The Digestive System Flashcards
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The Pancreas
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- Solid
- Produces insulin
- secretes pancreatic juices that aid in the digestion of fats, starches, abd proteins.
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The Stomach
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- Hollow
* main organs of the digestive system
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The islets of Langerhans
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Located in the pancreas, produce the insulin that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood stream
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The Spleen
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- Solid
- Left Upper Quadrant
- Helps filtrate blood
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The Liver
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• Largest SOLID organ in abdomen
-right upper quadrant(majority)
•Produces bile
•Stores sugars
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The Small Intestine
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- Receives food from the stomach & secretions from the pancreas & liver
- Food is completely broken down into a form that can be used by the body
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The Gallbladder
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•Hollow pouch
-Right upper quadrant
•Resevoir for bile
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The Large Intestine
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- also called the Colon
- The parts of the food that cannot be absorbed by the body are passed as waste products from the small intestine to the large intestine
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regulates amount of sugar in the bloodstream
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Insulin
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The Appendix
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- hollow organ
- right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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- Gallbladder
- Liver (majority)
- Pancreas (small portion)
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RLQ
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-Appendix
- R ureter
- R ovary
- R fallopian tubes
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LUQ
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- Spleen
- Stomach
- Pancreas (majority)
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LLQ
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- L ureter
- L ovary
- L fallopian tube
