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StudyStack Set 2
Week 14 Physiology
Term | Definition |
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Ingestion | Food is taken in |
Digestion | Breakdown of complex nutrients into simple nutrients |
Motility of GI wall | Physically breaks down large chunks of food materials and moves food along the tract |
Secretion | Digestive enzyme secretion facilitates chemical digestion |
Absorption | Movement of nutrients through the GI mucosa into the internal environment |
Elimination | Excretion of material that is not absorbed |
Regulation | Coordination of the various functions of the digestive system |
Cystitis | Bladder inflammation |
Nephritis | Kidney disease |
Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis and connective tissues of the kidney |
Hypernatremia | Elevated sodium |
Hyponatremia | Decreased sodium |
Hyperkalemia | Elevated potassium |
Hypokalemia | Decreased potassium |
Hypercalcemia | Elevated calcium |
Hypocalcemia | Decreased calcium |