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Digestive Review

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TermDefinition
Rectum Stores waste and undigested food
Small Intestine Most digestion takes place here
Appendix Collects bacteria, located in lower right of LI
Liver Produces bile
Esophagus Tube that takes food to the stomach
Small intestine Digestion ends
Large intestine Water is absorbed
Anus Opening where waste leaves the body
Pancreas Behind the stomach, produces pancreatic juice
Mouth Digestion starts
Small intestine Only chemical digestion takes place here
Gall bladder Stores bile, only colored organ
Esophagus Peristalsis starts here
Stomach Mixture called chime is produced here
Small intestine All absorption takes place here
Stomach & Mouth Physical and chemical digestion occur here
Small intestine Villi are found here
Mouth Saliva is found here
Stomach Has gastric juice and hydrochloric acid
Pancreas Located behind the stomach
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Amylase & Lactase Break down carbs
Pepsin & Trypsin Break down protein
Lipase & Bile Break down fats
Amylase Found in saliva
Lipase & Trypsin & Lactase Found in SI
Pepsin Found in the stomach
Bile Breaks down large fat particles into small ones
Lactase Breaks down milk sugar
Amino Acids Proteins break into sub-units called
Fatty Acid & Glycerol Fats break into
Starches and Sugar or Glucose Carbs break into
Fats Are the hardest nutrient for the body to breakdown
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Constipation Too much water is absorbed in the LI
Hepatits Inflammation of the liver. Three types: A,B, and C
Lap Band Band around the stomach to shrink the stomach
Colon Cancer Cancerous tumors called polyps in the LI
Ulcer Weakening or hole in the lining of the digestive track
Colonoscopy Scope inserted into the LI
Diarrhea Not enough water absorbed in the LI
Gastric Bypass Reroute the digestive tract to avoid lower stomach & first part of SI
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Duodenum 1st part of SI
Jejunum 2nd part of SI
Ileum 3rd part of SI
Ascending Colon LI moving superiorly
Transverse Colon LI moving across
Descending Colon Li moving inferiorally
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