Flashcards in Digestive System** Deck (68)
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Breaks down starch during mechanical digestion
Amylase
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Where is amylase found?
Saliva
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What helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
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Series of muscular contractions
Peristalsis
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Mixing food with saliva
Bolus
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Watery mixture of stomach fluids and food
Chyme
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Kills bacteria and activates pepsin
HCl
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Helps to break down protein
Pepsin
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What 2 things does the stomach absorb?
Water and alcohol
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The stomach is a common site for this disease
Ulcers
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
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Finger like projections in the small intestine
Villi
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Keeps the small intestines together
Mesentary
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What are the functions of the small intestine?
Chemical digestion and absorption
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Also known as the colon
Large intestine
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What are the 4 parts of the colon?
Ascending, traverse, descending, rectal
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What is the function of the large intestine?
Removal of water form waste material
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Not enough removal of water from waste
Diarrhea
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Too much water removed from waste
Constipation
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What accessory organ produces bile?
Liver
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What does bile break down?
Fat, carbs, proteins, detoxes alcohol
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What does the pancreas secrete?
Insulin and pancreatic juices
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What is the function of the pancreas?
Produce insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, produce pancreatic juices to break down nutrients, produce sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid
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Breaking food down into simpler chemicals
Chemical digestion
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Breaking larger pieces into smaller pieces without changing the chemical composition
Mechanical digestion
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What are the 4 layers of the alimentary canal?
Mucosa, submucosa, muscular, serosa
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How many primary teeth are there?
20
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How many secondary teeth are there?
32
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What are teeth made of?
Enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, nerves, blood vessels
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