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Digestive System & Nutrition

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The Digestion of food is both   Mechanical and Chemical digestion  
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Food enters the digestive tract through   the mouth  
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White patches or leukoplakia developes   in the mouth in users of smokeless tobacco  
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is one of the most common diseases in the developed world   dental caries  
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Gingivitis is the general term   for inflammation of infection of the gums  
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Thrush   is a mouth infection caused by a yeastlike fungal organism  
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Mumps is   the virus that causes the parotid salivary glands to swell  
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Salivary glands   begin the process of chemical digestion  
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Salivary glands produce   amylase which begin the chemical digestion of carbohydrates  
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The pharynx   is a tube like structure that connects the mouth and the esophagus  
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The lower esophageal sphincter   prevents food and gastric juices from backing up into the esophaus  
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chyme is   food mixed with gastric juices in a semisolid mixture  
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In the fundus and pylorus contains sections called   the body  
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with a hiatal hernia it is most likely   the fundus that passes through the diaphram  
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If you eat a big meal the fundus of the stomach   may prevent th diaphram from moving downward and possibly cause you to have trouble taking a deep breath  
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Pylorospasm is   a fairly common condition in infants where food is not able to leave the stomach and move into the small intestines  
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pyloric stenosis is   an obstructive narrowing of the pyloric sphincter  
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An ulcer is   a crater like sore in the stomach or duedenum caused by H pylori  
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The small intestine has   villi and microvilli lining its interior walls to hlp an absorption  
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Gastroenteritis is   small intestine inflammation and stomach inflammation  
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a type of malabsorption syndrome   People who are lactose intolerant do not have enough lactose to digest lactose sugar  
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The liver produces   bile  
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The gallbladder   concentrates and stores bile  
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Chyolelithiasis stimulates   the contraction of the gallbladder to release bile  
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Chyolelithiasis is   the condition of having gall stones  
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Gall stones that block the common bile duct can lead to   jaundice  
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hepatitis is a general term refering to   inflammation of the liver  
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the pancreas is   an exocrine and endocrine gland  
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the pancreas secretes   enzymes that digest all three major kinds of food  
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Absorption of water, salts and vitamins occurs in   the large intestine  
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The order in which material pass through the large intestine is   cecum to asending colon to transverse colon to desending colon  
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diverticulitis is   an inflammation of abdominal saclike out pouchings of the insestinal wall  
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constipation and diarrhea are   peristalsis problems  
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Chrons disease   is a type of autoimmune coloitis  
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People with colonic polyps have increased risk of   colon cancer  
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peritonitis is   the inflammation of the peritoneum  
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ascites is   the abnormal accumilation of fluid in the peritoneal space  
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carbohydrate digestion begins   in the mouth  
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the end product of protein digestions are   amino acids  
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bile causes   mechanical rather than chemical digestion of fats  
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pancreatic juice contains   enzymes that help digest fats, carbohydrates and protein  
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anabolism makes up   metabolism and builds smaller molecules into larger molecules  
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prothrombin and fibrinogen are   plasma protein formed by the liver and play an essential part in blood clotting  
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the liver   detoxifies bacteria toxins in certain drugs and where iron is stored  
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glucose anabolism is called   glycogensis and is carried by the liver and muscle cells  
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the secretion of to little insulin can lead to   hyperglycemia  
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growth hormone and glucogon   help raise bloodsugar levels  
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fat merabolism   is used as a source of energy and anabolised fat is stored in the adipose tissue  
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the body can not store   vitamin c  
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vitamin c dificiency can lead to   scurvy  
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minerals are just as important   as vitamins in maintaining good health  
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anorexia nervosa   is a behavioral disorder  
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bulimia   is a behavioral disorder  
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fever is   a rise in body temp to help fight a pathogen  
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