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GI Unit

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Mastication   Chewing  
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Defecation   Bowel Movement  
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Peristalsis   Involuntary wave like motion  
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Deglutition   Swallowing  
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Feces/Stool   Waste  
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Colon   Large Intestine  
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Bolus   What we swallow (chewed up food)  
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Describe the 3 major functions of the GI system   Digestion, Absorption, Elimination  
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Where does digestion begin?   Mouth  
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What is Ptyalin?   Chemical in saliva  
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Which structure starts the beginning of the GI tract?   Mouth  
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The Salivary Glands   Parotid, Sub-lingual, Sub-mandibular  
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What are papillae?   Taste Buds  
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Where are the hard and soft palate?   Roof of mouth, front and back  
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What structure originates from the soft palet?   Uvula  
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What structure connects the pharynx to the stomach?   Esophagus  
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By what process is food moved through the esophagus?   Parastalsis  
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Name the mucous membrane folds lining the stomach?   Rugae  
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What structure is named the pharynx?   Throat  
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Name the structure that the bolus passes through on its way to the stomach   Cardiac Sphincter  
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What are the 3 divisions of the stomach?   Fundus, Body, Pylorus  
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Where is the pyloric sphincter?   divides pylorus and duodenum. Allows movement from stomach into small intestines.  
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What is the name of the substance that is present in the stomach once food is broken down to the proper consistency?   Chyme  
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What are pepsin & HCL and gastric?   Gastric juices  
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What organ are pepsin, HCL and gastric juices excreted into?   Stomach  
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What are the parts of the small intestines?   Duodenum, jejunum, Ileum  
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What is the main function of the small intestines?   absorption of nutrients  
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What are villi?   finger like projections that line the small intestines  
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once food is adequately digested, it leave the stomach through what structure and enters what structure?   pyloric sphincter - duodenum  
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the food substance leaves the small intestine through what structure ?   Ileo-cecal valve  
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What are the parts of the large intestines?   Cecum, Colon, Sigmoid, Rectum  
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What organ manufactures bile?   Liver  
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What organ stores and concentrates Bile?   Gallbladder  
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What is the function of Bile?   Digest fat  
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Name the pancreatic enzymes, what is their functions?   Amylase - digest carbs Lipase - digest fats Trypsin - digest proteins  
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Through which duct do bile and pancreatic enzyme travel through to be excreted?   Common Bile Duct  
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Into which organ does the common bile duct carry the bile and enzymes?   duodenum  
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What lines the entire GI tract?   mucous membranes  
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Where is the appendix located?   off of the cecum  
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