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28 Cards in this Set
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pancreas location is ____ to stomach
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deep
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the pancreas is positioned ____
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retroperitoneal
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the pancreas produces ____ ____ that are transported to the ____
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digestive enzyme - duodenum
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pancreatic duct cells release ____ ____
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bicarbonate ions
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pH of pancreatic juice is __
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8
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bicarbonate ions of the pancreatic ducts produced by ____ cells
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duct
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acinus cells are a cluster of cells that secrete ____ ____
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digestive enzymes
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acinus cells activate trypsinogen into ____ by ____ enzymes
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trypsin - microvilli
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trypsin activates other ____ (procarboxypeptidase, chymotrypsinogen)
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proteases
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acinus also produce ____ & ____
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lipases - amylase
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islets of langerhans have an ____ function
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endocrine
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main function of the colon is to …
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reabsorb water
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the large intestines moves ____ at 12-24 hours before removal
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wastes
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first place food enters the colon
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cecum
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vermiform ligament is a worm-like structure that contains ____
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lymphocytes
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4 sections of the colon
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ascending colon - transverse colon - descending colon - sigmoid colon
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2 flexures of the colon
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right hepatic flexure - left splenic flexure
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2 sphincters of the anal canal
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internal anal sphincter - external anal sphincter
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there are deep ____ in mucosa
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crypts
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there are numerous ____ cells in the mucosa of the colon
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goblet cells
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mucosa of the large intestines don't have ____ ____ or digestive ____
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plicae circulares - enzymes
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muscularis externa have 2 modified bands called
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teniae coli - haustrae
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teniae coli function is ____ of ____ which are sacs caused by puckering of walls
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contraction - haustral
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epiploic appendages are made of ____ & the function is ____
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fat - unknown
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defecation is a ____ reflex
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parasympathetic
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in defecation, walls of ____ ____ & ____ contract
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sigmoid colon - rectum
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in defecation, the anal sphincters ____ (contract/relax)
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relax
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in defecation, ____ ____ is a process by which the epiglottic closes to build up internal pressure in abdominal walls
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valsalvas's maneuver
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