This is the J shaped pouch that churns and squeezes food to create chyme
What is stomach?
Progressive inflammation and finally degeneration of liver tissue, caused by cellular damage
Cirrhosis
This enzyme breaks down carbohydrates
What is amylase?
The proper anatomical order of the large intestine
What is ascending, transverse, and descending?
A low fiber diet can cause a problem in the colon that causes weakness in the colon wall creating pockets.
What is Diverticula
I stimulate the gallbladder to release bile
What is CCK?
This is found at the bottom of the esophagus that opens to allow food to pass to the stomach
What is the cardiac sphincter or LES
Obstruction or bacterial infection causing severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen
What Appendicitis
This enzyme comes from the small intestine that completes the process of protein breakdown
What is Peptidase?
I am found in the small intestine and absorption of nutrients must pass through me
What is Villi
Hiatal Hernia
This hormone stimulates the release of gastric juices (pepsin, HCL and mucus)
What is Gastrin?
Mechanical digestion consist of
What is mastication and peristalsis
Immune response causing a inflammatory condition of the large intestine.
Ulcerative Colitis
This hormone stimulates the pancreas to release pancreatic enzymes and sodium bicarbonate
What is Secretin
The 3 parts of the small intestine are
What is the duodenum, ileum, and jejunum