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25 Cards in this Set
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What are the two main groups of the digestive system |
Alimentary canal Accessory digestive organs |
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What are the functions of the alimentary canal |
Ingest Digest Absorbs Defecates |
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What are the accessory organs |
Teeth tongue Several large digestive glands |
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What are the organs of the alimentary canal |
Mouth pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small intestines Large intestine |
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What does masticated mean |
Chewed |
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What is another word for gullet |
Esophagus |
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What is the alimentary canal also called |
Gastrointestinal tract |
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What are two intrinsic nerve plexuses |
Submucosal nerve plexus Myentric nerve plexus |
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What does the cardiac region surround |
Cardioesophageal sphincter |
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What is the cardioesophageal sphincter |
Where food enters the stomach from the esophagus |
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What is the small intestines |
The body’s major digestive organ |
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Where is the mucosa |
It’s the innermost layer of the esophagus |
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What is renin |
The second protein digesting enzyme produced by the stomach |
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Defacation |
The elimination of indigestible residues from the GI tract via the anus in the form of feces |
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What is Peristalsis |
The waves of contraction seen in tubelike organs, propels substances along the tract fbbbgdbvgdhcgfhh |
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Where is the submucosa |
Just beneath the mucosa |
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Where is the serosa |
It’s the outermost layer of the wall |
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The pyloric is continuous with the small intestines through the what |
Pyloric sphincter |
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What is the lesser omentum |
A double layer of peritoneum |
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What do chief cells produce |
Protein digesting enzymes |
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What produces corrosive hydrochloric acid |
Pepsinogens Parietal cells |
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What is food called after it has been processed in the stomach |
Chyme |
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What is bile formed by |
The liver |
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What does bile enter the duodenum through |
The bile duct |
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What breaks down starch |
Amylase |
