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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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psychological eating disorder, that causes fear of gaining weight, and is linked with heart disease

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Anorexia

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an eating disorder that involves distortion of body image and intense desire to loose weight. (self induced vomiting, purging, fasting)

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Bulimia

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3
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Inflammation and infection of small pouches along the walls of the intestines

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Diverticulitis

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4
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Inflammatory bowel disease, coughing, long lasting ulcers and inflammation

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Colitis

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5
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a group of symptoms including abdominal pain, change in bowel movements and increased immune system cells in their intestines

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IBS

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6
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cancer that begins in colon or rectum, often malignant, causes weight loss, bowel discomfort, bleeding, or change in stool

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Colorectal Cancer

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7
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A serious liver infection with symptoms of abdominal pain, dark urine, jaundice, and fever

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Hepatitis

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8
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scarring in the liver late form. causes Jaundice, cognitive degeneration, swelling, easy bruising

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Cirrhosis

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9
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another name for the alimentary canal

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gastrointestinal tract (GI)

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10
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what controls the opening of the stomach to the small intestine

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pyloric sphincter

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11
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three parts of the small intestine

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duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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12
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anatomical units in the liver that

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lobes and lobules

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13
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where does the liver get its blood

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hepatic arteries

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14
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accessory organs in the digestive system are :

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salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

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15
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how many bones in the hard palate

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2 bones

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16
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where do lipids break down

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mouth

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17
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where do protiens break down?

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stomach

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18
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where do carbs break down?

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small intestine

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19
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what is bolus

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a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing

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20
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what is chyme ?

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the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine

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21
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what is the mesentery

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the muscle that lines the abdomen to keep the organs in place

22
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how long is the small intestine (ft)

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22 ft

23
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how big is the large intestine (ft)

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5ft

24
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how long does it take for food to digest in the large intestine?

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36 hours

25
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how long does it take for food to digest in the small intestine

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6 hours

26
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what is the pH level of the stomach

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1.5 - 3.5

27
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what is the epiglottis

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leaf shaped flap that stops food from going down your airway

28
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what are the anatomical units of the liver ?

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lobules and lobes

29
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how many lobules are in the liver

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2 main lobes that hold 1,000 lobules each

30
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what is the purpose of the hepatic portal vein ?

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takes blood that passed the small intestine to pick up the absorbed nutrients, and takes it to the liver for nourishment and to get filtered

31
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what is peristalsis ?

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the involuntary constraction and relaxation of the muscles in your canals

32
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where does peristalsis begin

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pharynx

33
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what is segmentation?

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activated muscles in your intestines that contract to move food through the digestive system

34
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what is the function of the mouth

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the mouth chews and breaks down food

35
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what is the function of salivary glands

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produces saliva

36
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what is the functions of the pharynx

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sends food to the esophagus

37
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what is the esophagus function

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transports food from mouth to stomach

38
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what is the function of the liver

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secrets bile and filters blood from the intestines

39
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what is the gallbladders function

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stores bile

40
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what is the small intestines function?

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absorbs nutrients and breaks down food

41
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what is the stomachs function?

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breaks down foods into a liquid/paste

42
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what is the pancreas function?

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produces insulin

43
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what is the large intestines function?

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absorbs water

44
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what is the anus’ function?

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secretion of stool

45
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what is the rectums function?

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stores waste

46
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an inflammation in the appendix

A

appendicitis

47
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swollen viens in your rectum and anus

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hemorrhoids

48
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found in the pancreas, and causes the it to stop working partcially/completely.

A

diabetes

49
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inflammation of the gastrointestinal track. a virus where it invades the cells lining in the stomach and intestine

A

Gastroenteritis

50
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inflammation of the pancreas, which happens when digestive enzymes are activated before they release, and attack the pancreas.

A

Pancreatitis

51
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Malignant cancerous cells form in the pancreas, forming rapidly and creating a tumor

A

Pancreatic cancer

52
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A disorder we’re eating gluten triggers and immune response to the body, causing inflammation and damaged the small intestine

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celiac disease

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