Word List

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Acid - Base Equilibrium

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Situation in which acids and bases in the body fluids are kept in balance so that digestive process are aided.

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Adhesions

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Bands of fibrous tissue which join parts of the body that are normally separate.

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Bile

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A golden brown to greenish yellow liquid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It helps to mulsify fats in the small intestine.

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Bolus

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A small ball of softened food

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Cardiac Sphincter

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Circular muscle at lower end of the esophagus where the esophagus joins the upper part of the stomach.

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Celiac Artery

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Branch of the aorta which supplies blood to the stomach, liver, spleen,duodenum, and pancreas.

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Chyme

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Partly digested food as it leaves the stomach.

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Colitis

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Inflammation of the colon

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Corpuscles

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Red and White blood cells

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Dehydration

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The removal of water from the body tissues.

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of the lining of the colon.

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Duodenal Ulcer

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An ulcer on the mucosa of the duodenum.

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Duodenum

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First 9-10" of the small intestine.

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Electrolytes

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Certain acids,bases, and salts which, when in solution,coduct an electric current.

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Emulsify

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To form into an emulsion.

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Emulsion

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A fluid formed by a suspension of a very finely divided oily liquid in another liquid.

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Endopeptidases

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Certain Enzymes that hydrolyzed peptide bonds in the interior of a peptide chain.

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Exopeptidases

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Certain Enzymes that split off the terminal amino acids of proteins.

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Hydrochloric Acid

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Produced by the gastric glands of the stomach. Helps to maintain an acid medium in the stomach which aids the activity of pepsin.

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Hydrolyze

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To chemically break down a subtance by combination with water.

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Ileitis

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Inflammation of the lining of the ileum.

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Ileocecal Sphincter (Valve)

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Circular muscle which acts as a valve to allow materials to move from the small intestine into the large intestine.

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Lipase

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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas that changes fats to fatty acids and glycerol.

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Mesenteric Plexus

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A branch of the solar plexus; supplying nerves to the mesentery.

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Mucin

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A constituent of mucus; a glycoprotein.

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Mucosa

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Tissue that lines the digestive tract and secretes mucus.

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Peptic Ulcer

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An ulcer in the lower end of the esophagus, in the stomach, or the upper part of the small intestine.

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Peptides/Peptones

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Simpler forms of protein resulting from enzymatic action during the process if digestion.

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Peristalsis

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Wavelike movements occurring in the alimentary canal which aid in the movement if materials.

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Polypeptides

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Substance containing two or more amino acids linked by the peptide bonds.

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Ptyalin (Amylase)

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An enzyme in saliva which changes starches to Maltose.

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Pyloric Sphincter

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Circular muscle at the lower end of the stomach which regulates the movement of materials from the stomach into the duodenum.

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Sphincter

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A circular muscle which closes or contracts an opening or a tube.

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Superior Mesentric Artery

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Supplied blood to parts of the l are intestine and to the whole length of the all intestine, except for the first part of the duodenum.

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils.

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Trypsin

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An enzyme secreted by the pancreas that changes proteins to simpler portion.

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Vagus Nerve

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Principal nerve of the Parasympathetic nervous system.

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Villi

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Microscopic projections on the wall of the small intestine that increase the area of absorption.