VN 17 Lymphatic & Dgestive System Study Guide Test 9 part 2-DONE Flashcards
1.DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERM IN RELATION TO THE DIGESTIVE SYSEM
A. Absorption
the passage of digested food from the digestive tract into the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems for distribution to the body’s cells
1.DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERM IN RELATION TO THE DIGESTIVE SYSEM
B. Peristalsis
(pg.374)
the physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract
- DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERM IN RELATION TO THE DIGESTIVE SYSEM
C. DEFECATION
(pg.374)
the elimination from the body of those substances that are indigestible and cannot be absorbed.
- DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERM IN RELATION TO THE DIGESTIVE SYSEM
D. DIGESTION
(pg.374)
the breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms
- WHAT IS THE GI TRACT?
(pg.374)
a long continuous tube that runs through the ventral cavity of the body and extends from the mouth to the anus
3.WHAT ARE TUNICS? (pg.374)
The walls of the alimentary canal from the esophagus to the anal canal.
4.WHAT IS THE INNERMOST LAYER OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL? (pg.375)
tunica mucosa
5.WHAT IS VITAMIN A NECESSAR FOR? (pg.379)
for vision, bone growth, and maintenance or epithelial cells
6.WHAT IS VITAMIN B FOR? (pg.379)
-energy metabolism
-necessary for muscle & nerve function
7.WHAT IS THE UVULA? (pg.377)
Hanging from its posterior border is a cone-shaped muscular structure. functions in the swallowing process and prevents food from backing up into the nasal area.
8.WHAT IS UMAMI? (pg.379)
-a type of taste that detects MSG
-distinct flavor popular in Asian foods
- HOW MANY INCISORS ARE THERE? (pg.382)
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10.WHAT IS THE HARDEST SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY? (pg.382)
enamel
11.WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR SWALLOWING? (pg.382)
deglutition
12.DESCRIBE THE ESOPHAGUS? (pg.385)
is a collapsible, muscular tube that is situated behind the trachea or windpipe.
13.DESCRIBE THE PYLORUS?(pg.385)
is the narrow inferior region that connects with the duodenum of the small intestine via the pyloric sphincter.
14.DESCRIBE THE PARIETAL CELLS? (pg.385)
secrete hydrochloric acid, which activates the pepsinogen to become pepsin
15.DESCRIBE ACINI CELLS? (pg.386)
release a mixture of digestive enzymes (lipases, carbohydrases, and proteases) called the pancreatic juice,
16.DESCRIBE KUPFFER CELLS (pg.389)
of the liver phagocytose (eat) certain bacteria and old, worn-out white and red blood cells.
17.WHAT IS THE GALLBLADDER FOR? (pg.389)
to store and concentrate the bile produced by the liver lobules until it is needed in the small intestine.
18.WHAT IS THE FIRST PART OF THE SMALL INTESTINE?(pg. 390)
The duodenum, which is the shortest part and is about 10 inches long.
19.WHAT IS CHIME? (pg.390)
the digested, viscous, semifluid contents of the small intestine.
20.WHAT IS THE FIRST PART OF THE LARGE INTESTINE? (pg.391)
the cecum
- WHAT DOES THE LIVER DO?(pg.389)
-produces heparin, prothrombin & thrombin
-it stores excess carbs as glycogen
-it stores copper,iron & vitamins A,D,E, k
-it stores & transforms poisons into less harmful substances
-its kupffer cellsphagocytose (eat) certain bacteria and old, worn-out white and red blood cells.
-produces bile salts that break down fats.
22.WHAT DO THE CHIEF CELLS SECRETE? (pg.385)
The principal gastric enzyme pepsinogen
