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18 Cards in this Set
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hepatopancreatic sphincter |
controls the movement of pancreatic juices into the duodenum |
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pancreatic enzymes |
trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase |
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hepatic lobules |
functional units of the liver |
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hepatic sinusoids |
vascular channels that separate groups of cells from eachother |
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Kupffer cells |
large macrophages that are fixed group of cells from each other |
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Liver Functions |
carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, protein metabolism, storage |
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Gallbladder Functions |
stores bile between meals, reabsorbs water to concentrate bile, contracts to release bile into small intestine |
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Duodenum |
most fixed portion of small intestine, C-shaped |
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Jejunum |
middle portion, diameter greater than ileum |
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Ileum |
last portion before large intestine |
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Mesentery |
double-layered fold of peritoneal membrane |
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Greater omentum |
double-folded membrane that drapes over the intestines |
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Intestinal Villi |
tiny projections of mucous membrane |
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Small intestine enymes |
sucrase, maltase, lactase |
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Ileocecal Sphincter |
joins the ileum to the cecum of the large intestine |
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Cecum |
dilated, pouch-like structure that hangs below the ileocecal opening |
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Appendix |
narrow, close-ended tube that projects down from the cecum |
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Colon |
divided into 4 portions; ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid |