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Anatomy Prof G > Digestive System 3- Unit 4 > Flashcards

Digestive System 3- Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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Small intestine duodenum

A

First 10 inches

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2
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What enters the duodenum from gallbladder, stomach, and pancreas?

A

Bicarbonate (epithelium of main pancreatic duct)

Chyme (stomach)

Digestive enzymes (acinar cells)

Bile salts (liver)

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3
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What is absorbed in small intestine?

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Lipids, proteins, complex carbohydrates

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4
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Small intestine modifications for surface area

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Plicae Circularis- circular folds

Villi- ciliated simple columnar epithelium on plicae circularis

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5
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Purpose of lacteal

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help with lipid absorption, found in villi

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6
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Brush-Border

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Microvilli that digest carbs on villi of small intestine

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7
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What is absorbed in the large intestine?

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Water and electrolytes

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8
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Hemmorrhoid

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Swollen vein in rectum

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9
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How is the anal canal epithelium different from digestive tract?

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Anal- Stratified squamous
Digestive- Simple columnar

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10
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In embryonic development, ligamentum teres drains blood into

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Portal vein of liver

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11
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Portal triad of liver

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Hepatic artery (into liver)
Bile duct (bile to small intestine)
Portal vein (from digestive system to liver)

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12
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Which major blood vessel does the central vein of a liver lobule drain towards?

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Inferior vena cava

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13
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What surrounds islet cells in pancreas?

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Acini cells

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14
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Pancreas acini cells produce

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Digestive enzymes (exocrine)

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15
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Pancreatic ducts produce

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Bicarbonate (exocrine)

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16
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Pancreatic alpha islets produce

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Glucagon (raises blood glucose)

17
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Pancreatic beta islets produce

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Insulin (lower blood glucose)

18
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Location of hepato-pancreatic sphincter relative to pancreatic and common bile ducts

A

Distal to both

19
Q

Renal artery flows

A

Into kidney

20
Q

Bicarbonate purpose

A

Neutralize chyme

21
Q

Intestinal crypts

A

Dips in intestine

22
Q

Falciform ligament

A

splits liver

23
Q

Lesser omentum

A

between liver and stomach

24
Q

Greater omentum

A

above large intestines

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