DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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| The digestive tract AKA: | The gastrointestinal tract
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| The 4 functions of the digestive system: | -ingestion
-digestion
-absorption
-elimination
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| Oral: | pertaining to the mouth
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| Chewing: | Mastication
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| The 3 salivary glands: | -parotid
-submandibular
-sublingual
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| Pharynx: | throat
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| Peristalsis: | the involuntary, progresive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus propelling bolus down toward the stomach.
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| The 3 main parts of the stomach: | -the fundus
-the body
-the antrum
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| Regurgitating: | flowing backward from normal direction
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| Rugae: | folds in the mucous membrane lining the stomach
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| Rugae contain digestive glands that produce: | the enzyme pepsin & hydrochloric acid
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| Food leaves the stomach... | in 1-4 hours
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| The small intestine has 3 main parts: | -duodenum, only about 1 foot long
-jejunum
-ileum
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| Villi: | Millions of tiny microscopic projections that line the walls of the small intestine
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| 3 main parts of the large intestine: | -the cecum
-the colon
-the rectum
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| The appendix: | hangs from the cecum (useless)
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| Defecation: | the expulsion or passage of feces from the body through the anus
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| Gallbladder: | a pear-shaped, sac under the liver
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| Pancreas: | a dual organ, working both in the digestive & endocrine system
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| Anorexia: | lack of appetite
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| Borborygmus: | rumbling or gurgling noise produced by movement of gas, fluid or both in the gastrointestinal tract.
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| Peptic ulcer: | open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
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| Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): | (IBS) group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated w/ stress & tension.
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