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35 Cards in this Set
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the breakdown of large organic molecules into smaller molecules by enzymes
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Chemical Digestion
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the release of materials from the cells of the GI tract and its glands into the lumen of the tract
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Absorption
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this layer of the GI tract consist of connective tissue and nerve plexus
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Submucosa
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This layer of the GI tract consists of smooth muscle and nerve plexus
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Muscularis
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this peritoneal fold connects the stomach and dodenum to the transverse colon
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Greater Omentum
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this peritoneal fold connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall
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falciform ligament
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the progression of coordinated contractions and relaxations along the muscularis layer of the GI tract
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peristalsis
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The gall bladder is responsible for
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concentrating bile
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large permanent ridges of the mucosal layer of the small intestine are called
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plicae circularies
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which of the following nueroglial cells provide a structural support network for neurons
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astrocyte
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which of the following neuroglial cells lines the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord
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ependymal cell
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which of the following neuroglial cells is found only in the peripheral nervous system
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schwann cell
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which of the following meninges is formed from a web like array of primary collagen fibers
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arachnoid
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which of the following spaces lies between the dura mater and the bone around the brain/spinal cord
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subdural space
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which of the following connective tissue structures surrounds the entire nerve
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epineurium
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this spinal nerve branch serves the muscles and the structures of the limbs
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anterior ramus
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this spinal nerve branch re-enters the vertebral canal and supplies the spinal cord itself
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meningeal branch
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a group of axons inside a nerve that are bundled together by connective tissue
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fasicle
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a braided network of axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerves
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plexus
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white matter buldges on the anterior side of the medulla oblangata
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pyramids
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the branched white matter tracts inside the cerebellum
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arbor vitae
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a thick band of white matter that connects the thalamus to the cerebellum
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internal capsule
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a deep groove between the folds of the cerebrum
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fissure
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a slender fold of the superficial gray matter of the cerebellum
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folia
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a bridge of gray matter that connects the two halves of the thalamus
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intermediate mass
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a collection of three gray matter neuclei deep within each cerebral hemisphere
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basal ganglia
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The vagus x cranial nerve emerges from this region of the bain
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medulla oblongata
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the occulomotor III cranial nerve emerges from this part of the brain
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midbrain
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which cranial nerve inervates the eyeball
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optic II
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give two of the three cranial nerves that innervate the extrinsic eye muscles
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trochlear IV
occulomotor III |
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which branch of the trigeminal V innervates the muscles of mastication
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mandibular branch
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which cranial nerve innervates the ear
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vestibulocochlear VIII
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give two of the three cranial nerves that innervate the taste buds
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vagus X
facial VII |
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is the facial VII a mixed, sensory or motor nerve
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mixed
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is the hypoglossal XII a mixed, motor or sensory nerve
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motor
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