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Flashcards in Monogastric Digestive System Deck (14)
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1
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Prehension

A

The action of bringing in food

2
Q

Organs involved in prehension

A

Hands (only humans have hands included)
Lips
Incisor
Tongue

3
Q

Mastication

A

The act of mechanically breaking down food

4
Q

Organs involved in mastication

A
Incisors 
Canines 
Premolars/Molars 
Tongue
Salivary gland 
Esophagus
5
Q

Digestion

A

the process by which large, complex nutrient molecules are broken down into simpler molecules capable of being used by the organism for food

6
Q

Parts of the monogastric digestive system

A
Hands
Mouth 
Esophagus 
Small Intestine 
Cecum 
Large Intestine
7
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Monogastric digestive system’s small intestine function

A

enzymatic digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; absorption of end products of digestion (nutrients)

8
Q

The small intestine is split into 3 parts

A

Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

9
Q

Duodenum function

A

Most digestion occurs

10
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Jejunum function

A

Some digestion and some absorption occur

11
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Ileum function

A

Mostly aborption (of nutrients)

12
Q

Bile

A

Made in liver, stored in gall bladder, active in small intestine, emulsifies to aid in digestion

13
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Cecum function

A

Essentially non-functioning in many monogastrics

14
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Large intestine function

A

Bacterial activity, water absorption, waste storage

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