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Anatomy And Physiology 2 Lecture > Digestive Vocab > Flashcards

Digestive Vocab Flashcards

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Oral cavity, teeth, tongue

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Mechanical processing, moistening, mixing with salivary secretions

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Pharynx

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Muscular propulsion of materials into the esophagus

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Esophagus

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Transport of materials to the stomach

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Stomach

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Chemical breakdown of materials by acid and enzymes; mechanical processing through muscular contractions

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Small intestine

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Enzymatic digestion and absorption of water, organic substrates, vitamins, and ions

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Large intestine

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Enzymatic digestion and absorption of water, organic substrates, vitamins, and ions

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Salivary glands

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Secretion if lubricating fluid containing enzymes that break down carbohydrates

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Liver

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Secretion of bile, storage of nutrients, many other vital functions

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Gallbladder

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Storage and concentration of bike

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Pancreas

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Exocrine cells secrete buffers and digestive enzymes; endocrine cells secrete hormones

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Mastication

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Chewing

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12
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Amylase

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Digestive enzyme for starches

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Esophagus

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Long muscular tube connecting larynx to stomach

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Rugae

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Large folds that allow stomach to stretch

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15
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hydrochloric acid

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Denatures enzymes in good, breaks down tissues, kills microbes

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16
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Pepsinogen

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Activated to pepsin by low pH, digests proteins

17
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Duodenum

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Few plicae, receives chyme from stomach, mixes with contributions from pancreas and liver

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Jejunum

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Large plicae, performs most absorption

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Lleum

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Thin-walled, contains abundant lymphoid nodules

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Pancreas

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Elongate, retroperitoneal, posterior to stomach

21
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Gallbladder

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Pear-shaped pouch, on posteroinferior surface of R lobe of liver

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Gallstones

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Treated through removal of gallbladder

Anatomy And Physiology 2 Lecture (37 decks)

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