Digestive System and Terminology

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Decks in this class (25)

Digestive System- Digestive Tract
Ingestion,
Mechanical processing,
Secretion
7  cards
Digestive System- Digestive Organs and Peritoneum
Digestive organs and peritoneum a...,
Serosa and visceral peritoneum,
Parietal
8  cards
Digestive System- Function of Oral Cavity
Sensory analysis,
Mechanical processing,
Lubrication
6  cards
Digestive System- Stomach Functions
To store,
To break down,
To disrupt
6  cards
Digestive System- Digestion in Stomach
During digestion,
Pepsin,
Stomach contents
3  cards
Digestive System- Small Intestine
Absorption,
Duodenum,
Jejunum
7  cards
Pancreas
Location of pancreas,
The pancreas is wrapped in,
Pancreas cells
12  cards
Liver
Hepatocytes,
Hepatocytes function,
In a liver
5  cards
Physiology of Liver
Physiology of liver,
Metabolic regulation,
Composition of circulating blood
7  cards
Composition of Circulating Blood in Liver
All blood leaving absorptive surf...,
Hepatocytes extract nutrients or ...,
Liver removes and stores
4  cards
Liver- Bile Production
Dietary lipids,
Mechanical processing in stomach,
Pancreatic lipase
4  cards
Liver- Hematological Regulation
Hematological regulation is the,
Receives,
Phagocytosis and
6  cards
Gallbladder
Shape,
Muscular,
Location
9  cards
Pancreatic Enzymes
Pancreatic alpha amylase,
Pancreatic lipase,
Nucleases
6  cards
Coordination of Secretion & Absorption
Intestinal absorption time length,
Movement of the mucosa increases,
Absorptive effectivness
3  cards
Large Intestine
Shape,
Location,
Length
6  cards
Parts of Large Intestine
Cecum,
Fx,
Fx 2
15  cards
Parts of the Colon
Ascending colon,
Ascends along,
Transverse colon
9  cards
Movements of the Large Intestine
Move material into cecum,
Movement from cecum to transverse...,
Very slow movement from cecum to ...
10  cards
Physiology of Large Intestine
Absorption,
Bile salts,
Absorption of
7  cards
Digestion
Digestive system handles each nut...,
Large organic molecules,
Water electrolytes and vitamins c...
10  cards
Vitamins the Large Intestine Produces
Vitamin k is,
Vitamin k is required for,
Biotin is
6  cards
Terminology- Prefixes
Ab,
Ad,
A an
42  cards
Terminology- Suffixes
A ac al,
Cute,
Cyte
40  cards
Terminology- Words
Aden,
Angio,
Arterio
42  cards

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