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| ball of food produced in the mouth |
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| peristalsis (peri-stal-sis) |
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moves food through the GI track,
wavelike movement in the gut |
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hangs from the soft palate
bypassed by food on the way to the esophagus |
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| muscular tube about 10 inches long |
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| The bolus in the esophagus bypasses the____? |
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pharynx
mediastinim
diaphragm
DIA PHR AGM |
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| The stomach has 3 sections. Name them. |
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Fundus
Antrum or body or greater and lesser curvature
Pyloris with its pyloric sphincter |
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| The stomach stores ______ which mixes with food to create ________. |
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pulpy and acidic liquid that passes from the stomach into the small intestine,
a mixture of digestive juices and food |
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| The liver is the ______________. It is located below the__________ in the_____ of the abdomen and it produces_____. |
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largest organ in the body
diaphragm dia-phr-agm
RUQ
bile. |
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| tastebuds on the tongue that work in the buccal cavity, end organ of the sense of taste |
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| The abbreviation for gallbladder is __. |
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| Bile is made up of _____ & ______ which is measured as ______ in the blood. High levels can indicate what disease. |
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salts & fats
bilirubin
high levels can indicate cirrosis of the liver |
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| Bile is released in the presence of _____ in the ________. |
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| Pancreatic proteases are_______. |
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| enzymes released by the pancreas into the small intestine and break down protein. |
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| Pancreatic amylase is_________. |
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| an enzyme secreted by the pancreas which breaks down starch. |
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| Serum bilirubin is considered to be a true test of liver function. It reflects the liver ability to ____________________. |
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| Make and secrete bilirubin into the bile. |
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| The pancreas in connected to the ________ via the _________. |
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| The small intestine is__________. It produces _________ and contains__________. |
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about 20-ft long
enzymes which aid in the digestion of food
villi-tiny projections which increase the surface area and increase the absorption of food. |
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| The first part of the small intestine is the __________. It is approximately ___________. |
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| The second part of the small intestine is the _______ and is approximately ___________. |
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| The third part of the small intestine is the _________. It is approximately _____________ long. |
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| The ileum empties into the _________. |
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| The cecum is the first 2-3 inches of the colon. What hangs off of the cecum? |
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| the vermiform appendix, a blind sac that has no known function. It just drains and fills. |
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| The colon is about how long? |
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| 5-feet, shorter than the small intestine |
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| The colon is divided into four parts. List them. |
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ascending colon- moves up the right side of abdomen
transverse colon -
descending colon - left
sigmoid colon - s-shaped |
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| The sigmoid colon terminates with the ___________. |
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| The rectum leads to the________ which stores_________. |
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| The exit of the anus is controlled by_________. |
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| two sphincters, the first is involuntary, the second is voluntary. The sphincters control defication. |
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| The colon functions to _______ & _________. |
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| reabsorb water and collect the solid waste products of digestion for elimination. |
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| The peritoneum is the ______ _______ ______ ________ which lines the ________. |
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| double layered serous membrane which lines the abdominal cavity. |
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| What are the two layers of the peritoneum? |
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| The mesentery hangs from the ____________. |
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| greater curvature of the stomach. |
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| The greater omentum is attached to __________. |
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| the posterior wall of the abdomen |
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| loss of appetite, refusal to eat (-orexia=appetite) |
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| accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causes expansion and could lead to death |
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| inflammation of the diverticulum, out-pouches on the colon, especially the sigmoid colon |
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
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inflammation of the liver due to viral infection
HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV |
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| IBS is the abbreviation for ____ ____ ____. It is also known as ______ ______ or a _______ _____. |
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chrohn's Disease
Spastic colon |
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a yellow cast to the skin and sclera of the eyes;
caused by too much bilirubin in the blood |
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| the condition of a malnourished and wasted appearance due to chronic disease |
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