Alimentary System

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Introduction to Alimentary System/Anatomy Overview 1
What is the peritoneum wall compl...,
What is a,
What is b
25  cards
Embryology of the GI
When does fertilisation to implan...,
When does the bilaminar germ disk...,
When does the trilaminar germ dis...
81  cards
Anatomy Overview 2
What is 1,
What is 2,
What is 3
108  cards
Grand Tour of the Alimentary Canal
What are some functions of the di...,
What is the function of the mouth,
What is the function of the oesop...
54  cards
Nutrient Digestion 1
What are the principle dietary co...,
What are different classes of car...,
What are monosaccharides
63  cards
Nutrient Digestion 2
What form is almost all ingested fat,
Where is all fat digested,
Where are al
58  cards
Upper GI Tract Structure and Function
What is the purpose of chewing,
How is chewing controlled,
Explain the process of the reflex...
56  cards
Gastric Secretion
What are some areas of the stomac...,
What is the function of the fundu...,
What are the functions of the bod...
64  cards
Gastric Motility and Pancreatic Function
What is gastric motility,
How does contractions strength va...,
What is the contraction strength ...
62  cards
Liver Structure and Function
What is the largest organ in the ...,
Where is the liver located within...,
How many lobes does the liver con...
61  cards
Upper GI Tract Pathology
What are some examples of patholo...,
What is the upper gi tract formed...,
What is oesophageal reflux
58  cards
Small Intestine Structure and Function
What is the length of the small i...,
What does the small intestine con...,
How long is the duodenum
49  cards
Large Intestine Structure and Function
What valve is between the ileum a...,
What is the length of the colon,
What are the 4 parts of the large...
49  cards
Oesophageal Disorders
What is the length of the oesophagus,
Where does the oesophagus begin a...,
What kind of muscle is present in...
134  cards
Histology of the GI Tract
What is the hierarchical organisa...,
What is the first question you sh...,
What are the 4 basic types of tis...
48  cards
Upper GI Surgery
What are some examples of conditi...,
How does the incidence of oesopha...,
How many people with oesophageal ...
70  cards
Helicobacter Pylori and Gastric Disease
What parts of the gi tract are co...,
What parts of the gi tract are co...,
What are the layers of the muscul...
73  cards
Hepato-Biliary Surgery
What are the functions of the gal...,
What can be said about the anatom...,
What can be said about the anatom...
55  cards
Hepatobiliary Pathology
What are examples of pathologies ...,
What is pathology of the gallblad...,
What is pathology of the extrahep...
56  cards
Ethics of Supplemental Feeding
What is ethics,
What are the 4 rules of being a d...,
What is the principle of non malf...
15  cards
Pancreatic Disease
What are examples of pancreatic d...,
What is acute pancreatitis,
Where is the pain usually due to ...
94  cards
Pathology of Colon
What is the function of the small...,
What are the functions of the,
How long is the small bowel
109  cards
Surgery of Pancreatic Disorders
What are examples of pancreatic d...,
What does ipmn stand for,
What is the incidence of pancreat...
95  cards
Liver Symposium
What are some examples of major l...,
What are the 5 main groups of vir...,
Which of the hepatitis viruses ar...
90  cards
Jaundice and Chronic Liver Disease
What is a doctor who deals with t...,
What are the different categories...,
What are synthetic functions of t...
112  cards
Colorectal Cancer
What cause of cancer death is col...,
What overall cause of cancer is c...,
What is the most common histologi...
74  cards
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What is inflammatory bowel disease,
What are examples of inflammatory...,
What do crohns disease and ulcera...
69  cards
GI Mucosal Immunology
What does the upper gi tract cons...,
What does the lower gi tract cons...,
In basic terms what are the 2 kin...
63  cards
MDT Working in GI
What is a multidisciplinary team mdt,
What are the benefits of mdt,
What make a good mdt
15  cards
Functional Bowel Disorders
What are the 2 broad categories o...,
What is the difference between st...,
What are examples of functional g...
69  cards
Colorectal Surgery
What are some colorectal surgical...,
What are examples of minimally in...,
What are functions of the colon a...
54  cards
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
What is the incidence of gi bleed...,
What is the overall mortality of ...,
What mainly affects the outcomes ...
102  cards
The Microbiota of the GI Tract 1
What is the transit time in the m...,
What is the transit time in the o...,
What is the transit time in the s...
74  cards
The Acute Abdomen
What is acute abdomen,
What is the aetiology of acute ab...,
What should be considered for the...
27  cards
Small Intestinal Disorders and Investigations
What is digestion,
What is absorption,
What are the functions of the sma...
59  cards
Nutrition in Health and Disease
1  cards
The Microbiota of the GI Tract 2
What are some factors that affect...,
Is microbial dysbiosis imbalance ...,
What are examples of diseases tha...
51  cards
Psychological Aspects of Gastrointestinal Disease
What are examples of psychologica...,
What should be remembered about f...,
Are functional gi diseases more c...
33  cards
Alimentary Pharmacology
What are different categories of ...,
What are examples of drugs for ac...,
What are examples of drugs affect...
88  cards
Alcohol Related Disease
Diseases from what system have th...,
Do woman or men metabolise alcoho...,
What causes a variation in alcoho...
49  cards
Anorectal Conditions
What are the 2 broad categories o...,
What is the common presentation o...,
What is a haemorrhage
40  cards

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