Functions
Locations
Disorders
Definitions
Potpourri
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What do the teeth do?
Chew the food and break it down.
100
Where are the wisdom teeth located?
In the very back on the top and bottom
100
What are gallstones?
Cholesterol build up in the gallbladder
100
What does mastication mean?
Chewing
100
What are villi?
Tiny finger like projections on the mucosa
200
What is the function of the digestive system?
To take in food, provide nutrients, and eliminate wates
200
Where is the appendix?
Attached to the cecum in the large intestine
200
What is jaundice?
Yellowing of the skin and eyes when you have Hepatitis
200
What is chime?
The mixture of ingested food and stomach secretions
200
What is appendicitis?
Inflammation of the appendix
300
What is the function of the stomach?
To store food and mix it
300
What layer is the mucosa in the digestive tract?
The innermost layer
300
What is diarrhea?
when the large intestine is irritated and feces have large amounts of water, ions, and mucus in it
300
What are rugae?
The large folds in the mucosa and submucosa of the stomach
300
What are the three phases of the stomach?
Cephalic, gastric, and intestinal
400
What does mucus do in the stomach?
It lubricates and protects it
400
Where is the pyloric opening?
The opening from the stomach to the small intestine
400
What organ does Cirrhosis effect?
The liver
400
What is defecation?
The process of removing feces from the body
400
What is the difference between digestion and absorption?
Digestion break down food and absorption takes it in to the blood stream
500
What do endocrine cells do?
Produce regulatory hormones for the body
500
Where are feces stored?
The colon
500
What are peptic ulcers?
Lesions in the lining of the stomach or duodenum
500
What is emulsification?
the first step lipid digestion
500
What do granular cells do?
they help protect the intestinal epithelium from bacteria
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