| Question |
Answer |
| 4 layers of digestive tract wall |
mucosa or mucus membrane, submucosa, muscularis, serosa |
| muscularis |
2 layers of smooth muscle tissue |
| peristalsis |
wave like, rhythmic contractions which move the food in muscularis |
| gingivitis |
inflammation or infection in the gums |
| parotids |
largest salivary glands |
| gastric glands |
stomach glands which secrete hydrochloric acid |
| rugae |
when the stomach is empty the lining lies in folds |
| walls of stomach |
3 layers of smooth muscles, run lengthwise, oblique & around, one of the strongest internal organs |
| gastritis |
stomach inflammation |
| enteritis |
inflammation of small intestines |
| part of small intestines |
duodenum |
| liver |
largest gland in the body, secretes bile |
| gallbladder |
stores bile |
| bile |
emulsifies fat globules |
| cholecystitis |
inflammation of the gallbladder |
| cirrhosis |
degenerative liver condition, damaged tissue is replaced with fibrous or fatty tissue |
| cirrhosis sign & symptoms |
nausea, anorexia, gray-white stools, weakness, pain |
| cirrhosis causes |
hepatitis, chronic alcohol abuse, malnutrition, infection |
| pancreatic juices |
most important digestive juice |
| pancreatic juices |
contains enzymes that digest all three major foods-carbohydrate, protein, lipids |
| pancreatic juices |
contains sodium bicarbonate which neutralizes hydrochloric acid from gastric juices |
| pancreatitis |
inflammation of the pancreas |
| cystic fibrosis |
inherited disorder that causes exocrine glands to produce excessively thick secretions that can block & back up pancreatic ducts |
| large intestines |
where bacteria live |
| large intestine |
reabsorb water & salts & vitamins |
| ascending colon |
upward on right side of body |
| transverse colon |
extends across front of abdomen from right to left |
| descending colon |
downward on left side of body |
| sigmoid colon |
"S" shaped segment that terminates in the rectum |
| dysentery |
inflammatory condition in which there is watery feces that may contain mucus, blood, or pus |
| flatulence |
presence of air or other gases in gastrointestinal tract in large intestines usually produced by intestinal bacteria |
| appendix |
veriform appendix-wormlike tubular structure at the end of the cecum |
| greater omentum |
pouchlike extension of the visceral peritoneum, hangs down over the intestines |
| ascites |
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space |
| stomach |
begins protein digestion |
| lipase |
pancreatic juice that changes lipid to fatty acids & glycerol (digests fat) |
| end products of digestion |
carbohydrates, proteins, fats |
| carbohydrates |
glucose, galactose, fructose |
| proteins |
amino acids |
| fats |
fatty acids & glycerol |
| absorption |
occurs in the small intestines |
| reabsorption |
occurs in the large intestines |
| massage for colon cancer |
need medical clearance |
| massage for hepatitis B |
general contraindication |
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