Physiology of Large Intestine Flashcards
1
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absorption
A
reasorption of water and bile salts
2
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bile salts
A
reasorbed in the cecum and is transported in blood to liver
3
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absorption of
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vitamins produced by bacteria and of organic wastes
4
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vitamins produced in large intestine
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vitamin K, Biotin, Pantothenic acid: B5
5
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organic wastes 1
A
bacteria convert bilirubin to urobilinogens and stercobilinogens
6
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organic wastes 2
A
bacteria break down peptides in feces and generate ammonia, indole and skatole, hydrogen sulfide
7
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organic wastes 3
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bacteria feed on indigestible carbohydrates and produces flatus (intestinal gas) in large intestine
