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ch. 9 GI

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What is the inner most portion of the GI system   the mucosa  
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What lies directly below the mucosa   the submucosa  
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What is the name of the muscle layer   adventitia  
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What is the name of the outer lining of the bowel   the serosa  
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progressive contractions that propel food throught the gi system is a process known as   peristalsis  
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Chewing is sometimes referred to as   mechanical digestion  
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Food is digested by enzymes in the stomach and small bowel in a process known as   chemical digestion  
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What region of the gi system serves as the main region for food absorbtion   the small intestine  
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The chewing of food by the teeth is known as   mastication  
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The tongue uses touch, temperature, and taste receptors to provide what   sensory analysis  
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What is the primary enzyme in saliva   salivary amylase  
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The esophagus passes through an opening in the diaphram known as the   esophageal hiatus  
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Food that is churned and mixed with digestive juices forms a semiliquid mass called   chyme  
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The thick folds of the stomach wall are called   rugae  
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the mucosa includes many what   gastric pits  
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What cells produce hydrochloric acid for food digestion   perietal cells  
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what cells produce pepsinogen   Chief cells  
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Pepsinogen is inactive untill it is exposed to hydrochloric acid,at which time it is converted to it's activated form known as   pepsin  
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What enzyme breaks down proteins   pepsin  
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What is the longest part of the digestive tract   the small intestine  
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the small intestine contains three parts. what are they   the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum  
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What enzyme breaks down sugars   disaccharidases  
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what enzyme breaks down proteins   peptidases  
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The jejunum and ileum are the primary sites for what   absorbtion of nutrients  
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what valve prevents backflow of intestinal contents   ileocecal  
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What do you call the recesses that give the colon that puckered appearence   haustra  
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what organ acts as a reservoir for bile   the gallbladder  
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What organ is the largest internal organ of the body   the liver  
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what are a few of the livers functions   the storing of glucose, protein synthesis, and filtering of wastes from the blood  
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what organ is responsible for helping to fight infection and remove red blood cells from circulation   the spleen  
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what makes insulin,glucagons, and digestive enzymes   the pancreas  
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name 3 pancreatic enzymes that digest protiens   trypsin,chymotrypsin,carboxypeptidase  
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what enzymes break down fat   lipases  
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Digestive organs are surrounded by what   the peritoneum  
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The perietal peritoneum surrounds what   the abdominal cavity  
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the visceral peritoneum surrounds what   the organs.  
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