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24 Cards in this Set
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intake |
– intake of food via the mouth
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digestion |
mechanically( or(chemically(breaking(down(food(into(their(subunits
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movement |
– food(must(be(moved(along(the(GI(tract(in(order(to(fulfill(all(functions
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absorption |
movement(of(nutrients(across(the(GI(tract(wall(to(be(delivered(to(cell(via(the(blood
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elimination |
removal(of(indigestible(molecules
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mucosa |
innermost(layer(that(produces(mucus(that(protect(the(lining(and(also(produce(digestive(enzymes
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submucosa |
2nd layer(of(loose(connective(tissue(that(contains(blood(vessels,(lymphatic(vessels(and(nerves(
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muscularis |
3rd layer(made(of(2(layers(of(smooth(muscle(that(move(food(along(the(GI(tract
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serosa |
– outer(lining(that(is(part(of(the(peritoneum
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alimentary canal |
is+a+muscular+tube+about+9+meters+long+that+passes+through+the+body's+ventral+cavity.
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Each(tooth(is(made(of
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crown and root |
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(covers(the(crown(with(an(inner(pulp(area(with(nerves(and(blood(vessels
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enamel dentin |
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dental cavities |
occur(when(bacteria(metabolize(sugars(and(produce(acids(so(limiting(sugar(intake(and(brushing(teeth(reduces(these
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pharynx |
s(a(cavity(between(the(mouth(and(esophagus(that(serves(as(a(passageway(for(food((and(air)
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esophagus |
is(a(long,(muscular(tube(that(carries(food(to(the(stomach
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voluntary phase |
The(beginning( of(food(being(swallowed(from(the(mouth(into(the(pharynx
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involuntary phase |
Once(the(food(is(in(the(pharynx(swallowing( becomes(a(reflex
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stomach |
Functions(to(store(food,(start(digestion(of(proteins(and(controls(movement(of(chyme(into(the(small(intestine
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Helicobacter+pylori
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lives(in(the(mucus(and(can(cause(gastric(ulcers
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bile |
is(secreted(by(the(gallbladder( into(the(small(intestine(to(emulsify(fats
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large intestine |
Includes(the(cecum,(colon,(rectum(and(anal(canal• Larger(in(diameter(but(shorter(than(the(small(intestine• \The(cecum(has(a(projection(known(as(the(appendix(that(may(play(a(role(in(fighting(infections
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diverticulosis |
occurrence(of(pouches(of(mucosa(from(weak(spots(in(the(muscularis(layer(that(can(become(infected(often(in(the(colon
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polyps and cancer |
small(growths(found(in(the(epithelial(lining(that(can(be(benign(or(cancerous
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