Digestive system Flashcards

(16 cards)

1
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Breaking down ingested food and absorbing nutrients and distribute to the body

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Digestive System

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2
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Breaking down ingested food (mechanical and chemical Digestion)

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Digestion

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3
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taking in food

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Ingestion

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4
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Digestive organ synnthesize and release enzmes

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Secretion

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5
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transport into other tissues of body

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Absorption

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6
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site for both mechanical and chemical digestion

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Mouth Cavity

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7
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tube that connects to the mouth to esophagus

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pharynx

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8
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Flap of tissue behind the tongue

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Epiglottis

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9
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Long tube connects mouth to stomach

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Esophagus

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10
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Hollow,curved, muscular organ. Both store and digestion of food

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Stomach

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11
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Not part of the GI tract but they produce digestive enzymes

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Accessory organs

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12
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performs nucleic acids digestion

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Nuclease

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13
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responsible for lipid digestion

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Lipase

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14
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responsible for protein

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Trypsin

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15
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responsible for starch

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Amylase

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16
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Responsible for fat