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Gastrointestinal Tract (Alimentary or Digestive System)
Appendix,
Branches of inferior mesenteric a...,
Characteristics of ileum
84
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Embryology of the GI
Omphalocele,
How long is the process of fertil...,
What occurs during week 2
61
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The Grand Tour of the Alimentary Canal
Gi tract,
What makes up the gi tract,
Accessory organs
87
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Nutrient digestion and absorption
What are the principle dietary co...,
Monosaccaride,
Disaccaride
35
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Nutrient digestion and absorption 2
In what form is almost all fat in...,
Where does all fat digestion take...,
What enzyme is responsible for di...
42
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Upper GIT Structure & Function
Why do you need to chew,
Is chewing under voluntary or inv...,
What is the voluntary control of ...
42
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[Physiology] Nutrient digestion and absorption
Principal dietary constituents,
Monosaccharides,
Hexose sugars 6c
46
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[Physiology] Nutrient Digestion and Absorption 2
What form is almost all ingested ...,
Where does all fat digestion take...,
What causes fat digestion to take...
45
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[Physiology] Upper GI Tract Structure & Function
Why do we need to chew,
How is chewing controlled,
What is the chewing reflex action
41
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[Physiology] Gastric Secretion
What is the role of the fundas,
What is the role of the stomach body,
What is the role of the stomach a...
51
cards
[Physiology] Gastric motility and pancreatic function
What are the different parts of t...,
Role of the body of the stomach,
Role of the antrum of the stomach
40
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[Physiology] Liver Structure and Function
What is the largest organ in the ...,
Where is the liver located,
Where is the liver located in rel...
48
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[Physiology] Small Intestine
What is the total legnth of the s...,
Duodenum,
Duodenum function
36
cards
[Physiology] Large Intestine
What is the legnth of the colon,
What are the four parts of the la...,
What muscle layers are complete i...
42
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Hepatobilliary Pathology
Structure of the liver,
Functions of the liver,
What are some pathologies of the ...
57
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Pathology of Upper GI Tract
What are symptoms commonly associ...,
What are five pathologies of the ...,
What pathologies are associated w...
32
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Oesophageal Disorders
Length of the osophagous,
Where does the osophagous begin,
Where does the osophagous terminate
89
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Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Disease
Upper gi tract,
Lower gi tract,
Dyspepsia symptoms
65
cards
Upper GI surgery
Cause of adenocarcinomas,
Squamous cell carcinoma,
Osophageal cancer warning signs
23
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Jaundice
Synthetic functions of the liver,
What roles does the liver play in...,
What role does the liver play in ...
46
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Chronic liver disease
Chronic liver disease definition,
What are different causes of chro...,
Cirrhosis causes
23
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Liver Symposium
What are the five types of viruse...,
What type of viruses are hepatiti...,
What type of viruses are hepatiti...
74
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Alcohol Related Liver Disease
What is ethanol broken down into,
What is acetaldehyde,
What is acetaldehyde broken down ...
37
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Hepato-Biliary Surgery
What are the functions of the gal...,
What can be said about the anatom...,
What can be said about the anatom...
54
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Surgery of pancreatic disorders
What are examples of pancreatic d...,
What does ipmn stand for,
What is the incidence of pancreat...
92
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Pancreatic Disease
What are examples of pancreatic d...,
What is acute pancreatitis,
Where is the pain usually due to ...
80
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Small Intestine Structure and Function
How long is the duodenum,
What is the length of the small i...,
What does the small intestine con...
48
cards
Large Intestine Structure and Function
What valve is between the ileum a...,
What is the length of the colon,
What are the 4 parts of the large...
49
cards
Alimentary Tract Pathology
What is the role of the small bowel,
What is the role of the large bowel,
How long is the small intestine
120
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The Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
What is the transit time in the m...,
What is the transit time in the o...,
What is the transit time in the s...
107
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Functional GI disorders
What are the 2 broad categories o...,
What is the difference between st...,
What are the different types of s...
77
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What is inflammatory bowel disease,
What are examples of inflammatory...,
What do crohn s disease and ulcer...
109
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Acute GI bleeding
What is the incidence of gi bleed...,
What is the overall mortality of ...,
What mainly affects the outcomes ...
123
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Acute Abdomen
What is the acute abdomen,
What is the aetiology of acute ab...,
What should be considered for the...
33
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Small intestinal disorders and investigations
What is digestion,
What is absorption,
What are barrier functions
83
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GI mucosal immunology
What does the upper gi tract cons...,
What does the lower gi tract cons...,
In basic terms what are the 2 kin...
75
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Colorectal cancer
What cause of cancer death is col...,
What overall cause of cancer is c...,
What is the most common histologi...
85
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Colorectal surgery
What are some colorectal surgical...,
What are examples of minimally in...,
What are functions of the colon a...
52
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Anorectal and Pelvic floor disorders
What is the function of the anore...,
What does the function of anorect...,
What are the different comparteme...
68
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Ethics of supplimental feeding
What is ethics,
What are the 4 rules of being a d...,
What is the principle of non malf...
19
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Psychological aspects of GI disease
Acute organic diseases,
Chronic organic diseases,
What are functional gi disease
38
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Nutrition in health and disease
Diet,
Food,
Nutrients
40
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Alimentary Pharmocology
What are different categories of ...,
What are examples of drugs for ac...,
What are examples of drugs affect...
88
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GI physiology resources
What is the source of gastrin,
What stimulates gastrin release,
What inhibits gastrin release
16
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