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Digestion Flashcards

1
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what is the function of the parotid gland

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The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in humans.

It functions to to facilitate mastication and swallowing and to begin the digestion of food.

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what is the function of the stomach

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The stomach is the main food storage tank of the body.

The stomach also secretes a mixture of acid, mucus, and digestive enzymes that helps to digest and sanitize our food while it is being stored

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what is the function of the pyloric sphinctor

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Regulate Digestion:When the sphincter is contracted, it holds food in the stomach, allowing the digestive juices to do their work.

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what is the function of the pancreas

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The pancreas has two main functions: an exocrine function that helps in digestion and an endocrine function that regulates blood sugar

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what is the function of the spleen

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The spleen also helps fight certain kinds of bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis.

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Name 2 functions of the liver

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The liver performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients

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what is the function of the liver

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Its primary function is to store and concentrate bile, a yellow-brown digestive liquid produced by the liver

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what is the function of the small intestines

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The main function of the small intestine is absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.

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where are mesentaries found

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on the small intestines

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name the function of the large intestines

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The major function of the large intestine is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter and transmit the useless waste material from the body.

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where is the tania coli found

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three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons.

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where are Haustra found

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Haustra are small pouches in the large intestine that have a segmented appearance; they are formed from longitudinal muscle fibers.

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name a function of the kidneys

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The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that extract waste from blood, balance body fluids, form urine, and aid in other important functions of the body.

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what is the function of the ureter?

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The ureter is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

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what is the function of the urinary bladder?

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The urinary bladder is a muscular sac in the pelvis. Its function is to hold urine

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what is the peritoneum?

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The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity .

17
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what is the name of the outer layer that is attached to the abdominal wall and pervic walls

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The outer layer, called the parietal peritoneum, is attached to the abdominal wall and the pelvic walls.

18
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what is the name of the inner layer that wraps around the internal organs .

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The inner layer, the visceral peritoneum, is wrapped around the internal organs that are located inside the intraperitoneal space.

19
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what is the name of the first section of the small intestines

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The duodenum is the first section of the small intestines

20
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what is the function of the duodenum ?

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In mammals the duodenum may be the principal site for iron absorption.The duodenum is largely responsible for the breakdown of food in the small intestine, using enzymes

21
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what is the function of the illeium

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The function of the ileum is mainly to absorb vitamin B12 and bile salts and whatever products of digestion were not absorbed by the jejunum.

22
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what is the function of the jejunum?

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The lining of the jejunum is specialized for the absorption, by enterocytes, of small nutrient particles which have been previously digested by enzymes

23
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list the 3 regions of the stomach

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fundus, body, pyloric

24
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what is the function of the salivary gland

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to produce saliva which keeps the digestive system moist.

25
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what is the funciton os the duct of parotid

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This duct serves as a conduit for saliva between the substance of the parotid gland and the oral cavity.

26
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what is the function of the masseter muscle

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The masseter muscle is a facial muscle that plays a major role in the chewing of food.

27
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what is the function of the portal vein?

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The hepatic portal vein is a vessel that moves blood from the spleen and gastrointestinal tract to the liver’s capillary beds.

28
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what is the function of the bile duct

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The common bile duct is a small, tube-like structure formed where the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct join. Its function is to carry bile from the gallbladder and conducts it into the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum

29
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where are alpha cells found

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in the pancreas

30
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what do alpha cells release

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glucagon

31
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where are beta cells found

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in the pancreas

32
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what do beta cells release

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insulin

33
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what kind of cell releases insulin

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beta cells

34
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what kind of cell releases glucagon

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alpha cells

35
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what is the function of the cecum ?

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The main functions of the cecum are to absorb fluids and salts that remain after completion of intestinal digestion and absorption and to mix its contents with a lubricating substance, mucus

36
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what is the function of the rectum

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The rectum retains digestive waste and contains a sphincter muscle that relaxes to pass waste into the anus.

37
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what is the function of the rugae

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The function of the rugae is to allow the stomach, or other tissue, to expand when needed. When the stomach is not full, the rugae are folds in the tissue. However, as the stomach fills it expands by unfolding the rugae.

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