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Decks in this class (15)

1. Principles of Nutrition
Define nutrition,
Name 4 types of malnutrition,
What is micronutrient malnutrition
24  cards
2. Swallowing
What are the functions of mastica...,
Which three glands are important ...,
What type of fluid does the parot...
35  cards
3. GIT Function 1
What 4 ways is digestive function...,
What are the functions of the sen...,
What are the functions of the mot...
50  cards
4. GIT Function 2
What factors inhibit acid secretion,
What is the enterogastric refex,
What does presence of fatty acids...
38  cards
5. Liver: Biosynthetic Functions
What are the functions of the liver,
Name a reaction in the liver that...,
What metabolism is carried out in...
31  cards
6. Liver: Detoxification and Excretion
What is meant by drug metabolism,
Why are lipophilic drugs converte...,
Why might a drug be metabolised
32  cards
7. Bile and Jaundice
What hormone regulates the releas...,
Is bile in the liver or bile in t...,
What are some of the substances e...
38  cards
8. Functions of the Colon
What are the 3 types of movements...,
What is segmentation,
What is mass movement triggered by
14  cards
9. Digestion and Absorption of Protein and Carbohydrates
Where are the principle sites for...,
What digestion of protein occurs ...,
What type of cells release pepsin...
32  cards
10. Digestion and Absorption of Lipids and Iron
What lipid digestion occurs in th...,
What do lingual and gastric lipas...,
What emulsifies lipids in the duo...
39  cards
11. Post Absorption Processing of Lipids
What are lipids transported in in...,
What is fat principally absorbed as,
What are fas converted to
42  cards
12. Gut Embryology
What are the functions of the yol...,
What does the vitelline duct connect,
What suspends the gut tube from t...
35  cards
13. Post Absorption Processing of Carbohydrates
What is the hormonal response to ...,
What is the response of organs to...,
What is the hormonal response to ...
25  cards
14. Post-Absorption Processing of Proteins
What biologically active compound...,
What determines the half life of ...,
Which amino acid sequences are ra...
37  cards
Revision
What increases pepsinogen release,
What decreases pepsinogen release,
What is cck released in response to
10  cards

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