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+ Digestion
Digestion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process by which simple molecules from the digestive tract are moved into the bloodstream or lymph vessels and then into cells describes | Absorption |
| What is the process of eliminating ingestible or unabsorbed materials from the body called? | defecation |
| which of the following is the mechanical and chemical processes that occurs as food is broken down into simple molecules | digestion |
| which of the following is the process of orally taking materials into the body | ingestion |
| which of the following is a muscluar ring that remains contracted until triggered to relax and open? | Sphincter |
| rhythmic movement that mixes food and propels it through the GI tract is calles | peristalsis |
| The large serous membrane that envelops the abdominal cavity and major digestive organs is the | peritoneum |
| the chemoreceptors that detect primary tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and savory are the | gustatory organs |
| what is the muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach | esophagus |
| what is the name of the J-shaped organ bound at both ends by sphincters? | stomach |
| the pyloric sphincter is found between the | stomach and duodenum |
| what is the sphincter that is between the small intestine and large intestine | ileocecal sphincter |
| parietal cells in the stomach produce | hydrocloric acid |
| what are the fingerlike projections that house blood and lymph capillaries in the lining of the small intestine | villi |
| what is the first section of the small intestine | duodenum |
| secretions from the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder flow into the | small intestine |
| what is the placement of the greater omentum | stomach and duodenum to the transverse colon |
| water and electrolytes are absorbed by the lining of the _________ in GI tract | colon |
| what are haustras | pouches located in the large intestine |
| what is the first section of the large intestine | cecum |
| which portion of the colon continues from the cecum to the lower right abdomen | ascending |
| which portion of the colon moves horisontally from right to left | transverse |
| The splecic flexure is another term for | left colic flexure |
| which section of the colon is located between the splenic flexure and the sigmoid flexure | descending |
| what is the section of colon that opens to the outside | anus |
| The liver produces | bile |
| which organs stores bile manufactured by the liver | gallbladder |
| amylase help us digest with substance | carbohydrates |
| Which substance helps digestion of fats | lipase |
| which of the following digests protein | pepsin |
| what are accessory organs | includes teeth, tongue, salivary glands, gallbladder, liver, and pancreas |
| The alimentary canal is known as | a continuous muscular digestive tube that extends from the mouth to the anus |
| movement of food through the GI tract is called | motility |
| What is the innermost lining of the alimentary canal | mucosa |
| Muscularis is | muscle (skeletal or smooth) layer of the alimentary canal wall |
| Which plexus is the (plexus of Auerbach) major nerve supply to alimentary canal wall; controls motility | myenteric plexus: |
| What is the definition of retroperitoneal | located posterior to the peritoneum |
| What is the outermost layer of the alimentary canal wall present in regions within the abdominal cavity | serosa |
| What is the layer of dense connective tissue in the alimentary canal wall that binds the overlying mucosa to the underlying muscularis | submucosa: |
| What is the submucosal plexus | (plexus of Meissner) nerve supply that regulates activity of glands and smooth muscle |
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