3 Gastrointestinal System

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Decks in this class (19)

1 Purpose of the Gut
Name the 3 major parts of the sma...,
What is the cecum 2,
Name the parts of the gi tract in...
21  cards
2 Anatomy of the GI System
What are the 4 layers that make u...,
What are the functions of the lay...,
What is contained within the sub ...
21  cards
3 Development of the Gastrointestinal tract
How is the primitive gut tube cre...,
What is the gut tube 2,
Label the parts of the primitive ...
27  cards
4 Hernias
What may cause peritoneal viscera...,
Describe the type of pain felt as...,
The sympathetic nervous system ma...
27  cards
5 Development of the Gastrointestinal tract II
How is the primary intestinal loo...,
How is the primary intestinal loo...,
Why is physiological herniation n...
27  cards
6 Salivation and Swallowing
What are the components that make...,
What are the functions of saliva 2,
What is xerostomia 3
26  cards
7 Functions of the Stomach
What are the 2 families of hormon...,
What structural component of the ...,
How many layers of muscle does th...
35  cards
8 Pathology of the Stomach
Summary for reference 1,
What is dyspepsia 2,
What is gord 3
40  cards
9 Chyme, Pancreas and Liver Secretions
Why is it important that water mo...,
When the chyme leaves the duodenu...,
What are the brunner s glands and...
25  cards
10 Completing digestion/absorption
How does the jejunum differ from ...,
What is the marginal artery aka a...,
Fill in the missing labels 3
30  cards
11 Liver and Biliary System Pathology
What are the functions of the liv...,
What is encephalopathy what patho...,
What is acute liver failure and w...
29  cards
12 Jaundice and LFTs
What is jaundice 1,
What is bilirubin and how is it e...,
What are the 2 forms that bilirub...
24  cards
13 Large Intestine/Inflammatory Bowel disease
How does the colon large intestin...,
How much fluid enters the colon p...,
Where does the colonic mucosa get...
28  cards
14 Distal GI tract pathology
Define diarrhoea 1,
In general terms how might diarrh...,
Which types of diarrhoea osmotic ...
41  cards
15 GI Malignancy
How prevalant are gi malignancies 1,
What 2 types of carcinoma can occ...,
Why are metastases common at pres...
37  cards
16 GI Infections
What is the difference between th...,
What are the functions of the gut...,
How might a patient with gastroen...
8  cards
17 GI Emergencies
What is peritonitis 1,
What structure divides the suprac...,
What structure connects the great...
31  cards
18 Imaging of GI Tract
Why might you request an abdomina...,
How should you use to assess an a...,
Which bowel should you not see ga...
30  cards
19 GI Review
The aponeurosis of which muscle f...,
What type of hernia might be prec...,
Which part of the stomach has the...
6  cards

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