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Digestive system

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Digestion starts in the mouth by   Chewing  
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Once food is in the mouth, ..... glands secrete fluid   Salivary  
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Salivary fluid breaks down food into   Enzymes  
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Salivary fluid ....... food for swallowing   Lubricates  
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Hard outer part of tooth structure   Enamel  
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Is enamel living or non living tissue   Non living  
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Softer cellular layer inside enamel   Dentin  
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Area where arteries veins and nerves live in a tooth   Pulp  
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What holds a tooth in place   Periodontal ligament  
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The tongue contains receptors called   Taste buds  
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Taste buds stimulate secretion of   Saliva  
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Taste buds stimulate secretion of ...... ..... in stomach   Digestive enzymes  
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What sits at the back of the tongue   Epiglottis  
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What are the 3 salivary glands   Parotid gland, submandibular gland, sublingual gland  
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Where is the parotid gland located   Near the ear and masseter muscle  
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Parotid gland ducts emptis into   Side of cheek  
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Submandibular gland produces majority of   Nonstimulated saliva  
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Non stimulated saliva is produced ...... the majority of the time   Submandibular gland  
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Sublingual gland is located   Inferior to tongue  
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Sublingual gland ducts empty on sides of   Frenulum of the tongue  
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What gland is inferior to the tongue   Sublingual  
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What is the epiglottis   Piece of cartilage attached to muscle and hyoid bone  
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What is attached to the muscle and hyoid bone in the mouth   The epiglottis  
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The epiglottis is made of   Cartilage  
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When swallowing, the ........ helps food into the esophagus   Epiglottis  
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The epiglottis closes the ...... when swallowing   Trachea  
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What is the name of the contraction that pushes food towards stomach   Peristalic  
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How does food move towards stomach   Peristaltic contraction of esophagus pushes it  
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What is the muscular rube that moves food to stomach   Esophagus  
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The esophagus is located posterior to   Trachea  
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Are enzymes released in the esophagus   No  
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The stomach is surrounded by   Muscle  
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Gastric juices are acidic or base   Acidic  
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Stomach secretes ....... and ...... to break down foos   Acidic gastric juices, enzymes  
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How is food mixed within the stomach   Contractions of muscles agitate food within stomach to mix with gastric secretions  
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What is the ring of muscle at the opening of the stomach   Cardiac sphincter  
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What prevent gastric juices from going into the esophagus   Cardiac sphincter  
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The ring of muscle in the opening of small intestine is called   Pyloric sphincter  
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What are the folds in the wall of the stomach called   Rugae  
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What allows the stomach to expand   The rugae  
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Once food enters the stomach, ..... cells release. .......   Parietal, hydrochloric acid  
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Hydrochloric acid is released by what   Parietal cells  
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What cells release pepsinogen   Chief cells  
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Chief cells are located   In the stomach walls  
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Chief cells in the stomach wall secrete   Pepsinogen  
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Pepsinogen is a precursor to   Peptin  
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Peptin is a precursor of   Pepsinogen  
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What breaks down proteins into smaller polypeptides   Pepsin  
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Proteins are broken down by   Pepsin  
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Name the 3 sections of the intestines   Duodenum, jejunum, ilium  
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What is the length of duodenum   1 ft  
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What is the length of jejunum   8 ft  
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What is the length of ilium   11 ft  
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What hold the intestines in place   Mesentery  
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What does the mesentery do   Holds the intestines in place  
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What does the mesentery contain   Blood and lymphatic vessels  
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The blood and lymphatic vessels purpose in the mesentery is for   Absorption  
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To increase surface area and absorption capacity, the small intestine have   Intestinal villi  
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What are intestinal villi   Finger like projections  
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Intestinal villi line what organ   Small intestine  
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Intestinal villi are what kind of cells   Columnar epithelial cells  
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What are the 3 accessory digestive organs   Liver, gallbladder and pancreas  
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What are the two ducts that connect to the duodenum   Pancreatic duct, common bile duct  
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What produces bile   Hepatic cells of the liver  
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The salts in the bile are called   Bile salts  
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What breaks down lipids in the liver   Bile salts  
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The liver has a duct system which connects to the   Gallbladder  
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What is the function of the gallbladder   Stores bile and concentrates it  
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How does the gallbladder connect to hepatic duct   Via the cystic duct  
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What are the hepatic cells of the liver called   Hepatocytes  
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Hepatocytes produce   Bile  
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Hepatocytes produce bile which is absorbed in   Bile canaliculi  
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What in bile breaks down lipids   Bile salts  
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The pancreas produces ..... to neutralize the acid from the stomach   Bicarbonates  
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What does bicarbonate do   Neutralize the acid from stomach  
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What stimulates the pancreas to produce bicarbonates   Secreting releases by duodenum  
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Secretin is released by   Duodenum  
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Secretin is related into duodenum via   Pancreatic duct  
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Pancreatic duct is located   Adjacent to bile duct  
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The large intestine is also called   Colon  
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How many regions are in the large intestine   5  
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What are the 5 region names of the large intestine   Cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid  
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What empties into the cecum   Ileum  
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What is the function of large intestine   Absorbs water and salts  
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Appendicit is   Inflammation of the appendix  
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Where is the appendix located   Lower right quadrant  
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Is appendix burst it can cause   Sepsis  
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What is hirschirings disease   Lack of innervation to colon (no signal to defecate) & causes feces to collect and enlarge colon.  
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What is the final section the of digestive system   Sigmoid colon empties into rectum, rectum becomes anal canal  
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Anal canal stores what   Feces until defecation  
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How many muscles control defecation   2  
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Name the 2 muscles that control defecation   External anal sphincter and internal anal sphincter  
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How much does the stomach absorbs   Very little  
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What does the stomach absorb   Alcohol, water and salts  
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What organ absorbs the most nutrients   Small intestines  
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The colon absorbs   Water and salts  
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