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MA 2 UNIT 3

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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WHAT ARE 2 OTHER NAMES FOR THE MOUTH? ORAL CAVITYBUCCAL CAVITY
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN PARTOS OF THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH? HARD PALATESOFT PALATEUVULA
WHAT IS THE HARD PALATE COMPOSED OF? BONE
WHAT IS THE SOFT PALATE COMPOSED OF? MUSCLE
WHAT IS THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH MADE OF? THE TONGUE & ITS MUSCLES
WHAT ATTACH THE MUSCLE IN THE TONGUE TO THE MOUTH? LIGAMENTS
HOW MANY TEMPORARY TEETH DO WE HAVE? 20
WHEN DOES OUR COMPLETE SET OF TEMPORARY TEETH USUALLY COME IN? 2 YEARS
HOW MANY PERMANENT TEETH DO WE HAVE? 32
WHEN DO OUR COMPLETE SET OF PERMANENT TEETH COME IN? 17-24 YEARS
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SALIVARY GLANDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM? 3
WHAT ARE THE 3 PAIRS OF SALIVARY GLANDS? PAROTIDSUBMANDIBULARSUBLINGUAL
WHERE IS THE PAROTID GLAND LOCATED? UP BY THE EAR
WHERE IS THE SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND LOCATED? UNDER THE MANDIBLE
WHERE IS THE SUBLINGUAL GLAND LOCATED? UNDER THE TONGUE
WHAT IS THE EPIGLOTTIS? LID-LIKE STRUCTURE OR FLAP
WHAT DOES THE EPIGLOTTIS CLOSE OFF? THE ENTRANCE TO THE TRACHEA
WHY DOES THE EPIGLOTTIS CLOSE OF THE TRACHEA? TO KEEP FOOD OUT OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
WHERE IS THE PYLORIC SPHINCTER? THE STOMACH
WHAT IS THE PYLORIC SPHINCTER? OPENING IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
WHAT DOES THE PYLORIC SPHINCTER DO? ALLOWS LIQUID FOOD MIXTURE TO PASS
WHAT IS THE DUODENUM? THE FIRST PART OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
WHERE DOES THE LIQUID FOOD MIXTURE FROM THE PYLORIC SPHINCTER PASS TO? DOENDENUM
WHAT IS THE SMALL INTESTINE? A CONTINUATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS
HOW LONG IS THE SMALL INTESTINE? 20 FEET
HOW MANY DIVISIONS DOES THE SMALL INTESTINE HAVE? 3
WHERE ARE NUTRIENTS ABSORBED? SMALL INTESTINE
WHAT ARE THE 3 DIVISIONS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE? DUODENUMJEJUNUMILEUM
WHAT ARE VILLI? TINY FINGER-LIKE PROJECTIONS
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE VILLI? NUTRIENTS & WATER IS ABSORBED
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PERISTALSIS? PUSH CONTENTS ALONG THE GI TRACT
HOW BIG IS THE LIVER? LARGEST GLAND
WHERE IS THE LIVER LOCATED? UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY
WHAT DOES THE LIVER SECRETE? BILE
HOW BILE DOES THE LIVER SECRETE? 1 PINT/DAY
WHAT IS GLYCOGENESIS? THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING GLUCOSE TO GLYCOGEN & BACK INTO GLYCOSE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GLYCOGENESIS? TO MAINTAIN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
WHAT DOES THE LIVER STORE? VITAMINS MINERALS
WHAT VITAMINS & MINERALS DO THE LIVER STORE? IRONVITAMIN AVITAMIN B12VITAMIN D
WHAT ELSE DOES THE LIVER STORE? BLOODBODILY FLUIDS
HOW MANY PLACES CAN THE LIVER RECIEVE BLOOD? 2
WHERE DOES THE LIVER RECIEVE BLOOD? HEPATIC ARTERYPORTAL VEIN
WHAT IS THE GALLBLADDER? STORAGE SAC
WHAT DOES THE GALLBLADDER STORE? BILE
WHERE IS THE GALLBLADDER? UNDER THE LIVER
WHERE IS THE PANCREAS LOCATED? BEHIND THE STOMACH
WHAT IS A FUNCTION OF THE PANCREAS? SECRETES PANCREATIC JUICES
HOW MANY DIVISIONS DOES THE LARGE INTESTINE HAVE? 3
WHAT ARE THE 3 DIVISIONS OF THE LARGE INTESTINE? CECUMCOLONRECTUM
HOW MANY PARTS OF THE COLON ARE THERE? 4
WHAT ARE THE 4 PARTS OF THE COLON? ASCENDINGDESCENDINGTRANSVERSESIGMOID
HOW BIG IS THE SIGMOID OF THE COLON? LARGEST PART
WHAT IS MAINLY ABSORBED IN THE LARGE INTESTINE? WATER
WHAT LINES THE RECTUM? MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IS THE RECTUM THE OPENING TO THE EXTERIOR IN THE ANUS? YES
WHAT DOES DIGESTION DO TO FOOD? CHANGES IT
HOW DOES DIGESTION CHANGE FOOD? CHEMICALLY MECHANICALLY
WHY DOES DIGESTION CHANGE FOOD? SO IT CAN BE ABSORBED & UTILIZED BY THE CELLS
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF MECHANICALLY CHANGING FOOD? CHEWINGSWALLOWINGPERISTALSIS
HOW DOES MECHANICALLY CHANGING FOOD EFFECT IT? BREAKS IT DOWN MIXES IT WITH DIGESTIVE JUICESMOVES IT ALONG
WHAT DOES CHEMICALLY CHANGING THE FOOD DO TO IT? BREAKS UP LARGE FOOD MOLECULES
WHAT CHANGES FOOD CHEMICALLY? ENZYMES
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE VILLI IN THE SMALL INTESTINE? ABSORB NUTRIENTS & WATER
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE VILLI IN THE LARGE INTESTINE? ABSORB WATER
WHAT ARE NUTRIENTS BROKEN DOWN INTO DURING CATABOLISM? CARBON DIOXIDE & WATER
WHAT HAPPENS TO OXYGEN DURING CATABOLISM? ITS BURNED TO CREATE ENERGY
WHAT ARE NUTRIENTS USED FOR DURING ANABOLISM? TO BUILD COMPLEX COMPOUNDS
WHAT HAPPENS DURING ANABOLSIM? GROWTHREPAIR
WHAT IS A GI SERIES X-RAY? X-RAY & FLOUROSCOPY OF THE GI TRACT
WHAT 2 TYPES OF CONTRAST MEDIUM CAN BE USED FOR GI SERIES X-RAYS? BARIUM SWALLOWBARIUM ENEMA
WHAT IS A CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY AN X-RAY OF? THE GALLBLADDER FOLLOWING ORAL ADMIN. OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM
WHAT IS A SIGMOIDOSCOPY? AN EXAM OF THE LOWER SIGMOID COLON & RECTUM
HOW LONG IS A TYPICAL SIGMOIDOSCOPE? 10-12 INCH
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