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Southeastern Institute - Digestive System

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Functions of the Digestive System   show
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Ingestion   show
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Digestion   show
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show Products of digestion move to blood then to the cells  
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Defecation   show
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Alimentary Canal   show
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show Layers of the GI tract that produce and secrete enzymes  
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show Smooth muscle  
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show Sustained contraction in sphincter muscles  
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Sphincter   show
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Peristalsis   show
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show Envelopes entire abdominal wall, Largest serous membrane in body, Allows digestive & visceral organs to slide easily against abdominal wall without friction, Includes mesenteries, parietal & visceral peritoneum, and greater & lesser omentum  
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show Fatty apron, Fan shaped peritoneum that connects all divisions of small intestines  
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Oral Cavity   show
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Mastication   show
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show Taste buds, Chemoreceptors  
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Deglutition   show
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Saliva   show
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show Gullet, Muscular tube that connects pharynx to stomach, lining secretes mucus to help transport food  
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show J-shaped organ, enlargement of GI tract bound by sphincters  
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show Sphincter between esophagus and stomach  
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show Sphincter between stomach and small intestine  
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Rugae   show
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Bolus   show
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show What bolus becomes after being processed in the stomach  
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show Endocrine cells that secrete hormone gastrin  
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show Exocrine, Required to absorb B12 and produces hydrochloric acid  
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Chief cells   show
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show Responsible for 90% of all absorption. longest section of alimentary canal  
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Ileocecal sphincter   show
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show Fingerlike projections that house blood & lymph capillaries  
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show “brush border”, contains Lacteals which are lymphatic capillaries located in a villus  
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Duodenum   show
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Sphincter of Oddi   show
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show Intermediate portion of the small intestine, Absorption of water  
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show Last portion of small intestine, fat absorption  
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show Colon, makes mucus  
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show Curves in the colon  
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show First section of the colon  
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Ileocecal Sphincter   show
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show Suspended inferiorly from the cecum  
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Ascending Colon   show
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show Between ascending and transverse colon  
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show Between hepatic and splenic flexures  
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Splenic flexure   show
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Descending Colon   show
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show Between descending colon and rectum  
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show Connects colon to anus and is used for storage  
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Liver   show
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show Stores and concentrates bile manufactured by the liver  
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show Inferior & posterior to the stomach, produces (or secretes) digestive enzymes, break down proteins, carbs & fats, Most important digestive gland  
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show Organic compounds that contain large combinations of amino acids, 8 essential amino acids  
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show Body’s preferred source of energy, Mediated by insulin, Starches and sugars,Required for metabolism of other nutrients  
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show Lipids or fatty acids, Can be solid or liquid  
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show Bad fats, Solid at room temperature, Lard, processed oils  
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show Good fats, Olive, peanut, flaxseed, sesame oils, Liquid at room temperature  
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show Organic compounds essential for normal physiological & metabolic functioning  
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show Stored in body, A, D, E, K  
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show Not stored in bodyMust be ingested regularly, B & C  
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Minerals   show
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show Every part of the body needs this nutrient, Except for skin it surrounds every cell, All nutrients & wastes travel through ______-based fluids  
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