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digest ch 23

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What are the 7 main parts of GI tract?   Mouth, pharynx esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and anal canal  
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What are the accessory digestive organs?   teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, pancreas, liver  
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what are the 6 basic activities of the GI tract?   Ingestion, propulsion, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption/secretion, defecation  
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How is food moved through the GI tract?   Perostalsis  
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What is similar about the GI tract from the esophagus to the anal canal?   Has the same basic arrangements of tissues  
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What are the four basic layers of the tract from the inside out?   Mucosa, submucosa, Muscularis, serosa  
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What are the three layers of the mucosa?   epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosa  
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What is the function of the epithelium in the mucosa?   protection, secretion & absorption  
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What is the function of the lamina propia layer in the mucosa?   (connective tissue) blood and lymphatic vessels for nutrient absorption  
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What is the function of the muscularis mucosa of the mucosa?   (smooth muscle fibers) create small folds to increase surface area  
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What is the purpose of the submucosa?   (connective tissue) sits between two layers of muscle-binds the mucosa to the muscularis  
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What contains the submucosal nerve plexus?   submucosa  
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What does the submucosal nerve plexus serve?   muscularis mucosa and controls secretions by the GI tract  
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Which part of the digestive system requires some voluntary control?   Mouth, pharynx and upper esophagus and external anal sphincter-part skeletal muscle for voluntary swallowing and defecation  
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What kind of muscle does the GI tract have?   2 layers of smooth muscle:circular & longitudinal  
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What is the exception regarding the muscle in the GI tract?   The stomach has 3 layers of muscle where as the rest has 2 layers  
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What is the myenteric plexus?   nervous supply to muscle  
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Similar to the heart and lungs, what might we call the tissue that covers the surface of GI tract organs?   Serosa  
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What kind of tissue does the serosa include?   connective and epithelium  
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What are the layers of the peritoneum and where do you find them?   visceral & parietal  
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what is the definition of retroperitoneal cavity?   Is the anatomical space in the abdominal cavity behind the peritoneum.  
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What are some examples of organs that lie on the posterior wall and are only covered on their anterior surfaces?   most of pancreas, and parts of the large intestines  
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What is a retroperitoneal organ?   An organ that lies posterior to the peritoneum  
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What is a mesentery?   a double layer of peritoneum-a sheet of two serous membranes fused back to back  
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Where is the greater omentum located?   hangs over the transverse colon like a vascular apron  
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What is a function of the omentum?   protection, insulation  
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what does the mesentary do?   binds small intestines to the abdominal wall  
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what does the mesocolon do?   binds large intestines to posterior body wall  
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what does the lesser omentum do?   binds lesser curvature of the stomach to the liver  
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what is a complication of cirrhosis of the liver?   encephalopathy, ascites(exess of fluid in the space between membranes lining the abdomen and abdominal organs)  
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which part of the digestive tract have 3 layers of muscle in their muscularis tissue layer?   stomach  
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Which layer of the digestive tract is made up of mostly connective tissue and sits between two layers of muscle?   submucosa  
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How long is the esophogus?   10in long  
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what is the spincter called that is the entrance of the esophagus?   esophageal sphincter  
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what event coincides with the relaxation of the esophageal sphincter?   swallowing  
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Where does the esophagus enter the peritoneal cavity?   at the esophageal hiatus  
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what are the three muscle layers of the stomach?   outer longitudinal, middle circular, inner oblique layer  
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What are the names of the parts of the stomach?   cardia, fundus, body, pyloric  
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what is the pylorus?   gatekeeper of the stomach  
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How does the stomach assist with digestion?   Mechanically:peristaltic mixing, churning and mixing Chemically: adds chemicals to breakdown protein  
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How much absorption happens in the stomach?   very little  
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What is the first section of the small intestines/   duodenum  
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How do we describe the location of the duodenum?   retroperitoneal cavity  
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What does the duodenum recieve from the stomach?   chyme  
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What does the duodenum recieve through the hepatopancreatic ampulla?   Bile, pancreatic juice, enzymes  
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Where does absorption take place?   in the jejunum of the small intestine  
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How long is the jejunum?   8ft  
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How long is the ileum?   12ft  
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What is the longest and last section of the small intestines/   ileum  
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where is the ileocecal valve located?   point at which the ileum enters the cecum  
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How do the contents of the digestive system change once in the large intestines and why?   Chyme converted to semisolid stool or feces, due to water absorption  
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What is the cecum?   expanded pouch at the base of the ascending colon  
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What accessory organ is attached to the cecum?   the vermiform APPENDIX  
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What are the 4 parts to the colon?   ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid  
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The walls of the colon are formed by a series of what that allow for distention?   haustra  
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Digestion in the G.I. tract depends on 3 accessory structures?   pancreas, liver and gallbladder  
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Where does the majority of absorption of nutrients occur?   small intestines  
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Where is the pancreas located?   in the retroperitoneal cavity-posterior and inferior to the stomach  
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where does the pancreas empty?   the duodenum  
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what are the two ducts of the pancreas that empty into the duodenum?   smaller accessory duct & the larger pancreatic duct(heptopancreatic ampulla)  
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What does the pancreas secrete?   digestive enzymes and hormones(insulin)  
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What are the 4 lobes of the liver?   right & left lobe-separated by falciform ligament, quadrate lobe and caudate lobe  
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what separates the right and left lobe of the liver?   falciform ligament  
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which two vessels bring blood to the liver?   hepatic artery and portal vein  
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What type of blood does the hepatic artery carry?   oxygenated blood to the liver  
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what type of blood does the portal vein carry?   nutrient rich blood to the liver  
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Portal vein to where?   to liver  
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Splenic from where?   spleen  
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Veins carrying products of digestion do not directly enter the systemic circulation instead they are delivered to where?   to the liver via the portal vien  
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What does the liver do?   metabolizes nutrients from GI, detoxification, bile production & secretiion, storage of glycagon + some vitamins and minerals  
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Where is the bile produced and excreted?   the liver  
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What does the gallbladder do?   stores and concentrates bile up to 10 fold until it is needed in the small intestines  
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Smooth muscle in wall of gallbladder contract causing what to happen?   bile forced into cystic duct, bile duct and than small intestine  
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what is bile used for?   digestion of fat  
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where does the gallbladder force bile into?   the cystic duct, the bile duct, small intestines  
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intrinsic muscles do what to the tongue?   change the shape  
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extrinsic muscles do what to the tongue   alter the tongues position  
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what is the lingual frenulum?   attachment to the floor of the mouth=tongue tied  
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which taste buds are the only ones you can see?   circumvallate papilla  
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which salivary gland does the mumps effect?   parotid  
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what is saliva secreted from?   serous and mucous cells  
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what is the main component of saliva?   water  
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how much water makes up saliva?   97-99.5%  
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what electrolytes are found in saliva?   na+, k+, cl-,po4 2-, hco3-(bicarbonate)  
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what is the enzyme that starts digesting starch in the mouth?   salivary amylase  
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what is the enzyme that starts digesting fat in the mouth?   lingual lypase  
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what wraps the bolus so it can slide down the throat>?   mucin  
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what metabolic wastes are found in the saliva?   urea, and uric acid  
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what is found in saliva that helps protect against microorganisms?   lysozyme, IgA, defensins and a cyanide compound  
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What does peridontitis effect?   the tooth ligament(periodontal)  
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what is the gingiva?   gum  
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how many primary teeth do we have?   20  
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how many permanent teeth>   32  
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why doesnt enamel grow back?   because its avascular  
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what makes up the majority of the tooth?   dentin  
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where are the blood vessels and nerves found in the tooth?   in the pulp  
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what does the periodontal ligament adhere to?   the cementum  
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what does occlusion mean?   How teeth fit together  
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where does the start of digestion occur?   in the mouth with mastification(chewing)  
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what begins the breakdown of disaccharides(sugars) in the mouth?   salivary amylase  
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what do liver lobules do?   filter and process nutrient-rich blood  
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What is at each corner of the liver lobule?   bile duct(recieves bile from bile canaliculi)portal arteriole(branch of the hepatic artery)Hepatic venule(a branch of the hapatic portal vein)  
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what are liver sinusoids?   leaky capillaries between hepatic plates  
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what are kupffer cells   hepatic macrophages  
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where does the blood enter the liver>   the portal vein  
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what is entering the liver through the portal vein?   blood from entire GI tract  
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what are the functions of the hepatocyte?   process bloodborne nutrients, store fat-soluble vitamins, perform detoxification, and produce 900 ml of bile per day  
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what is a yellow-green *alkaline* solution called?   bile  
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what does bile contain?   bile salts, bilirubin,cholesterol, neutral fats, phospholipids and electrolytes  
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what are bile salts?   cholesterol derivative that function in fat emulsification and absorption  
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what is bilirubin?   pigment formed from heme  
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what is the enterohepatic circulation>   recycles bile salts  
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what is the circulation route of bile through the enterohepatic circulation>   bile salts-duodenum-reabsorbed from ileum-hepatic portal blood-liver-secreted into bile  
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the gallbladder stores and concentrates bile by doing what?   by absorbing its water and ions  
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the gallbladder releases bile via what?   the cystic duct  
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where does the cystic duct flow into>   the bile duct  
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the liver is a what kind of system>?   low pressure  
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how prevalent is Hep C?   1.8% of US population  
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what is the largest source of people with Hep C infection?   injecting drug us 60%  
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what is compensated liver disease?   the body is coping(compensating) well enough to function and stay alive..with the disease  
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what is decompensated liver disease?   the body can no longer cope with the disease and is failing to survive  
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what is varices?   esophogas vericose veins  
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the hepatic vein takes filtered blood to where?   the heart  
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Hepatic vein obstruction leads to what>?   ascites  
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what are the symptoms of ascites?   coughing, tiredness, pulmonary edema(excess fluid in the lungs)pumping action of the heart grows weaker, pleural effusion(excess fluid around the lungs) swelling in abdomen, swelling in ankles and legs  
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what is the earliest sign of ascites?   swelling of abdomen  
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what is the best way to detect ascites?   ultrasound  
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what is hepatic encephalopathy>   It is characterized by various neurologic symptoms including changes in reflexes, changes in consciousness, memory loss, confusion..coma  
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what is one of the causes of hepatic encephalopathy?   failure to metabolize amonia  
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what are some causes of a peptic ulcer?   high acid and peptic content, irritation, poor blood supply, poor secretion of mucus, H. Pylori infection  
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where in the stomach are peptic ulcer more likely to be   down by the pyloric area or cardia area  
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Most ulcers are caused by what?   infection, not spicy food  
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what is the most common ulcer symptom>   burning pain in stomach  
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can ulcers be cured for good?   yes, because of antibiotics for H. Pylori  
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where are the H pylori bacteria found in the stomach?   mucosa layer  
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Metastasized colon cancers frequently cause what?   secondary liver cancer  
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90% of colon cancers are found at what age?   past age 50  
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mastication is partly voluntary and partly what?   reflexive  
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What enzymes aid in chemical digestion in the mouth?   lipase, amylase  
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what is deglutition?   swallowing  
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What two things rise in order to prevent food from entering the respiratory passageway?   uvula and larynx  
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what sphincter relaxes to allow food to enter the esophagus?   the esophageal sphincter  
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food is moved through the esophagus to the stomach by what?   peristalsis  
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where does the involuntary phase begin in swallowing?   when the food bolus is forced into the oropharynx  
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what sphincter must open in order to allow food into the stomach   the gasteroesophageal  
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what does the lesser omentum connect?   liver to stomach  
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where is the greater omentum located?   hangs from greater curvature of stomach and hangs over transverse section of large intestines  
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what are the gastric glands   mucous neck cells, parietal cells, chief cells, enteroendocrine cells  
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what do the mucous neck cells secrete?   thin, acidic mucus  
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what do the parietal cells secrete?   stomach acid (HCL)  
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what do the chief cells secrete   pepsin and gastric lipase  
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protein digestion is initiated by what?   pepsin  
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intrinsic factor is required for absorption of what?   vitamin B12  
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lack of intrinsic factor results in what/   pernicious anemia  
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what delivers chyme to the small intestine?   the stomach  
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what produces most of the gastric juices in the stomach?   THE FUNDUS AND BODY  
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WHAT DO PARIETAL CELLS SECRETE?   HCL(hydrochloric acid or gastic juice) and intrinsic factor  
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what does HCL do>   denatures protein in food, activates pepsin and kills many bacteria  
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what activates pepsin?   HCL  
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pepsin works best in what kind of environment?   ACIDIC(LOW PH)  
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what buffers gastric acid to prevent damage to the epithelium of the stomach?   bicarbonate  
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What does intrinsic factor do?   complexes with vitamin b12 to permit absorption  
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where do hormones go in the body?   everywhere  
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which three chemicals stimulate parietal cells?   Ach, histamine, and gastrin  
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Does hydrochloric acid directly function in digestion?   no, it kills microorganisms, lowers the stomach pH to between 1.5 and 2.5; and activates pepsinogen. Pepsinogen is an enzyme that starts protein digestion. Pepsinogen is produced in cells that line the gastric pits. It is activated by cleaving off a porti  
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what inhibits gastric secretion and duodenal filling?   enterogastric reflex and enterogastrones  
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which chyme moves quickly through the duodenum?   carbohydrate rich  
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which chyme moves slowly through the duodenum?   fatty chyme  
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where is chemical digestion completed?   in the small intestines  
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where is the majority of water absorbed?   in the small intestines  
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how long does food stay in the small intestines/   3-6 hours  
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where is the small intestine located?   from the pyloric sphincter to the ileocecal valve  
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which of the small intestines is largest?   ileum  
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what do the circular folds(plicae circulares) do?   slows chyme down  
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what are the simple columnar absorptive cells called>?   enterocytes  
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where are peyers patches located?   in the submucosa of the small intestines  
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what does the pancreas excrete?   insulin and glucagon  
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what do acini in the pancreas secrete?   pancreatic juice  
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what are acini cells?   clusters of secretory cells  
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zymogen granules of secretory cells contain what>?   digestive enzymes  
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where is the pancreas located>   mostly retroperitoneal  
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Pancreatic juice is what type of solution?   watery alkaline(PH 8) that neutralizes chyme  
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what type of electrolytes are in pancreatic juice?   primarily HCO3-  
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What enzymes are in the pancreatic juice?   amylase, lipases, nucleases are secreted in active form but require ions or bile for optimal activity  
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Proteases is secreted in the pancreatic juice in what form??   inactive  
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where is the proteases activated?   in the duodenum  
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trypsinogen is activated to trypsin by what?   brush border enzyme enteropeptidase  
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where is trypsinogen activated at?   in the pancreas  
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what is trypsinogen activated into?   trypsin  
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what are activated by trypsin?   procarboxypeptidase and chymotrypsinogen  
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where is the pancreas located in the abdominal cavity?   upper left quadrant  
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what stimulates the gallbladder to contract?   CCK from intestinal cells exposed to proteins and fat chyme  
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what causes the hepatopancreatic sphincter to relax?   cck  
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bile comes back through what?   the portal system  
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bile secretion is stimulated by what?   bile salts in enterohepatic circulation &n secretion from intestinal cells exposed to HCL and fatty chyme  
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cck induces the secretion of what?   enzyme rich pancreatic juice by acini  
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secretin causes secretion of what/   bicarbonate rich pancreatic juice by duct cells  
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what three things do you need for chemical digestion-Hydrolysis to take place?   water, enzymes, energy nutrient  
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carbohydrate gets converted into what?   glucose  
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protein and fat get converted into what?   amino acids and fatty acids and glycerol  
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what enzymes are involved in digestion of nucleic acids?   pancreatic ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease  
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How is nucleic acid absorbed?   through active transport  
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where are nucleic acids transported to ?   the liver  
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how are the nucleic acids transported to the liver?   via hepatic portal vein  
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what are some causes of malabosorption of nutrients/   anything that interferes with delivery of bile or pancreatic juice or damage to the intestinal mucosa(bacterial infection)  
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what forces feces into the rectum   mass movement  
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what initiates spinal defecation reflex?   distension  
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what do parasympathetic signals do?   stimulate contraction of the sigmoid colon and rectum and relax the internal anal sphincter  
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what allows relaxation of the external anal sphincter?   conscious control  
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what is the largest gland in the body?   the liver  
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the liver receives 80% of its blood from where?   the portal vein  
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the liver recieves 20% of its blood from where?   from the heart via the hepatic artery and arterioles  
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