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Digestive System

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show Digestive Tract and Accessory Organs  
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What other names is the Digestive Tract called?   show
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show mouth, pharnyx, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestines.  
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show teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder & pancreas  
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show digestion, absorption & metabolism  
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What is ingestion?   show
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show food broken down into smaller particles (chewing) and Churning & mixing actions in stomach  
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show complex molecules of carbs, proteins & fats are transformed by chemical digestion into smaller molecules that can be absorbed and used by cells.  
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What is hydrolysis?   show
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show speed up the hydrolysis process  
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What pathway does the food go through?   show
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show deglutition  
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What are mixing movements?   show
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Peristalsis   show
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What is Absorption?   show
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What is Elimination?   show
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How long is the digestive tract?   show
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show Mucosa, Submucosa, Muscular layer (muscularis), Serous Layer or Serosa  
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show the innermost tunic  
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show lines lumen of digestive tract. In certain regions it develops folds. Increases surface area for absorption.  
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show epithelium, loose connective tissue, smooth muscle  
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show Mucus, digestive enzymes, hormones  
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What is Submucosa?   show
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show Blood & lymphatic vessels. Also contains nerves that form a network called Submucosal Plexus  
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show carries away absorbed nutrients  
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show Provides autonomic nerve impulses to the muscle layers of digestive tract  
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List two Muscle Layers (muscularis)   show
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show Contraction causes decrease in diameter of the tube  
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show contraction causes shortening of the tube  
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show Network of automoic nerve fibers between muscle layers  
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show controls movements and secretions of digestive tract (along with submucosal plexus)  
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show Outermost Layer  
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Where is the Adventitia located?   show
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What is Adventitia composed of?   show
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Where is Serosa located?   show
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show layer of epithelium covering the connective tissue (visceral peritoneum)  
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show Serous fluid for lubrication which allows abdominal organs to move smoothly against each other  
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show 1. Receives food by ingestion 2. Breaks food into small particles 3. Mixes food with saliva  
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What is the function of Cheeks?   show
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show Folds of skeletal muscle. Covered with a thin transparent epithelium  
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What is function of lips?   show
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show blood vessels underlying the epithelium  
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show Covered by skin & subcutaneous tissue. Lined with mucus membrane (SSE)  
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show Skeletal muscle  
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What is the major attachment for tongue?   show
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show connects tongue to floor of mouth  
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show tiny projections on dorsal surface of tongue  
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show Provides friction for manipulating food in mouth and contains the taste buds  
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What is function of lingual tonsils?   show
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show manipulates food in mouth for mastication and moves food around  
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show to mix it with saliva, shape it into a ball-like mass (bolus) and to direct it toward the pharynx for swallowing  
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show 10 teeth in each jaw. So a total of 20  
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show 16 in each jaw. So a total of 32  
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Describe Incisors   show
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show cone-shaped and have points. Used for grasping and tearing food  
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show flat surfaces with rounded projections. Used for crushing and grinding food  
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List 3 parts of a tooth   show
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What is the Crown?   show
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What is the Root of a tooth?   show
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show Small region in which the crown and root meet. Adjacent to the gingival (or gum)  
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What is the Pulp Cavity?   show
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show Consists of connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves  
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Where is Pulp located?   show
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show term used to describe the pulp cavity located in the root of the tooth  
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Apical Foramen   show
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Dentin   show
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What is Cementum?   show
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What are functions of Cementum?   show
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show firmly anchor root in the alveolar process  
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Enamel   show
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show Enamel  
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show Parotid Glands  
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Where are Parotid Glands located?   show
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show in floor of mouth  
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show Also located in floor of mouth. Anterior to the submandibular glands and under the tongue  
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show water, mucus and amylase (enzyme)  
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What are functions of Saliva?   show
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What does Pharynx connect?   show
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show Masses of lymphoid tissue located near the Fauces  
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Where does the Laryngopharynx open into?   show
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show 1. Food forced into pharynx by tongue 2. When food reaches Fauces the sensory receptors intiate swallowing reflex. Then Peristaltic movements propel food from pharynx into esophagus  
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When eating food what does the Uvula do?   show
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show Drops downward and prevents food from entering the larynx. It directs food into esophagus  
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show Collapsible muscular tube  
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What is function of the Esophagus?   show
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show behind the trachea and in front of vertebral column  
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show controls movement of food between esophagus & stomach  
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Where is stomach located?   show
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Where does stomach receive food from?   show
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show 1.5 liters  
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What is the Cardiac Region?   show
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show Most superior Region of stomach  
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show Balloons above cardiac region to form a temporary storage area  
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show Main portion of the stomach  
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show Lesser Curvature: Concave Greater Curvature: Convex  
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What is Pyloric Region?   show
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show Acts as a valve between the stomach & small intestines  
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What is the function of the muscular layer in wall of stomach?   show
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show Longitudinal folds in the wall of the stomach  
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show Allows the stomach to expand  
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What are Exocrine Gastric Glands composed of?   show
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What do Exocrine Glands Secrete?   show
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What do Mucous Cells secrete?   show
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show Hydrochloric Acid  
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show Kills bacteria and provides an acidic environment for the action of enzymes in the stomach  
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show Pepsinogen. Begins digestion of proteins into polypeptides  
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show inactive form of the enzyme pepsin  
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show Converts inactive pepsinogen into the active enzyme pepsin. This begins chemical digestion of proteins  
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show Gastrin. Which regulates gastric activity  
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What does Churning action of stomach wall muscles do?   show
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How does Chyme leave the stomach?   show
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List 3 Regulations of Gastric Secretions   show
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What does Cephalic Phase do?   show
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show thinking about food and seeing, smelling or tasting  
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What happens when impulses are sent through vagus nerve to stomach?   show
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What is pathway of Gastrin?   show
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When does Gastric Phase begin?   show
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What does Gastrin consist of?   show
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What does Hydrochloric Acid do in the Regulation of Gastric Secretions?   show
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What does the Intestinal Phase do?   show
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What is Intestinal Phase triggered by?   show
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show distention and the presence of acid chyme in duodenum  
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show inhibitory responses stop and gastric secretion is again stimulated  
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As Chyme accumulates what does the pyloric sphincter do?   show
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how long do fatty foods stay in stomach?   show
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show finishes process of digestion, absorbs nutrients and passes residue to large intestine  
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Where is the Small Intestine located?   show
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show circular folds in the wall of the intestines. They increase surface area for absorption  
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What are Villi?   show
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show Surrounds a blood capillary network and a lymph capillary (lacteal) and absorbs nutrients  
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show between the adjacent Villi  
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List the 3 regions of the small intestine   show
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What is the Duodenum?   show
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Jejunum   show
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show Last portion of small intestine  
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show extension of peritoneum. Suspends intestines from the abdominal wall  
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show enzye that activates a protein-splitting enzyme (trypsinogen) from pancreas  
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Where does the Large Intestine begin?   show
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What are Epiploic Appendages?   show
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show to Cecum. It has no function in digestion  
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show Absorption of fluid & electrolytes and to eliminate waste  
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What is the largest gland in body?   show
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Where is the liver located?   show
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How many lobes is the Liver divided into?   show
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show attaches liver to abdominal wall. It separates right lobe from left lobe (major lobes)  
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Name the two Minor Lobes of Liver   show
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show carries bile  
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show venous channels that separate the plates of hepatocytes.  
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Function of Sinusoids?   show
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What does the portal triads consist of?   show
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show produces and secretes bile  
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show Iron, glycogen, Vitams A, B12, D, E & K  
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show hormones, drugs, cholesterol, bile pigments  
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show Breakdown of fatty acids. Synthesis of cholesterol. Converts excess carbs and proteins into fat  
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What is carb metabolism?   show
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show converts amino acids into different amino acids (as needed for protein synthesis)  
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show removes bacteria, damaged red blood cells and other particles from blood  
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How much bile is produced in one day   show
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What is function of Bile Salts?   show
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Where are bile pigments produced from?   show
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How is gallbladder attached to liver?   show
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show the cystic duct joins the hepatic duct  
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show goes into the cystic duct  
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show to store and concentrate bile  
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What stimulates the gallbladder?   show
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show elongated and flattened organ  
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show along posterior abdominal wall  
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Where is head of pancrease located?   show
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show insulin and glucagon into blood  
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show pancreatic acinar cells  
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What does Pancreatic Amylas act on?   show
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show protein  
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What activates Trypsin?   show
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What is function of pancreatic lipase?   show
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show stimulates pancrease to produce a fluid with bicarbonate ions. Which neutralizes the acids in the duodenum  
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What speeds up hydrolysis?   show
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What breaks down starches & complex carbs?   show
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show sucrose, maltose and lactose  
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show monosaccharides (simple sugars)  
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What secretes Pepsin   show
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What activates pepsin   show
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What is Trypsin secreted by?   show
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What do pepsin & trypsin break down?   show
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show produces amino acids and is absorbable end product of protein digestion  
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Where is the only place Lipid Fat Digestion occurs?   show
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What happens to Fat when it enters the Duodenum?   show
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What is function of Pancreatic Lipases?   show
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show 10 liters  
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show less than 1 liter  
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show 9 liters  
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show entire length of small intestine. Mostly in jejunum  
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show some water, indigestible materials and bacteria  
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