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51 Cards in this Set
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what are the 6 basic process of the digestive system?
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Ingestion, secretion, mixing and propulsion, digestion, absorption, defecation.
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4 layers of the GI tract
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mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa
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3 tissue layers of the mucosa
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epithelium, llamina propria, muscularis mucosae
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What trissue forms the submucosa layer?
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Areolar connective tissue
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Why is submucosa called the "Brain of the gut?"
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Consists of 100 million neurons that extend from the esophagus to the anus.
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2 smooth muscle layers of the muscularis layer
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skeletal and smooth muscle
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What is found between the smooth layers of the muscularis?
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myenteric plexus
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What type of tissue forms the serosa layer?
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areolar connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium
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What are the two layers of tissue that form the peritoneum and their functions?
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parietal: lines wall
visceral: covers some organs |
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Where is peritoneal cavity located and what does it contain?
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slim space between two layers and contains serous fluid.
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Define retroperitoneal.
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on posterior abdominal wall.
Kidneys and pancreas |
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What is the largest peritoneal fold? Function?
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Greater omentum
binds organs together and attaches them to the abdominal wall |
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Function of lesser omentum
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suspends stomach and duodenum
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Function of mesentery
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binds small intestine to the posteior abdominal wall to wrap around the small intestine
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Two other names for the mouth
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oral or buccal cavity
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What is the midline fold of musous membrane attaching the inner surface of the lip to the gum?
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labial frenulum
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What is the vestibule?
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Enterence to the canal
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What bones form the hard palate?
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maxillae and palatine bones
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What tissue forms the soft palate and uvula?
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muscle
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What are the 3 major pairs of salivary glands?
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parotid, submadibular, and sublingual
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What causes mumps?
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inflamation and enlargement of the parotid glands caused by the paramyxovirus
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What are the papillae of the tongue?
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projections of the lamina propria covered w/keratinized epithelium
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what do many papilae contain
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Taste buds or receptors for touch
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4 types of papillae
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vallate, fungiform, foliate, filiform
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What enzyme is secreted by the lingual glands? What does it act on?
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lingual lipase; triglycerides
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3 major regions of a typical tooth
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Crown, neck, root
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What covers the dentin of the tooth crown? What is unique?
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enamel made of calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate. Harder than bon, hardest substance in the body
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What covers the dentin of the root of the tooth? Function?
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cementum, attaches the root to the periodontal ligament
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What are the 2 sets of teeth in the human?
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deciduous and permanent
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What is another term for swallowing?
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deglutition
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Where is the nerve center that controlls swallowing
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madulla oblangata
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Whst is the name of the opening through the diaphram that the esophagus opens
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esophageal hiatus
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Functions and location of esophageal sphincters
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Upper regulates movement of food from pharynx into esophagus; Lower regulates movement of food from esophagus to the stomach.
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peristalsis
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coordinated contractions pushing bolus down.
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Gerd
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gastrosophageal reflux disease; lower sphincter fails to close causing contents to back up into esophagus.
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4 major regions of stomach
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cardia, fundus, body, pylorus
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Where is pyloric sphincter
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connects pylorus and duodenum; allows bolus to pass into small intestines
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Rugae
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large folds in the stomach; increases surface
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5 types of gastric cells and types and secretions
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surface mucous-mucus
mucus neck-mucus parietal cell-hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor chief-pepsinogen and gastric lipase hormone procusing G cells-gastrin |
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Cell secretes iabsontrinsic factor and function
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parietal; absorption of vit B12 which is used in red blood cell formation
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Why muscularis layer different
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3 layers of smooth muscles
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3 regions of pancreas
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tail body head
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Hormones secreted by the pancreas
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glycagon- increase blood sugar level,
insulin-lowers bs lever, somatostatin-inhibits release of insulin, pancreatic polypeptide-inhibits gallbladder contrction |
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cells in pancrease produceing hormones
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A cells -glucogon
B cells-insulin d cells-somatastatin F cells-pancreatic polypeptide |
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How many lobes of the liver and what separates them
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right and left lobes, falciform ligament
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functional units of the liver
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lobules
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specialized epithelial cells of the liver lobules
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hepatocytes
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sinusoids
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highly permeable cappillaries that blood passes
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what are specialized epithelial cells of liver lobules
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hepatocytes
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what is the function of stellate reticuliendothelial (kupffer) cells of the liver
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fixed phagocytes which destroy worn out white blood cells and red bloodcells, bacteria
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what structures of the liver secrete bile
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hepatocytes
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