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Digestive System

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Provides energy and nutrients   Food  
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Food must be ___- into usable forms by digestive system   Broken down  
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Continuous tube from mouth to anus   Alimentary tube  
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Digestion occurs in the (3)   Mouth, Stomach, Sm intestines  
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Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, GB and pancreas are all ____ organs   Accessory  
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Accessory organs contribute to ___   Digestion  
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# types of digestion   2  
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Types of digestion (2)   Mechanical, chemical  
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Physical breakdown into smaller pieces   Mechanical digestion  
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Mechanical digestion ___ surface area for chemical digestion   Increases  
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Breaking down complex molecules into simple molecules with enzymes   Chemical digestion  
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Enzymes is specific to ___   Molecule (fat, carbohydrates, protein)  
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The mouth   Oral cavity  
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Oral cavity aka   Buccal cavity  
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Baby teeth aka   Deciduous (milk teeth)  
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# baby teeth   20  
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Baby teeth begin to erupt at___   6mo  
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Baby teeth are usually in by age __   2  
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Permanent teeth replace ___   Deciduous teeth  
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#total permanent teeth   23  
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Types of permanent teeth (4)   Incisors, K9, premolars, molars  
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# incisors   8  
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Flat chiseled like teeth   Incisors  
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Sharp and pointy   K9  
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# k9   4  
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Premolar aka   Bicuspid  
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# premolar   8  
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Teeth with 2 points   Premolars  
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# molars   23  
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Teeth with 4 points   Molars  
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___ teeth are the last set   Wisdom  
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Gums   Gingiva  
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Part above the gingiva   Crown  
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Very hard covering of the crown   Enamel  
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___ made by meloblast cells   Enamel  
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___prevents tooth from wearing out   Enamel  
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___ is resistant to decay   Enamel  
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Deep to the enamel   Dentin  
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__is similar to bone   Dentin  
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___produced by odontoblasts   Dentin  
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Root is enclosed in the ___   Socket  
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Root is made of   Dentin  
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Ligament that attaches to the root and bone   Periodontal membrane / ligament  
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Inner most portion of the tooth   Pulp cavity  
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Pulp cavity contains ___   Blood vessels  
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Pulp cavity contains ___ nerve   Trigeminal  
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Tongue is __muscle   Skeletal  
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Tongue functions (3)   Taste, initiate swallowing, manipulate food  
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Projections on superior surface of tongue   Papillae  
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Papillae contains__   Taste buds  
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Papillae __ food to manipulate it   Grip  
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Produce saliva   Salivary glands  
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# pairs of salivary glands   3  
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Salivary gland anteroinferior to ear   Parotic  
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Medial to the angle of the mandible   Submandibular  
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Submandibular aka   Submaxiallry  
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Inferior to tongue, medial to the body of the mandible   Sublingual  
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Made of water and amylase   Saliva  
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Saliva is made of (2)   Water and amylase  
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Moistens food   Saliva  
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Breaks down carbohydrates   Saliva  
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Amount of saliva produced is based on ___   Need  
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Saliva is produced from blood plasma by __   Filtration  
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# structural layers to alimentary tube   4  
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The inside lining of the alimentary tube   Digestive mucosa  
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Digestive mucosa made of ____ tissue   Epithelial  
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Esophagus is is ____ ____   Stratified squamous (sloughs off due to friction)  
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Stomach and intestines are ____ ___   Simple columnar (for absorption)  
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Epithelial tissue ____ for lubrication   Secretes mucous  
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Epithelial tissue ___ (stomach and sm intestines only)   Digestive enzymes  
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Deep in mucosa   Submucosa  
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Submucosa is made of ___ connective tissue   Areolar  
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Just deep to the epithelium in the areolar connective tissue   Submucosa  
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Lymph nodes fight infection that get through the ___   Epithelium  
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Submucosa is highly ___, highly___   Vascular, nervous  
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Submucosa contains ___ tissue   Lymphatic  
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Entire length of gut   Enteric nervous system  
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Nerve networks that innervate mucosa to regulate secretion   Meisner’s / submucosal plexus  
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Meisner’s / submucosal plexus, nerve network that innervate mucosa to regulate ___   Secretion  
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Parasympathetic __ secretion   Increase  
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Sympathetic ___ secretion   Decrease  
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External muscle layer # layers of __ muscle   2, smooth  
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Circular layer   Inner  
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Longitudinal laye   Outter  
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Muscle layers create ___   Peristalsis  
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Moving food in one direction   Peristalsis  
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External muscle layers innervated by ___   Auerbach’s / myenteric  
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Parasympathetic__ peristalsis   Increase  
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Sympathetic __ peristalsis   Decrease  
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Serous membrane connective tissue later that supports the GI tract   Serosa  
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Serosa secretes ___, why?   Serous Fluid, decrease friction  
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Below the diaphragm the serosa is called___ when covering organs   Mesentery (visceral peritoneum)  
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Below the diaphragm the serosa is called ___ when lining abdominal cavity   Peritoneum (parietal peritoneum)  
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LUQ inferior to diaphragm and anterior to spleen   Stomach  
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Between esophagus and sm intestines (duodenum)   Stomach  
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Stomach is separated from the esophagus by   Lower esophageal sphincter  
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LES   Lower esophageal sphincter  
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Stomach hold food it ___ and ___ digests   Mechanically, chemically  
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Opening from esophagus to stomach   Cardiac orifice  
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Part superior to cardiac orifice   Fundus  
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Fundus usually contains ___   Air  
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Main part of stomach   Body  
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Curve superior/medial, short and border   Lessor curvature  
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Curve inferior/lateral, long border   Greater curvature  
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Area adjacent to duodenum   Pylorus  
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Pylorus and duodenum are separated by   Pyloric sphincter  
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Pyloris sphincter relaxes in ___to release food into ___   Intervals, duodenum  
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Pylorus contracts again to prevent-__   backflow  
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Wrinkles/folds that appear then stomach is empty   Rugae  
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Glands that consist of several cell types   Gastric pits  
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___cells secrete mucous   Goblet  
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Cells that secrete pepsinogen   Chief  
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Chief cells break down ___bonds   Peptide  
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___cells secrete hydrogen ion or proton and intrinsic factor   Parietal  
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Secrete h+ into stomach that bond to Cl- that diffuse from parietal cells   Proton pumps  
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Intrinsic factor is necessary form ___ absorption   B12  
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__cells secrete the hormone gastrin   G  
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G cells secrete ___   Gastrin  
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Stomach pH is ___   1-2  
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Acidic pH does what   Kills pathogens and microorganisms  
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Acidic pH is necessary for __ to function   Pepsin  
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All of the secretions of the stomach   Gastric juice  
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Gastric juice is secreted in small amounts at the ____   Thought of eating  
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Gastric juice is controlled by ____ nervous syste,   Parasympathetic  
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Food increases ___secretion   gastrin  
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Stomach has # muscle layers   3  
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The three muscle layers of stomach   longitudinal, oblique, circular  
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Longitudinal stomach, muscle runs___   verticle  
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Circular stomach muscle runs___   horizontal  
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Oblique stomach muscle runs at an ___   angle  
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The three muscle layers of the stomach are responsible for   chrurning food  
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Stomach muscle layers are inervated by   Auerbach's(myenteric)plexus  
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Small imtestines stretch from ___to___   stomach, colon  
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Smakk intestines are# inch in diameter   1  
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Small intestine is #feet long   20  
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Small intestine has # parts   3  
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Three parts of sm intestine   duodenum,jejunum, ileum  
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First part of small intestines   duodenum  
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Common bile duct empties into the   Ampulla of Vater  
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Jejunum is # feet long   8  
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Ileum is# Feet long   11  
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Digestion ends in___   small intestine  
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Nutrients from small intestines is absorbed into ____and____   blood, lymph  
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Small intestines are made of simple____cells with___   columnar,microvilli  
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____cells secrete mucus   goblet  
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____cells secrete hormone of small intestines   enteroendocrine  
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Lymoh nodules in small intestinrs for immunity   Peyer's patches  
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Muscle layer of small intestines is made of ____muscle   smooth  
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Smooth muscle of small intestines runs ___ans___   circulsr,longitudinal  
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Small intestines controlled by ____nerve   vagus  
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Peristalsis can occur without ____control via the ___nervous system   CNS, enteric  
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Three sources of gsdtric secretion   liver, gallbladder,pancreas  
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RUQ directly inferior to diphrahm   liver  
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Liver has 2 lobes called   right and left  
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Liver lobule aka   hepatic lobule  
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Functional unit of the liver   liver lobule  
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Liver lobule is a ___ column of____   hexoganal,hepatocytes  
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Liver lobule is surrounded by branches of ____artery and ____vein   hepatic, portal  
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Larger cavities between rows of hepstocytes   sinusoid  
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Liver has no_____   capillaries  
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liver is very _____   permiable  
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Liver receives blood from (2)   hepatic artry, portal vein  
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Arterial and venous blood ____(not blood to AND from)   mixes  
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____vein is central to lobules   central  
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Central vein unites with other central veins from the hepatic vein and drain into___   IVC  
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Liver secretes ___   bile  
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Hepatocytes secrete into ____ which empty into the bile duct   bike caniculi  
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Bile ducts empty into____   hepatic duct  
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Bile is mostly made of___   water  
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Two purposes of bile   excretion,secretion  
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Byproduct of RBC (hem) breakdowm   bilirubin  
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Bile excretes excess___   cholesterol  
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Bile secretes for ____   digestion  
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Hormone secreted in duodenum   secretin  
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Secret in is produced in the   duodenum  
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Secret in helps stimulate_____production   bile  
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Bile salts emulsify   Lipids  
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Carbohydrate metabolism regulates ___in the blood   glucose  
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Excess glucose stimulates   Glycygenesis  
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Glucose is converted into the polusaccharide__   Glycogen  
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Carbohydrate metabolism is stimulated by ___and___   Insulin, cortisol  
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Gucagon and epinephrine cause __   Glycogenolysis  
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Conversion of glycogen back to glucose when blood sugar is ___   Low  
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AA metabolism; the liver can produce 12-#AA (non essential   20  
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Catabolizes AAs when there is excess to make glycogen or __   Fat  
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Lipoproteins allow ___in the blood   Transport  
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Lipid metabolism synthesizes ___   Cholesterol  
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Liver syntheszises plasma protein such as ___ and globulins   Albumin  
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Liver phagocystizes pathogens with resident WBS called____cells   Kupffer  
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Liver stores ___soluble vitamis (A,D,K,E)   Fat  
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Liver stores iron and ___   Copper  
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The livers main purpose is ___   Detoxification  
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When enzymes transform harmful substances   Dextoxification  
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Liver stores___(entrinsic factor)   B12  
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