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What is the primary function of digestion system?(433) |
Is to break down or digest the food into particles that are small and simple enough to be absorbed |
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What is mechanical? |
Mechanical digestion is the breakdown of large food particles into smaller pieces by physical means |
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GI is known as the? |
GI Tract and digestive system Structures of the GI include mouth,pharynx, esophagus, stomach, stomach, small intestine, large intestine,rectum and anus |
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How long is the GI tract? |
Mouth to anal 25 ft |
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Define Peristalsis? |
Contraction and relaxation of muscles that pushes the food in a forward direction through the digestive tract. |
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How does the food move? (438 |
Esophagus stimulates peristaltic activity active and causes the food to move through the esophagus into the stomach. |
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How are the most nutrients absorbed ? |
Through small intestine |
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How is the food broken down for absorption? |
Converted through digestion |
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Why is it dangerous to miss the fluid to a comatose patient? |
Epiglottis does not close |
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What are the three splinters? |
The mouth, esophagus and pharynx |
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What is Achalasia? |
condition in which the muscles of the lower part of the esophagus fail to relax, preventing food from passing into the stomach. S/S pain, vomiting, weight loss |
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What is lower pyloric sphincter? |
(Valve) Helps regulate the gastric contents that are delivered to the small intestine |
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Where is the digestive enzyme produced? |
Pancreas
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SATA: Liver: |
Removes excess glucose, storage VIT A,B, 12, delivers to bile, deliver Kupffer cells (page 447). |
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SATA- Pancreas enzymes are produced: |
Amylase,Lipase. Proteases |
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Which structure assists with the structure of food? |
Epiglottis |
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The flow of food and liquid is controlled by the Pyloric Sphincter SATA- |
This enzyme is also known as amylases, prolease, |
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What is is sigmoid colon |
The decending colon |
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SATA: Know the description of enzyme amylase:’(449) |
Read |
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SATA: Description and function of small intestine: |
Start at duedeodem and ends at the ileum |
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SATA: Accessory organs |
liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
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What is chemical digestion |
the chemical change occurring primarily in response to digestive enzymes and other aids. |
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Rugae is |
Lining, folds of the stomach |
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Where is digestive enzymes produced |
In pancreas |
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What is your stomach |
Hydrochloric acid- |