Digestive System

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Anorexia

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Bulimia

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Diverticulitis

Question 4

Inflammatory bowel disease, coughing, long lasting ulcers and inflammation

Answer 4

Colitis

Question 5

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

Answer 5

IBS

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Colorectal Cancer

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Hepatitis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Cirrhosis

Question 9

another name for the alimentary canal

Answer 9

gastrointestinal tract (GI)

Question 10

what controls the opening of the stomach to the small intestine

Answer 10

pyloric sphincter

Question 11

three parts of the small intestine

Answer 11

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Question 12

anatomical units in the liver that

Answer 12

lobes and lobules

Question 13

where does the liver get its blood

Answer 13

hepatic arteries

Question 14

accessory organs in the digestive system are :

Answer 14

salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

Question 15

how many bones in the hard palate

Answer 15

2 bones

Question 16

where do lipids break down

Answer 16

mouth

Question 17

where do protiens break down?

Answer 17

stomach

Question 18

where do carbs break down?

Answer 18

small intestine

Question 19

what is bolus

Answer 19

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

Question 20

what is chyme ?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

what is the mesentery

Answer 21

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

Question 22

how long is the small intestine (ft)

Answer 22

22 ft

Question 23

how big is the large intestine (ft)

Answer 23

5ft

Question 24

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

Answer 24

36 hours

Question 25

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

Answer 25

6 hours

Question 26

what is the pH level of the stomach

Answer 26

1.5 - 3.5

Question 27

what is the epiglottis

Answer 27

leaf shaped flap that stops food from going down your airway

Question 28

what are the anatomical units of the liver ?

Answer 28

lobules and lobes

Question 29

how many lobules are in the liver

Answer 29

2 main lobes that hold 1,000 lobules each

Question 30

what is the purpose of the hepatic portal vein ?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

what is peristalsis ?

Answer 31

the involuntary constraction and relaxation of the muscles in your canals

Question 32

where does peristalsis begin

Answer 32

pharynx

Question 33

what is segmentation?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

what is the function of the mouth

Answer 34

the mouth chews and breaks down food

Question 35

what is the function of salivary glands

Answer 35

produces saliva

Question 36

what is the functions of the pharynx

Answer 36

sends food to the esophagus

Question 37

what is the esophagus function

Answer 37

transports food from mouth to stomach

Question 38

what is the function of the liver

Answer 38

secrets bile and filters blood from the intestines

Question 39

what is the gallbladders function

Answer 39

stores bile

Question 40

what is the small intestines function?

Answer 40

absorbs nutrients and breaks down food

Question 41

what is the stomachs function?

Answer 41

breaks down foods into a liquid/paste

Question 42

what is the pancreas function?

Answer 42

produces insulin

Question 43

what is the large intestines function?

Answer 43

absorbs water

Question 44

what is the anus’ function?

Answer 44

secretion of stool

Question 45

what is the rectums function?

Answer 45

stores waste

Question 46

an inflammation in the appendix

Answer 46

appendicitis

Question 47

swollen viens in your rectum and anus

Answer 47

hemorrhoids

Question 48

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

Answer 48

diabetes

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Gastroenteritis

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Pancreatitis

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Pancreatic cancer

Question 52

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

Answer 52

celiac disease