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Digestive System Exam CCC PN 105

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injestion   taking into the mouth  
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digestion   breaking down process  
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mechanical process   action that involves organ itself, like chewing  
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chemical process   breaks down large food molecules into compounds that have smaller molecules, like acid breaking down food in stomach  
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3 parts of digestive system   ailementary canal, GI tract, GI tube  
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where digestive system starts   mouth  
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where digestive system ends   anus  
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29 ft   average length of digestive system  
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20 ft   average length of small intestine  
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how food is processed   digestion, absorption, metabolized  
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4 quadrants   right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower  
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used to loacal pain or symptoms related to digestive system organs   4 quadrants  
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lumen   space inside digestive tract  
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mucosa   most inner layer of digestive tract  
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submucosa   inner layer of connective tissue, just outside of mucosa  
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muscularis   two layers of smooth muscle that perform peristalsis  
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serosa   attaches digestive tract to wall of abdominal cavity  
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peristalsis   wave-like movements that mix food with digestive juices  
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oral cavity   mouth  
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mouth   where food enters digestive tract  
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roof of mouth   hard palate, soft palate  
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hard palate is made of   bone  
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soft palate is made of   muscle and pharynx  
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uvula   piece of soft palate hanging in throat  
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this prevents any food and liquid from entering the nasal cavities above the mouth   uvula  
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floor of mouth   tongue  
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where are tastebuds   in papillae on tongue  
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lingual frenulum   skin anchoring tongue in mouth  
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3 parts of tooth   crown, neck, root  
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crown   exposed portion of tooth  
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neck   section between exposed and inset portion of tooth  
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root   inset portion of tooth, in gum  
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gingiva   gums  
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enamel   hardest tissue in body  
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what is only found on the crown portion of the tooth   enamel  
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location of dentin and cementin   outer shell of tooth  
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greatest portion of outer shell of tooth is composed of   dentin  
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4 types of teeth   incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, tricuspids  
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baby teeth   desiduous teeth  
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number of baby deeth   set of 20  
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number of adult teeth   set of 32  
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produce saliva   salivary glands  
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amouht of saliva excreted daily   1 L  
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3 pairs of salivary glands   parotid, submandibular, sublingual  
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largest salivary glands   parotid  
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two types of salivary glands   serous, mucous  
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type of gland secreting thin, watery solution made of enzymes   serous salivary gland  
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type of gland secreting thick solution to help food move through digestive tract   mucous salivary gland  
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two types of serous salivary glands   parotid, submandibular  
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two types of mucous salivary glands   sublingual, submandibular  
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this salivary gland is both serous and mucous   submandibular  
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used in both respiratory and digestive systems   pharynx  
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3 parts of pharynx   naso, oro, larengo  
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upper part of pharynx behind nose   nasopharynx  
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middle part of pharynx behind mouth   oropharynx  
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lower part of pharynx behind larynx   larengopharynx  
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main digestive organ   espohagus  
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function of esophagus   passage way for food, pushes food towards stomach, connects pharynx to stomach  
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where is stomach   upper left quadrant  
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stomach   size of sausage when empty, expands when full, can push on diaphragm  
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entryway of food to stomach   cardiac sphincter  
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cardiac sphincter is also called   lower exophogeal sphincter  
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function of cardia sphincter   keeps food from re-entering esophagus  
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closes opening between end of stomach and start of small intestine   pyloric sphincter  
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end of stomach   pyloris  
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stomach wall is made of   smooth muscle and mucous membranes that secrete gastric juices and acid  
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folds in empty stomach   rugae  
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diameter of small intestine   2 cm  
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division of small intestine   duodenum, jejunum, ileum  
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first part of small intestine, where most of the digestion occurs   duodenum  
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small instestine is made of   smooth muscle and mucous membrane for peristalsis  
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function of intestinal glands   secrete inestinal juice for digestion and movement  
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finger shaped projections from mucosa, absorb cargohydrates and proteins   villi  
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largest gland in digestive system   liver  
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main location of liver   right upper quadrant  
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function of liver   secretes bile (EXOCRINE GLAND)  
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function of bile   breaks down fats and emilinates cholesterol from body  
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drains bile from liver   hepatic duct  
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how bile enters and leaves gallbladder   cystic duct  
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joins hepatic and cystic ducts and drains bile into duodenum   common bile duct  
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concentrates and stores bile produced by the liver, located just under surface of liver   gallbladder  
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exocrine gland and endocrine gland   pancreas  
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type of pancreat gland that secretes pancreatic juices into pancreatic ducts   exocrine pancreatic gland  
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type of pancreatic gland that secretes hormones into the blood   endocrine pancreatic gland  
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where is the pancreas   behind the stomach  
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pancreatic juice   most important digestive juice  
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where does main pancreatic duct empty   duodenum  
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cells not connected with pancreatic ducts, secrete hormones and insulin   pancreatic islet of langerhans  
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parts of large intestine   cecum, colon, rectum  
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parts of colon   ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid  
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external opening of the digestive tract   rectum  
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beginning of large intestine   ileocecal valve  
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large intestine is made of   smooth muscle and mucous membrane  
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organ of elimination   large intestine  
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this intestine moves slower than the other   large  
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this happens when large intestine digests too fast   diarrhea  
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this happens when large intestine digests too slowly   constipation  
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average length of time for large intestine digestion process   3-5 days  
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only this intestine has villi   small  
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these stay contracted to keep anus closed   inner and outer anal sphincter  
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involuntary anal muscle   inner anal sphincter  
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voluntary anal muscle   outer anal sphincter  
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worm like, blind tube just off cecum, plays no role in digestion but may aid in immune defense   veriform appendix  
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serous membrane that lines abdominal cavity and covers organs in it   peritoneum  
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this lines abdominal cavity   pareital peritoneum  
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this covers each abdominal organ   visceral peritoneum  
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extensions of peritoneum   mesentery and greater omentum  
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largest extension of peritoneum, visceral extension, also called a lace apron, hangs from lower stomach and transverse colon over the intestines   greater omentum  
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pareital extension of peritoneum that attaches small intestine to posterior abdominal wall   mesentery  
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outside of peritoneum   retroperitoneum  
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transforms food into substances that can be absorbed and used by cells   digestion  
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digestive enzymes are found in   saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, and intestinal juice  
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process by which digested food moves from intestine into blood or lymph   absorption  
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