DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
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identify what type of distinct processes is this
it is the breakdown of food into smaller pieces
PHYSICALLY /MECHANICAL DIGESTION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTION PROCCES IS THIS
-intake of food in the body
INGESTION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTION PROCCES IS THIS
-breakdown of food molecules
DIGESTION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTION PROCCES IS THIS
-digested food is absorbed by the body
ABSORPTION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTION PROCCES IS THIS
-transport and used of absorbed nutrients
ASSIMILATION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTION PROCCES IS THIS
-passing the undigested material out of the digestive tract
ELIMINATION
IDENTIFY WHAT DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS THIS
-it is where the food intake starts
MOUTH
chewed food will form into?
boli(bolus)
IDENTIFICATION
-it is the organ that leads the food to esophagus
PHARYNX
IDENTIFICATION
-it is a flap like cartigle that covers the larynx
EPIGLOTTIS
Disease of the digestive system is also known as what???
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
what are the common disease in digestive system
DIARRHEA
CONSTIPATION
HEPATITIS
GALLSTONES
APPENDICITIS
PEPTIC ULCER
HEMORRHOID
what are the 2 eating disorder
ANOREXIA & BULIMIA
IDENTIFY
yellowing of the skin and sclera is also known as??
Jaundice
what are the 2 types of hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Identify what common disease in digestive system is this
it occurs when the lining of the large intestine cannot maintain the usual level of water absorption
DIARRHEA
Identify what common disease in digestive system is this
it occurs when a peristalsis moves the stool in the colon too slowly
CONSTIPATION
Identify what common disease in digestive system is this
It is the condition of the inflammation of liver
HEPATITIS
Identify what common disease in digestive system is this
-are crystal formed by too much cholesterol, bile, salts, and calcium in the gallbladder
GALLSTONES
Identify what common disease in digestive system is this
-also known as rectal veins are inflamed and enlarged
HEMORRHOID
BMI is used to determine if your weight is within the normal range of your____
A. Age
B. Height
C. Width
B
IDENTIFICATION
-it is the automatic wave like movement of muscles that allow the bolus to move through the esophagus
PERISTALSIS
excess fats is stored in a special tissue called ____
adipose tissue