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Breaking down of food into molecules that are sm enough to enter cells   Digestion  
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Passage of sm particles of food molecules through the cells lining the stomach & intestines into the lymph   Absorbtion  
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medical specialty that deals w/structure, function,DX & Tx of diseases of the stomach & intestines   Gastoenterology  
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Continuous tube that extends from the mouth to the anus   Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)  
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Primary GI Tract organs   Mouth,pharynx,esophagus, stomach ,sm intestine & lg intestine  
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Accessory GI tract organs   teeth,tongue,salivary glands,liver,gallbladder & pancreas  
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How many primary & accessory GI tract organs are there   6 of each  
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what do the primary GI tract organs do that the accessory organs do not   they can touch the contents  
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purpose of the accessory GI organs   provide secretions  
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steps for the digestive system process   ingestion,secretion,mixing & propulsion digestion,absorption & defecation  
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the taking in of food or liquid through the mouth   ingestion  
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in order to gain sustenance from your food you must first   absorb it  
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4 layers of the GI tract   Mucosa, Submucosa, muscularis & peritoneum  
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innermost layer of the GI tract   Mucosa  
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Surrounds the digestive tract   Immune system  
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connective tissue that binds the mucosa to the muscularis   submucosa  
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muscle that allows for voluntary control of swallowing & defecation & where are they located   Skeletal muscle: mouth, pharnynx & upper esophagus-- External anal sphincter in the muscularis layer of the GI tract  
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outermost layer of the GI tract   peritoneum  
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two parts of the peritoneum ? what do they do?   VIseral peritoneum & parietal peritoneum: viseral covers the organs in the abd.cavity & secrets slippery watery fluid allowing the tract to glide easily against other organs -> parietal covers the abd. cavity  
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what % of the muscularis is made up of smooth muscle   95%  
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how much is involuntary   95%  
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thick sheet of fatty tissue that drapes over the transverse colon & SM intestine   Greater omentum  
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Stops food from going into the nasal cavity   uvula  
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the ingual frenulum is located   under the tongue  
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functions of the cheeks & tongue   keep the food b/w the teeth  
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uvula is located where   soft palette  
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upper surfaces and sides of the tongue are covered with   papillae,some of which contains taste buds  
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parotid, submandibular & sublingual glands   Salivary glands  
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salivary amylase breaks down   carbs ,carbs digest the quickest  
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what enzyme kills bacteria in the salivary glands   lysozyme  
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where do you find salivary amylase   salivary glands  
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after the sm intestine there are nomore   enzymes only bacteria  
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there is bacteria instead of enzymes in the   lg intestine  
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intestinal glands are found in the   sm intestine not in the lg  
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there are no villi or permanent circular folds in the mucosa of the   lg intestine  
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S-shape in the colon   Sigmoid colon  
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function of the lg intestine   complete the process of absorption, produces vitamins responsible for formation of feces & expels the feces from the body  
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parts of the colon   ascending,transverse, descending, sigmoid & ends at the rectum  
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structures of the lg intestine in the order in which food travels   cecum, colon, rectal & anal canal  
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what digest the majority of ions   Sm intestine  
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normal pathway pf amino acids   sm intestine, liver then general circulation  
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half of amino acids come from   food & half come from proteins in the digestive juices & dead cells  
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amino acids are usually absorbed in the   Jejunum & doudenum  
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Active transport is transporting   low to high solute concentration  
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90% of absorption takes place   sm intestine  
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two types of movement in mechanical digestion   segmentation first movement then perstalsis  
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90-120 mins 2nd mechanical digestion   perstalsis  
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intestinal juice is a watery,_______fluid w/ph of_________   yellow;7.6 slightly alkaline  
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muscularis layer contains   longitudinal outer layer & circular inner layer  
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duodenum is located At   submucosa of the sm intestine  
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what structure of the duodenum secrets alkaline mucus   brunners gland  
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submucosa in the sm intestine neutralizies ______ in the chyme   gastric acid  
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three cells used in absorption?   absorptive,goblet & endocrine cells  
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microville appear on the top of absorptive cells & help to   increase absorption  
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what is a lacteal   lymphatic capillary  
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what cells physically bring food into the body   absorptive cells  
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ileum joins the cecum at the   ileocecal sphincter  
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duodenum means   12`  
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sm intestine has 3 portions   duodenum,jejunum & ileum  
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groove b/w hepatocyles   canaliculi  
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how often do we make bile   24hrs a day  
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what do kupffers cells do   destroy worn out blood cells bacteria & other foreign matter  
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food must go to the ____ first before it is allowed into general circulation via the _____   Liver; hepatic portal system  
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functions of the liver   carbohydrate & lipid metabolism, protein, processing of drugs and hormones, excretion of bilirubin,storage of vitamins & minerals & activation of vit-D  
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the princple bile pigment   bilirubin (green)  
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bile salts in the liver are what   emulsifers  
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what do we do with bile when we are not digesting?   sphincter closes & bile backs up into the gallbladder where it is held until needed  
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what are kupffer cells ?   phagocytes inside sinusoids in the liver  
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what does the liver have inside of the capillaries   sinusoids, tiny hollow spaces  
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liver cells   hepatocytes  
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lobules of the liver consist of specialized epithelial cells   hepatocytes  
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lobes of the liver are divided into   lobules  
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sits behind the stomach   pancreas  
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under the liver anterior side is the   gallbladder  
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liver is located mostly on the______ of the body   right side ; has 2 lobes  
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cholecystokinin stimulates   pancreatic juices rich in digestive enzymes  
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proteins begin to digest in   the stomach  
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second largest organ   liver  
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enzymes that exist in the pancreatic juices   pancreatic amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase,pancreatic lipase ,ribonuclase &deoxyribonuclase  
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only part of the GI tract equipped to handle acid   stomach  
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pancreatic juices need to be alkaline bc   it needs to inactivate that highly acidic enzyme pepsin which is coming from the stomach  
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lots of sodium bicarbonate, mostly water,some salts & emzymes   pancreatic juice  
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pancreatic inslets are they endocrine or exocrine   endocrine they secret glucagon & insulin  
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remaining 1% of tissue in the pancreas is organized into clusters called   pancreatic inslets  
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the acini secret a mixture of fluid & _____ called __________   digestive enzymes :pancreatic juice  
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99% of pancreatic tissue is exocrine which is the   Acini  
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sm clusters of glandular epithelial cells int the pancreas   Acini  
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all secretions of the pancreas gets dumped into   duodenum  
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pancreatic duct joins another duct called   common bile duct  
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accessory organs for digestion   pancreas, gallbladder &liver  
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pepsin accounts for   20 % of protein digestion  
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enzymes that digest protein   pepsin  
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hormone that decreases gastric secretions in the stomach   secretin  
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hormone that stimulates your stomach   gastrin  
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what does gastrin do?   increases production of gastric juices  
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three chief functions of the digestive system   digestion, absorption & elimination  
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continuous passageway beginning at the mouth & terminating at the anus   Digestive tract  
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necessary for digestive process but not part of the digestive tract   accessory organs  
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large membrane thst lines the abdominoplevic cavity   pertoneum  
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a thin moist tissue composed of simple squamous epithelium & areolar connective tissue   serous membrane(serosa)  
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main portion, located in abd. cavity & extending into the pelvic cavity   greater peritoneal cavity  
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formed by a smaller extension of these membranes dorsal to the stomach & liver to the posterior attachment of the diaphram   lesser peritoneal cavity  
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section of the peritoneum that extend from the colon to the posterior abd. wall   mesocolon  
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extends from the lower border of the stomach into the pelvic cavity then loops back up to the transverse colon   greater omentum  
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sm membrane extends b/w the stomach & liver   lesser omentum  
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digestive tract is sometimes called ____meaning food   alimentary tract  
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process of chewing   mastication  
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saliva lubricates the food & has a digestive enzyme called ________ which begins __________   salivary amylase; starch digestion  
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food moves toward the throat to be swallowed in a process called   deglutition  
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children b/w 2-yrs has _____teeth   20  
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baby teeth ; word meaning falling out at a certain time   decidous  
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complete set of adult permanent teeth   32  
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main substance of a tooth , calcified substances harder then bone   dentin  
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teeth are covered w/ the hardest substance in the body   enamel  
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rigid connective tissue that helps hold the teeth in place   cementum  
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the esophagus travels through an opening in the diaphram called   esophageal hiatus  
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expanded J-shaped organ in the superior left region of the abd. cavity   stomach  
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layer that aides in grinding food & mixing it w/digestive juices   inner obilque  
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left facing arch of the stomach   greater curvature  
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right surface of the stomach forms the   lesser curvature  
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superior rounded portion under the Left sid of the diaphragm is the stomachs   fundus  
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two sphincters that separates the stomach from the organs above & below   lower esophageal sphincter & pyloric sphincter  
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b/w the esophagus & stomach   lower esophageal sphincter  
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b/w the distal or far end of the stomach & the sm intestine   pyloric sphincter  
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functions of the stomach   storage pouch,digestive organ & churn  
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when the stomach is empty the lining forms many folds and these fold disappear as the stomach expands   rugae  
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a strong acid that unwinds proteins to prepare for digestion & also destroys foreign organisms   hydrocholric acid (HCI)  
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protein digesting enzyme produces in an inactive form called pepsinogen which is activated when in contact w/HCI   pepsin  
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highly acidic, semi-liquid mixture of gastric juices & food that leaves the stomach to enter the sm intestine   Chyme  
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longest part of the digestive tract after death approx. 20 ft long in life approx. 10 ft long   sm intestine  
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begins in the lower right region of the abd.   lg intestine  
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outer longitudinal muscle fibers in the lg intestinal wall forms 3 separate surface bands that draw up the organs wall to give it it's distinctive puckered appearance   tenia coli  
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subdivision of the lg intestine the first part of the sm pouch   cecum  
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b/w the cecum & the ileum of the sm intestine prevents food from traveling backwards into the sm intestine   ileucecal valve  
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attached to the cecum in the sm blind tubing containing lymphoid tissue   vermiform appendix (appendix)  
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second portion extends superiorly along the right side of the abd. toward the liver   ascending colon  
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bends near the liver at the right colic hepatic flexure & extends across the abd.   transveres colon  
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bends again sharply at the left colic hepatic flexure & extends inferiorly on the left side of the abd. into the pelvis   descending colon  
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temporary storage area for indigestible or nonabsorbent food residue   rectum  
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narrow terminal portion of the lg intestine which leads to the outside of the body--- which leads to an opening called   anal canal -- anus  
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deliver their secretions into the mouth   salivary glands  
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release secretions into the duodenum   liver,pancreas & gallbladder  
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saliva is manufacture in three pairs of glands   parotid, submandibular & sublingual glands  
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largest of the glands located inferior & anterior to the ear   parotid gland  
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gland locacted near the body of the lower jaw   submandibular  
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glands are under the tongue   sublingual  
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why do you feel the effects of alcohol & aspirin so quickly?   they can permeate your stomach & do not have to go through the sm intstine  
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the epithelial cells in the stomach are almost impermeable, what can get through   water,ions , aspirin & alcohol  
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prescence of food in the stomach does what to the PH   increases it  
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what is different in the muscularis layer of the stomach   the third layer when the others only have a viseral & parietal layers  
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what is the function of HCI   kills microbes in food ,converts pepsiongen into pepsin , maintains PH in the stomach around 2-3 ( keeps it acidic to kill microbes) helps absorb vit-B12 bc of the instrinsic factor  
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J - shape curve in the stomach   pylorus  
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where the diaphragm pushes & pulls w/inspiration & mixes food w/HCI   mixing chamber  
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the way we propel food through a tube   peristalisis  
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where the esophagus joins the stomach   cardia  
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structure of the stomach   cardia , fundus,body & pylorus  
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what forces food into the sm intestines   holding resirvoir  
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connects the esophagus w/duodenum   stomach  
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what secretes mucosa to aid in swallowing   esophagus  
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stage of swallowing when the bolus is forced to the back of the mouth & into the oropharynx   voluntary  
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stage of swallowing when breathing is interrupted & the uvula ,epiglottis seals off the respiratory system   pharyngeal  
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stage of swallowing when peristalic contraction begins to the move the bolus down towards the stomach   esophageal  
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three stages in swallowing   voluntary, pharyngeal & esophageal  
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what begins chemical digestion   salivary amylase  
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result of mastication   bolus  
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mechanical digestion in the mouth that results from chewing   mastication  
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which system controls salivation   PNS  
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The PH of the sm intestine   7-6  
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The PH of the stomach   2  
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The PH of the mouth   6-7  
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