Final Flashcards
(24 cards)
Large intestine parts
Cecum Ascending colon Transverse colon Defending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum Anal canal
Omentum
A fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs
Mesentery
A fold of peritoneum that attaches the small intestine
Stomach
Pancreas
Spleen and other organs to the abdominal wall
Chyme
Pulpy acidic fluid that’s passes though the stomach to small intestine
Formed in the stomach
Amylase
Digest starch
Pepsin
Digest protein
Another name for GI track
Alimentary track
Cardiac sphincter
Valve found in the esophagus
Located between the bottom of the esophagus and stomach
Pyloric sphincter
Valve that controls the movement of the stomach contents from the stomach to the duodenum
Located in the start of the intestine
What kind of gland is the pancreas?
Mixed gland
What is the largest lymphoid?
Spleen
What are the functions of the lymph nodes?
Key organs of the immune system
Create white blood cells
Create antibodies
Active immunity
Indicates the formation of antibodies thought direct exposure to an antigen
Is divided into 2 subtypes
Active natural
Active artificial
Passive immunity
Means antibodies are passes down to a recipient even when exposures to an agent
Subdivision
Passive natural
Artificial natural
Small intestine parts
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Specific immunity
After pathogen is detected memory cell will also be produced
Person will be amine to it
Nonspecific immunity
Inflation, skin.
Humoral immunity
Antibody production and accessory processes that accompany it
Protects itself from infection by producing antibodies that target foreign material
Cellular immunity
Allows the body to attack invading organisms on a cellular level
T-cells
To fight infection
Plura
Surrounds lungs
2 layers
Over the lungs
What is the respiratory control center?
Medulla
Pons
Residual volume
The volume of air remaining after you completely exhale
Hypothalamus
Responsible for production of hormones
