Chapter 36 Flashcards

1
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The digestive system is responsible for

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intake, digestion of food, absorption of nutrients and elimination of solid waste.

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what are the functions of the digestive system

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  • ingestion of food
  • storage and sythesis of vitmains
  • propulsion of food and wastes from the mouth to anus
  • secretion of mucus, water, enzymes and hormones
  • mechanical digestion of food particles
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3
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GI tract function

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  • chemical digestion of food particles
  • absorption of digested food
  • elimination of waste products by defecation
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4
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the process of digestion and absorption of nutrients requires

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intact and healthy gastrointestinal tract epithelial lining that can resist the effects of own digestive secretions. the presence of enzymes for the digestion and absorpiton of nutrients

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5
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the process of digestion and absorption of nutrients involves the movement of

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materials through the gastrointestinal tract at a rate that facilitates absorption

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6
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List the components of the the upper part of the digestive tract

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mouth, esophagus, and stomach

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what is the function of the upper part of the digestive tract?

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acts as an intake source and receptacle through which food passes and in which initial digestive processes take place

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List the components of the middle portion of the digestive tract?

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small intestine, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

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9
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Where does most of the digestive and aborption take place?

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in the small intestine

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10
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List the components of the lower segment of the digestive tract?

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cecum, colon and rectum

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What is the function of the lower segment of the digestive tract?

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serves as a storage channel for the efficient elimination of waste

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List the components of the fourth part of the digestive tract?

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accesory organs- the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas

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13
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what is the function of the fourth part of the digestive tract?

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produce digestive secretions that help dismantly foods and regulate the use and storage of nutrients

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14
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What structures are involved in swallowing?

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esophagus, peristaslsis, upper esophageal sphincter, lower esophageal sphincter

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15
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the functions of the stomach

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reservoir and mixer. start digestion of protein, nucleic acids and fats. activates some enzymes. destory some bacteria-acid. makes intrinsic factor (B12 absorption)

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16
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What are the phases of digestion?

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  • ingestion
  • movement
  • digestion
  • absorption
  • further digestion
17
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where does digestion start?

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with saliva

18
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______ cleans the mouth and contains the enzyme lysozyme, which has an antibacterial action.

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Saliva

19
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mucus-secreting cells (prostoglandins) are the

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protectors and lubricators

20
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parietal cells secrete:

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HCl anf intrinsic factor

21
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G cells secrete

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gastrin; stimulates HCl

22
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Chief cells secrete

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release pepsinogen

23
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what are the two major gastrointestinal hormones

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cholecystokinin and secretin

24
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stimulates contraction of the gall bladder. stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes. slows gastric emptying

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cholecystokinin

25
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stimulates secretion of bicarbonate- containing solution by the pancreas and liver

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secretin

26
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digestion is completed in

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the small intestine

27
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what is digested and absorbed in the small intestine?

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proteins, carbohydrates, fats, 80% ingested water, electrolytes

28
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what are the functions of the large intestine?

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recieve fluid waste products and store until released from body. excess water absorbed. feces, stools. defecation or bowel movement.

29
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bile acid secretion, motility and antibody production keep bacterial numbers in the duodenum to a

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minimum

30
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How would fat digestion be affected if bile levels decreased?

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it would decrease

31
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absorption and digestion of carbohydrates

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  • mouth: salivary amylase
  • duodenum: pancreatic amylase ( polysachharides –> disacchrides)
  • brush border enzymes: disacchrides –> monosacchrides.
  • monosachrides absorbed into blood
32
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absorption and digestion of fats

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  • duodenum: bile (breaks down fat)
  • duodenum: pancreatic lipase (breaks fat/triglycerides into glycerol)
  • jejunum: packages fat as chylomicron, passed to the lymph or absorbed in the blood.
33
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absorption and digestion of proteins:

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  • stomach: pepsinogen (breaks proteins into polypeptides)
  • duodenum: pancreatic tryspinogen (breaks proteins into polypeptides)
  • brush border enzymes: break polypeptides into 2-3 amino acids peptides and then those peptides are absorbed into the blood