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An enzyme secreted by pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch

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Amylase

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11
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Coordinated, rhythmic contractions of smooth muscles through the digestive tract

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Peristalsis

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12
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A large sac between esophagus and small intestine where food is broken down.

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Stomach

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13
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An acid produced by stomach that is necessary for digestion of food (mainly proteins).

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Hydrochloric acid (HCL)

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14
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A digestive enzyme in the gastric juice

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Pepsin

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15
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An organ that is important in digestion, metabolism, and bile production.

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Liver

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16
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A yellowish-brown to greenish fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder and aids in fat digestion.

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Bile

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17
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A yellow pigment contained in bile.

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Bilirubin

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18
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Bowel

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Intestine.

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19
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Small sac under the liver where bile is stored.

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Gallbladder

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20
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A long tube that continues the process of digestion that started in the stomach, it’s the place where most of absorption process takes place (90%)

A

Small intestine

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21
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A digestive organ that secretes digestive fluids into the small intestine.

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Pancreas

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22
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An enzyme contained in pancreatic juice that is specialized in lipid breakdown

A

Lipase

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23
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A semisolid mass of partially digested food and gastric juices that passes from stomach to small intestine

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Chyme

24
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The process of breaking down complex foods to simpler materials

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Digestion

25
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Passage of nutrients through small intestines’ walls into the bloodstream.

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Absorption

26
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Colon

A

Large intestine.

27
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A passageway in the intestinal tract where water reabsorption and getting rid of feces takes place.

A

Large intestine

28
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A small blind pouch hanging from the cecum

A

Appendix

29
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Release of feces through the anus

A

Defecation

30
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Labi(o)

A

Lip

31
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Or(o)

A

Mouth

32
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Stomat(o)

A

Mouth

33
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Lingu(o)

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Tongue

34
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Gloss(o)

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Tongue

35
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Sial(o)

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Saliva, salivary glands

36
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Pharyng(o)

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Pharynx

37
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Esophag(o)

A

Esophagus

38
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Gastr(o)

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Stomach

39
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Hepat(o)

A

Liver

40
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Cholecyst(o)

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Gallbladder

41
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Bil(o)

A

Bile

42
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Bil(i)

A

Bile

43
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Rect(o)

A

Rectum

44
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Pancreat(o)

A

Pancreas

45
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Chol(e)

A

Bile

46
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Chol(o)

A

Bile

47
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Enter(o)

A

Intestine

48
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Ile(o)

A

Ileum

49
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Jejun(o)

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Jejunum

50
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Col(o)

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Colon

51
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Colon(o)

A

Colon

52
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Append(o)

A

Appendix

53
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periton(eo)

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Peritoneum

54
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Appendic(o)

A

Appendix

55
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Glycogen(o)

A

Glycogen

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