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Chapter 14- Digestive System Flashcards

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4 Accessory Organs

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1) Salivary Glands
2) Liver
3) Gallbladder
4) Pancreas

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Hollow tube

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GI Tract

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Space within a tube

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lumen

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8 Parts of GI Tract

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1) mouth
2) pharynx
3) esophagus
4) stomach
5) small intestine
6) large intestine
7) rectum
8) anus

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Four layers of GI tract walls (inner to outer)

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1) mucosa
2) submucosa
3) muscularis
4) serosa

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Layer of GI Tract, innermost, mucous membrane in contact with the lumen

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Mucosa

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Layer of GI Tract, connective tissue containing the blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves

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Submucosa

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Layer of GI Tract, two or three layers of smooth muscles, responsible for movement an motility

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Muscularis

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Layer of GI Tract, outermost, protects and anchors digestive tract

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Serosa

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Thick muscular rings that separate some organs

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Sphincters

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5 Processes for digestion

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1) Mechanical processing and movement
2) Secretion of fluid, enzymes, hormones, bile, ph, mucous
3) Digestion
4) Absorption
5) Elimination

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2 Types of motility aid digestion

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1) perastalsis
2) segmentation

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Type of motility aid digestion, propels food foreward

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Perastalsis

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Type of motility aid digestion, mixes food and chops it up

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Segmentation

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Where does motility aid digestion occur

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Muscularis layer

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Composition of saliva (4)

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1) mucin
2) salivary amylase
3) bicarbonate
4) lysozyme

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Component of saliva, antibacterial

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lysozyme

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Component of saliva, maintains ph of 6.5-7.5 for optimal amylase activity

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bicarbonate

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Component of saliva, can help prevent formation of biofilms

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Mucin

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20
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Component of saliva, begins digestion of starch

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salivary amylase

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21
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Which parts deliver food to the stomach (2)

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1) Pharynx
2) Esophagus

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Salivary glands (3)

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1) Parotid (cheek jaw)
2) Sublingual (under tongue)
3) Submandibular (lower jaw)

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Voluntary phase of swallowing

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tongue pushes bolus of food into pharynx (throat)

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Involuntary phase of swallowing

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swallowing reflex, trachea closes, esophagus opens

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Throat, common passageway for air and food

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Pharynx

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Closes airway temporarily so food will not enter the trachea

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Epiglottus

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27
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Food passes through to stomach by way of

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peristaltic contractions thru esophagus, and lower esophageal sphincter

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Functions of stomach (3)

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1) food storage 2) digestion of proteins 3) regulates delivery of partially digested food into small intestine

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In stomach, breaks down proteins

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Gastric Juice

30
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Gastric juice is made up of (4)

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1) hydrochloric acid
2) Intrinsic factor
3) Mucus
4) Pepsinogen

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Part of Gastric Juice, pH of 2, breaks down large bits of food

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Hydrochloric acid

32
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Part of Gastric Juice, needed to absorb vitamin b12

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Intrinsic factor

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Part of Gastric Juice, protects stomach lining from acid

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Mucus

34
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If mucus is damaged, can cause

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peptic ulcur

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Part of Gastric Juice, converted to pepsin by acid, begins protein breakdown

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pepsinogen

36
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watery mixture of partially digested food and gastric juice that is delivered to the small intesting

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chyme

37
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sphincter between esophagus and stomach

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esophagael sphincter

38
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sphincter between stomach and small intestine

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pyloric sphincter

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how long does it take for stomach to empty

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2-6 hrs

40
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does stomach absorb nutrients

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no, but alchohola and aspirin are

41
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Organ that digests food and absorbs nutrients and water

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Small intestine

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Digestion in the small intestine (3)

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1) nutralizes acid from stomach
2) breaks down protreins carbs and lipids into monomers
3) adds digestive enzymes and bile

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Regions of absorption in the small intestine (3)

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1) duodenum
2) jejunum
3) ileum

44
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in small intestine, increase surface area to facilitate absorption

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mucosa adaptations

45
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in small intestine, microscopic projections containing blood and lacteal capillaries

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villi

46
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in small intestine, cytoplasmic projections of epithelial cells of villi

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microvilli

47
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in small intestine, region of absorption that the most digestion occurs in

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duodenum

48
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Organ that has exocrine functions, secretes digestive enzymes and sodium bicarbonate to neutralize somach acid

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pancreas

49
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Digestive enzymes of pancreas (3)

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1) proteases
2) pancreatic amylase
3) Lipase

50
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Digestive enzyme of pancreas, digests starch

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pancreatic amylase

51
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Digestive enzyme of pancreas, digests protein

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proteases

52
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Proteases (3)

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1) trypsin
2) chymotrypsin
3) carboxypeptidase

53
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Digestive enzyme of pancreas, digests fats (lipids)

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lipase

54
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Organ that produces bile

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Liver

55
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Organ that concentrates and stores bile

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Galbladder

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Functions of the liver

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metabolic: storage, synthesis, chemical processsing

57
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drains blood from the digestive tract to the liver

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Hepatic portal system

58
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organ that absorbs nutrients and water and eliminates waste

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large intestine

59
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parts of large intestine

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cecum, appendix, colon, rectum, a nus

60
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regulation of digestion depends on

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volume and content of food

61
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stretch receptors in stomach, increase paristealsis and secretion of gastric juice

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nervous system

62
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Hormones (3)

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1) Gastrin
2) Secretin
3) CCK

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Hormone released by stomach, causes release of gastric juice

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Gastrin

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Hormone triggered by stretching of stomach and presence of protein

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Gastrin

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Hormone released by duodenum, stimulates pancreas to secrete water and bicarbonate

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Secretin

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Hormone released by duodenum, signals pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes and gallbladder to release bile

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CCK

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Hormone that responds to filling stomach

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gastrin

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Hormone that responds to acid

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secretin

69
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Hormone triggered by presence of acid in chyme

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secretin

70
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Hormone triggered by fat and protein in chyme

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CCK (choleccytstokinin)

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