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Digestive system includes

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gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs

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Gastrointestinal tract

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tube from mouth to anus

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Accessory organs

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teeth, tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gall bladder

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Digestive system processes

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  • ingestion
  • digestion
  • absorption
  • defecation
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Ingestion

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food into oral cavity

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Digestion

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large molecules broken down into smaller molecules

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2 types of digestion

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  • mechanical

- chemical

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Absorption

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end products of digestion enter blood or lymph

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Defecation

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elimination of indigested materials

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4 basic layers of gastrointestinal tract

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  • mucosa
  • submucosa
  • muscularis externa
  • serosa
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3 layers of the mucosa

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  • epithelium with numerous goblet cells
  • lamina propria (areolar CT)
  • muscularis mucosa
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Mucosa epithelium with goblet cells is stratified squamous in what areas?

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  • mouth
  • pharynx
  • esophagus
  • anal canal
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Lamina propr. of mucosa contains

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blood, lymph vessels, lymph nodes/tissues

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Muscularis mucosa

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smooth muscle which allows movement of mucosa

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Submucosa tissue subtype

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Areolar CT

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Submucosa contains

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blood, lymphatic vessels, submucosal nerve plexus

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Muscularis externa tissue type

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smooth muscle, the inner circle layer and outer longitudinal layer

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What is between the layers of muscularis externa

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myenteric nerve plexus

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Contraction of ______ _____ causes

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muscular external; motility (mixing and movement)

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Cavity =

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lumen

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Oral cavity includes

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  • lips
  • cheeks
  • palate
  • tongue
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2 palates of the mouth

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hard and soft

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Hard palate made up of

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2 maxillae and 2 palatine bones

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Soft palate contains

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skeletal muscle and (uvula)

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Uvula’s purpose

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rises to close the nasopharynx when swallowing

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Tongue

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attached to hyoid bone, skeletal muscle, and papillae

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Papillae

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projections of mucosa ( taste buds)

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How many salivary glands

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3 pairs (6 total)

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Pairs of salivary glands

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  • parotid
  • submandibular
  • sublingual
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Parotid glands

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inferior and anterior to ears

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Mumps

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inflammation of 1 or both parotids

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Submandibular glands

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floor of mouth, below the mandible

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Sublingual glands

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below tongue on floor of mouth

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Components of saliva

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  • 99.5% water

- 0.5% solutes (enzyme)

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Dentition

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(teeth) in maxillae and mandible

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Child dentition

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primary dentition (deciduous “baby” teeth)

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Adult dentition

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secondary dentition (permanent teeth)

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Total number of child teeth

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20

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Total number of adult teeth

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32

40
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Tooth structure consists of

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  • crown
  • root
  • neck
  • periodontal ligaments
  • root canal
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Crown of tooth

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above the gum, dentin is majority of tooth, enamel overlay

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Root of tooth

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dentin and cementum overlay

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Dentin, enamel, cementum are..

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similar to bone but avascular

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Neck of tooth

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enamel and cementum boundary

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Periodontal ligaments

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attach root to bones

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Root canal extends to..

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pulp cavity

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Root canal of tooth

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contains CT, blood/lymph vessels and nerves

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Oropharynx/Laryngoharynx tissue subtype

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Only muscular externa and stratified squamous epithelium

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Esophagus

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posterior to trachea, passes through diaphragm to the abdominal cavity

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Esophagus contains

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all 4 histological layers in GI tract from this point on

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Exceptions in esophagus

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  • muscularis externa

- has adventitia

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Muscularis externa of esophagus

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  • upper 1/3 = skeletal muscle
  • middle 1/3 = skeletal and smooth muscle
  • lower 1/3 = smooth muscle
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Adventitia of esophagus

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fibrous connective tissue

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Stomachs 4 regions

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  • cardiac region
  • fundus
  • body
  • pyloric region
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Fundus

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above the esophageal entrance

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Pyloric region

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(pylorus) has pyloric sphincter

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Stomach

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converts food into chyme, has greater and lesser curvature

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Chyme

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food and gastric juice

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Stomach mucosa

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invagination of epithelium forms gastric glands (exocrine) secrete gastric juice to lumen

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Gastric glands contain

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  • chief cells
  • pariental cells
  • G cells
  • Goblet cells
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Chief cells

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secrete pepsinogen and gastic lipase

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Parietal cells

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secrete HCl

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G cells

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(enteroendocrine cells) secrete gastrin

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Rugae

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folds of the muscosa and submucosa due to contraction of muscularis mucosa

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Rugae allows..

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expansion without tearing

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Function of muscularis external of stomach

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churning

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3 layers of muscularis external of stomach

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  • inne oblique
  • middle circular
  • outer longitudinal
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Small intestine goes from ___ ____ to ____ ____

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pyloric sphincter; ileocaecal valve

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3 segments of small intestine

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  • duodenum
  • jejunum
  • ileum
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Duodenum

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first fold (short), extra glands here secrete alkaline mucosa to protect against stomach acid

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Jejunum

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middle section

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Ileum

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has groups of lymph nodules (peyer’s patches)

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Peyer’s patches

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prevent infection of small intestine and bacteria from entering blood

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Segments specialized to increase absorption surface area

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  • plicae circulares
  • villi
  • microvilli
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Plicae circulares

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submucosa thrown into folds

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Villi

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projections of mucosa into lumen, contains blood capillaries and lacteals

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Lacteals

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lymph capillaries that absorb blood

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Microvilli

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brush border on enterocytes, extend into lumen

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Within epithelium separate enteroendocrine cells in stomach secrete hormones

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  • secretin

- cholecystokinin

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Small intestine accessory organs

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  • pancreas
  • liver
  • gall bladder
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Pancreas parts

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  • head
  • body
  • tail
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Pancreas contain

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  • exocrine glands

- endocrine glands

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2 types of exocrine glands

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  • acinar cells/acini

- duct cells

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Acinar cells/acini

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secrete digestive enzymes into ducts

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Duct cells

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secrete alkaline fluid to neutralize stomach acid

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Pancreatic juice =

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digestive enzymes and alkaline fluid

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Endocrine glands =

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Islets of langerhans (amid acini)

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Endocrine glands secrete

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hormones such as insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar

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4 lobes of the liver

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  • right
  • left
  • quadrate
  • caudate
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Cells of the liver

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hepatocytes

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Functions of liver

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filters material from GI tract before going to rest of body, produces bile for fat digestion

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Gall bladder

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muscular sac on surface of liver

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Gall bladder has ____ not submucosa

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rugae

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Function of gall bladder

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stores and concentrates bile between meals

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Gall bladder, liver, and pancreas enter..

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duodenum via series of ducts

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Large intestine goes from ___ ____ to ____

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ileocaecal valce; anus

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Large intestine has no

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villi or folds

98
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Large intestine consist of

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  • caecum
  • appendix
  • colon
  • rectum
  • anus
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Parts of the colon

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  • ascending
  • hepatic flexure
  • transverse
  • splenic flexure
  • descending
  • sigmoid
100
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In colon muscularis externa longitudinal layer is..

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incomplete which = taenjae coli

101
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Contraction in colon forms pouches called

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haustra

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Epiploic appendages

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fat filled pouches with unknown function

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Rectum has

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no taenjae coli

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Anal canal

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last 3 cm of rectum

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Anus has 2 anal sphincters

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internal (smooth) and external (skeletal w/ voluntary control)

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Immune function of intestines

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lymph nodules in mucosa throughout small and large intestine and peyers patches

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Digestive function of intestines

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lymph vessels most absorbed fats from small intestines enters lacteals

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Portal system

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blood vessels between 2 capillary beds (no blood passes through though)

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Peritoneum is

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serous membrane

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Visceral peritoneum against

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organ wall

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Parietal peritoneum against

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abdominal wall

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Peritoneal cavity filled with..

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serous fluid

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Serosa between organs =

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sheet of 2 fused visceral peritoneum layers that contains blood vessels and nerves

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Peritoneum forms

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folds in some areas (omenta)

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Greater omentum

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(fatty apron) covers tranverse colon and small intestine, has fat fro protection, insulation and NRG reserve

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Lesser omentum

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lower to stomach

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Mesentery

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Suspends small intestine from cavity wall, double layer of parietal peritoneum

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Retroperitoneal

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behind the peritoneum, peritoneum lines only one side

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Peritonitis

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inflammation of peritoneum