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Chapter 23 Quiz
Chapter 23 Quiz
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
03/28/2012

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The Peritoneums (what the cover)
Definition
Visceral Peritoneum covers the external surfaces of most digestive organs.
Perietal Peritoneum lines the body wall
Term
How tooth attaches to bone
Definition
The periodontal ligament anchors the tooth in the bony alveolus of the jaw.
Term
4 Secretory Cells and what they produce
Definition
1)Mucous Neck Cells - thin, soluble mucus
2)Parietal Cells - Hydrochloric Acid
3)Chief Cells - pepsinogen
4)Enteroendocrine Cells - Gastrin
Term
Gastric Emptying (Vomiting)
Definition
-also known as Emesis
-an unpleasant experience that causes stomach emptying by a different route
Term
3 Sections of Small Intestine and Length of Each
Definition
1)Duodenum - 25cm(10 in)
2)Jejunum - 2.5m (8 ft)
3)Ileum - 3.6m (12 ft)
Term
Portal Triad Components
Definition
1)Hepatic Artery - supplying O2 rich blood to liver
2)Heaptic Portal Vein - blood laden with nutrients from digestive viscera
3)Bile Duct
Term
Hepatic Macrophages
Definition
-aka Kupffer Cells
-form part of sinusoid walls and remove debris such as bacteria and worn-out blood cells from the blood as it flows past
Term
Falciform Ligament (liver)
Definition
-separates the right and left lobes of the liver
-suspends the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall
Term
Round Ligament (liver)
Definition
-fibrous remnant of the fetal umbilical vein
-runs along inferior edge of falciform ligament and aids it
Term
Composition of Bile (recycling)
Definition
-Bile salts are conserved by means of enterohepatic circulation(recycling)
1)reabsorbed into the blood by ileum
2)returned to liver via the hepatic portal blood
3)resecreted in newly formed bile
Term
Chief Bile Components
Definition
-Chief bile pigment is bilrubin, a waste product of the heme of hemoglobin formed during the breakdown of worn-out erythrocytes
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Chemical Digestion of Carbohydrates
Definition
-monosaccharides absorbed immediately
-glucose, fructose, galactose are common
-more complex disaccharides and polysaccharides are broken down by digestive system
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Chemical Digestion of Starch
Definition
-begins in the mouth with salivary amylase which splits starch up
-then goes to stomach acid and broken apart more
-then to small intestine where chemical digestion officially ends
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