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| Progressive wave-like movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the alimentary canal, to force the contents of the tube onward |
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| A yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats |
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| Stores concentrate bile, contracts to eject concentration of bile when needed into small intestine |
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| Opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body |
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| Destruction, breakdown, or separation |
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| second part of the small intestines |
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| Organ under the stomach; produces insulin and digestive enzymes |
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| Parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands |
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| Throat, the common passageway for food from the mouth and for air from the nose |
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| first part of the large intestine |
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| Tube connecting the throat to the stomach, Eso- means inward; phag/o means swallowing |
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| Fourth and last S-shaped segment of the colon, just before the rectum; empties into the rectum |
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| Blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in the right lower quadrant [RLQ]). It literally means hanging |
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| Last section of the large intestine, connecting the end of the colon and the anus |
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| Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochus |
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| Salivary gland within the cheek, just anterior to the ear |
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| Third part of small intestine; from the Greek eilos, meaning twisted. When the abdomen was viewed at autopsy, the intestine appeared twisted, and the ileum often was an area of obstruction |
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| Large Intestine, consisting of the cecum; the ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum |
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| Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach, near the duodenum. From the Greek pylorus, meaning gatekeeper. It is normally closed, but opened when a wave of peristalsis passes over it. |
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| A large organ located in the RUQ of the abdomen. The liver secretes bile; stores sugar, iron, and vitamins; produces blood proteins; and destroys worn-out RBC's. The normal adult liver weighs about 2.5 to 3 pounds. |
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| First part of the small intestine. Duo = 2, den = 10; the duodenum measures 12 inches long |
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| Imperforation or closure of a normal tubular opening of the body |
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| A yellowish or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats |
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| The thick nearly liquid mixture of partly digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestine during digestion |
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| The process by which food is broken down, mechanically and chemically, in the gastrointestinal tract and is converted into absorbable forms |
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| Sac or pouch in the walls of an organ commonly in the large intestines |
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| Complex protein which is capable of inducing a chemical change in another substance |
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| Constricted opening leading from the mouth bound by the soft palate, base of tongue, and the palantine arches |
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| Inflammation of the stomach |
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| The branch of medical science dealing with the physiology and pathology of stomach, intestines, and related structures such as liver, gallbladder, and pancreas |
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| Inflammation of the gums or the gingiva |
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| A solution of hydrogenchloride present in gastric juice which is necessary for digestion |
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| A diverticulum of the ileum about three feet above the ileocecal junction |
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| A peritoneal fold encircling the greater part of the small intestine and connecting the intestine to the posterior abdominal wall |
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| A progressive, wave-like movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the allimentary canal, to force the contents of the tube onward |
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| The serous membrane reflected over the viscera and lining the abdominal cavity |
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| inflammation of the peritoneum |
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| Abnormal narrowing or stricture of the pylorus |
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| Spasmic contraction of the pylorus |
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| Folds of mucous membrane seen on internal surface of stomach |
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| Inflammation of the mouth |
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| An open sore or lesion of the skin or a mucous membrane |
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(Alimentary Canal)
The alimentary canal is approximately (12, 32) feet in length |
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(Alimentary Canal)
The alimentary canal extends in one long tube from the mouth to the (stomach, anus) |
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(Alimentary Canal)
The alimentary canal lies in the (dorsal, ventral) cavity of the body. |
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(Alimentary Canal)
The alimentary canal is also referred to as the (upper gastric, gastrointestinal) tract |
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| List two functions of the digestive system |
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| Breakdown food in preparation for absorption, Absorb broken down food, Discharges waster resulting from digestion using large intestines |
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| (Anatomy of abdominopelvic)The abdominopelvic cavity is the division of the _____ cavity lying inferior to the diaphragm |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The cavity is lined and its organs are covered with a membrane known as _____ |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The _____ walls of the abdominal cavity are lines with the parietal peritoneum |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
Most of the _____ intestine is attached to its outer edge which is known as mesentery. |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The mesentery's outer edge is _____ feet wide, and the posterior edge is 6 to 8 inches wide. |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The abdominal organs and upper surface of some of the pelvic organs are covered by the _____ peritoneum. |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum is the _____ |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The _____ omentum is a fatty, apron-shaped, double-fold of peritoneum |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
It is attached at its upper border to the _____ and lower edge of the stomach and transverse colon. |
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| duodenum, which hangs loosely from the visceral peritoneum |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
It gives warmth, protection, and aids in _____ localized inflammation in the abdomen when peritonitis is present. |
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(Anatomy of abdominopelvic)
The _____omentum connects the lesser curvature of the stomach with the left lobe of the liver. |
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| (Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)Separates abdominal organs |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Unites abdominal organs |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Separates pelvic organs |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Unites pelvic organs |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Holds the abdominal and pelvic organs in position |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Hold the heart in position |
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(Y or N, functions of the peritoneum)
Prevents friction between contiguous organs by secreting serum which acts as a lubricant |
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| Consists of non-striated muscular tissue |
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| Innermost layer that lines the organs and contains glands |
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| Outermost coat which covers all parts except the posterior wall of some organs |
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| Contains blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves |
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| Chew, crush and grind food |
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| Produces bile, stores glycogen, regulates the changing of glucose to glycogen and glycogen to glucose, stores iron and certain vitamins (fat-soluble), and changes proteininto substances (urea) for elimination |
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| To reabsorb water and to discharge the wastes resulting from digestion |
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| For the greatest amount of digestion and absorption of food, to receive bile and pancreatic juices, and to produce prosecretin which stimulates the associated digestive organs to produce their secretions |
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| To secrete saliva which lubricates food making it easier to chew and swallow which contains digestive juices to act upon carbohydrates and soften food |
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| stores concentrate bile, contracts to eject concentration of bile when needed into small intestine |
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| To connect esophagus to small intestines, to secrete gastric juices which aid in digestion of food, and to serve as a temporary receptacle for food while it undergoes certain mechanical and chemical processes which change food to chyme |
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| To begin the breakdown of food physically and chemically, and to move food on to the pharync |
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| To act as a passageway for food from the pharynx to stomach |
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| Has various special cells which produce pancreatic juice and insulin |
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| To make speech possible, to taste food, to force food between teeth, and to move food through mouth |
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| To act as a passageway for air from nasal cavity to larynx and for food from mouth to esophagus, and to act as a resonating cavity for voice production |
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| (T or F, Mouth)Is a nearly ball-shaped cavity |
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| False, Is a nearly oval shaped cavity enclosed by the cheek and lips |
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(T or F, Mouth)
Roof of mouth is formed by the hard and soft palate |
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(T or F, Mouth)
Most of the floor of the mouth is formed by the salivary glands |
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| False, Most of the floor of the mouth if formed by the tongue |
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(T or F, Mouth)
Contains teeth which are set in sockets called olecranon |
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| False, Contains teeth which are set in sockets called alveolar processes |
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(T or F, Mouth)
The gums are called alveoli |
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| False, The gums are called gingiva |
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(T or F, Mouth)
The gums are called gingiva |
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(T or F, Mouth)
Three sets of teeth develop during life |
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| False, two sets of teeth develop during life |
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(T or F, Mouth)
There are normally 20 permanent teeth |
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| False, there are normally 32 pair of teeth |
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| 2, adapted for crushing food |
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| 4, adapted for biting and tearing food |
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| 8, adapted for biting food |
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| 8, adapted for grinding food |
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| Glands located in the posterior part of the floor of the mouth; secrete primarily serous fluid with some mucus |
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| Largest glands located under and in front of each ear; secretes clear, watery serous fluid and an enzyme called amylase |
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| Glands located in the anterior part of the floor of the mouth; secrete primarily thick mucus |
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(Pharynx)
Is a musculo-membrane tube that extends from the back of the throat to the beginning of the _____. |
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(Pharynx)
Is divided into three parts _____, _____, _____ |
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| Nasopharynx, Oropharynx, Laryngopharynx |
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(Pharynx)
_____ - Located in the superior portion of the throat behind the nasal cavity above the palate |
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(Pharynx)
_____ - Located in the midportion of the throat behind the mouth between the palate and the hyoid bone |
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(Pharynx)
_____ - Located in the inferior portion of the throat just above the larynx and below the hyoid bone. |
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Is a mucous tube about 15 inches long, which begins at the lower end of the pharynx and ends in the upper portion of the larynx |
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| False, Is a mucous tube about 10 inches long, which begins at the lower end of the phayrnx and ends in the cardiac portion of the stomach |
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Has a peritoneal coat as it lies in the abdominal cavity |
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Definition
| False, Has no peritoneal coast as it lies in the thoracic |
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Lies anterior to the heart and trachea |
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Definition
| False, Lies posterior to the heart and trachea |
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Goes through the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm in it descent from the thoracic to the abdominal cavity |
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Definition
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Walls of the esophagus are composed of four layers |
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Definition
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(T or F, Esophagus)
Food is propelled into the stomach by peristaltic contractions |
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Definition
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| (T or F, Stomach)Is an elongated pouch lying obliquely in the left upper quadrant in the epigastric, umbilical, and left inguinal regions. |
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Definition
| False, Is an elongated pouch lying obliquely in the left upper quadrant in the epigastric, umbilical, and hypochondric regions |
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(T or F, Stomach)
Sizes varies with sex and other factors |
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(T or F, Stomach)
Can hold up to a gallon of food until it is ready to be received into the small intestine |
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Definition
| False, Can hold up to 2 quarts of food until it is ready to be received into the small intestine |
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(T or F, Stomach)
Dilates according to amount of food ingested |
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Definition
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(T or F, Stomach)
When not distended, the mucous coat lies in folds known as muscle |
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Definition
| False, when not distended, the mucouscoat lies in folds known as rugae |
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(Openings of the stomach)
Located at the lower end of the stomach where the stomach joins the small intestine |
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Definition
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(T or F, Stomach)
Located at the upper end of the stomach where the esophagus joins the stomach |
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Definition
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| (T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)Blood supply comes from the vagus artery |
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Definition
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(T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)
Blood supply comes from the gastric artery |
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Definition
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(T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)
Blood returns via the iliac vein |
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Definition
| False, Blood returns via the gastric vein |
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Term
(T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)
Gastric veins unite with the superior mesenteric vein which empties into the portal vein |
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Definition
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(T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)
Right vagus nerve supplies the dorsal side of the stomach |
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Definition
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(T or F, Blood/Nerve Supply to stomach)
Left vagus nerve supplies the dorsal side of the stomach |
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Definition
| False, left vagus nerve supplies the ventral side of the stomach |
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(Small or Large Intestine)
Consists of a tube about 2.5 inches in diameter which decreases in size toward the end of the tube, and is approximately 5 to 6 feet long |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
Consists of a tube about .5 to 1 inch in diameter and about 20 to 23 feet long |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
Extends from the pyloric opening to the oleocecal valve |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
The mucous lining has no villi |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
The greatest amount of digestion and absorption occurs here |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
Extends from the ileum to the anus |
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Definition
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(Small or Large Intestine)
The mucous lining has villi |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Middle portion of small intestine |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Lower end of small intestine |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Upper part of the small intestine |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Attaches to the pyloric end of the stomach and extends to the jejunum |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Is about 12 to 15 feet long |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Ends at the ileocecal valve where it joins the colon at a right angle |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Is about 10 inches long |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Is about 8 feet long |
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Definition
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(Jejunum, Ileum, or Duodenum)
Most common site for ulcers |
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Definition
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Term
(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
Is about 5 feet long and extends from the ileocecal junction to the rectum |
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Definition
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(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
The terminal part of the large intestine |
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Definition
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(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
First 2 to 3 inches or large intestine |
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Definition
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Term
(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
Ileum, colon, and appendix all open into it |
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Definition
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Term
(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
Is a continuous tube, but is subdivided into four sections - Ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid |
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Definition
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Term
(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
Ends at an external opening called the anus, which contains an internal and an external sphincter muscle |
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Definition
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Term
(Anal Canal, Colon, Rectum, or Cecum)
Last 7 to 8 inches of the GI tract |
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Definition
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Term
(T or F, Blood Supply to Large Intestine)
Arteries are derived mainly from the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries |
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Definition
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Term
(T or F, Blood Supply to Large Intestine)
Branches of superior mesenteric arteries supply the cecum, appendix, ascending, and transverse colon. |
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Definition
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Term
(T or F, Blood Supply to Large Intestine)
Branches of the inferior mesenteric artery supply the descending colon and the rectum |
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Definition
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Term
(T or F, Blood Supply to Large Intestine)
The rectum also receives a supply from branches of the gastric arteries |
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Definition
| False, The rectum also receives a supply from branches of the hypogastric arteries |
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Term
(Liver)
Is the (largest, second largest) gland of the body |
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Definition
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Term
(Liver)
Is completely covered by a tough, fibrous sheath called (Vater's, Glisson's) capsule |
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Definition
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Term
(Liver)
Is (first, last) organ to receive blood (through portal vein) from the intestines where the blood has absorbed the final products of digestion and decompostition |
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Definition
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Term
(Liver)
Lies immediately (above, under) the diaphragm in the right hypochondriac epigastric regions |
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Definition
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Term
(Liver)
The upper convex surface fits (above, under) the diaphragm. |
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Definition
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Term
(Liver)
The lower concave portion fits over the kidney, ascending colon, and (cardiac, pyloric) end of the stomach |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Stores iron and vitamins B12, A, D, E, and K |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Stores iron and vitamins B1, B2, B3, and C |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Stores Bile |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Produces Bile |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Manufactures antibodies |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Changes proteins into substances for elimination (urea) |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Manufactures fibrinogens and prothrombins |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Manufactures vitamin D |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Manufactures heparin which helps prevent blood from clotting in intact vessels |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Destroys cholesterol |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Removes bacteria and foreign substances from the bloodstream by a process called phagocytosis |
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Definition
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Term
(Ducts of the liver)
Small bile ducts within the liver join to form two larger ducts which emerge from the under concave surface of the liver as the right and left hepatic ducts and immediately join to form the common _____ duct |
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Definition
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Term
(Ducts of the liver)
The common hepatic duct from the liver joins with the _____ duct from the gallbladder to form the _____ duct |
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Definition
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Term
(Ducts of the liver)
This opens into the duodenum at an enlargement called the _____. |
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Definition
| Ampulla Vater, which is gaurded by the sphincter of oddi |
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Term
(Ducts of the liver)
This is located 3 to 4 inches below the _____ opening of the stomach. |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Round ligament |
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Definition
| Y, Fibrous chord due to atrophy of umbilical vein formed by intrauteran life |
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Falciform Ligament |
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Definition
| Y, Divide liver into R/L lobes |
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Hepatic Ligament |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Coronary Ligament |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Biliary Ligement |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Two lateral or triangular ligaments |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Ligament of the liver)
Broad ligament |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Small |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Right |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Left |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Upper |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Quadrate |
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Definition
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Term
(Y or N, Lobes of the liver)
Cuadate |
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Definition
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Term
(Blood supply to the liver)
The blood vessels of the liver are the hepatic artery, hepatic veins, and the (biliary, portal) vein. |
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Definition
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Term
(Blood supply to the liver)
The hepatic artery brings arterial blood tot he liver directly from the (gastric artery, aorta) |
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Definition
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Term
(Blood supply to the liver)
The (biliary, portal) vein carries venous blood from the (esophagus, stomach), spleen, pancreas, and intestines back to the liver to be detoxified. |
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Definition
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Term
(Blood supply to the liver)
The hepatic veins carry blood from the hepatic artery and portal vein to the (inferior, superior) vena cava. |
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Definition
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Term
(Gallbladder)
Is a _____-shaped sac found in the gallbladder fossa on the undersurface of the liver in the upper right quadrant, and is held in place by connective tissue |
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Definition
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Term
(Gallbladder)
Is about _____ long, 1 inch wide, and holds about 36 cc of bile. |
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Definition
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Is composed of _____ coats |
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(Gallbladder)
The gallbladder and bile ducts have involuntary muscle in their walls are are therefore capable of contracting and forcing bile into the _____. |
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(Pancreas)
Lies transversely (in front of, behind) the stomach and duodenum in the right and left upper quadrants. |
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(Pancreas)
Is divided into (three, four) portions |
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(Pancreas)
The head of the pancreas fills the C-Curve of the duodenum to which it is firmly attached; the body extends horizontally across the posterior abdominal wall and the tail touches the (spleen, liver) |
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(Pancreas)
Usually 6 to 9 inches in length, 1 to 1.5 inches in width, .5 to 1 inch thick, and weights about 2 of 3 (ounces, pounds) |
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(Pancreas)
Special cells of the pancreas manufacture (gastric, pancreatic) juice which is carried by the pancreatic duct to the duodenum; this fluid is important in the digestion of all foods. |
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(Pancreas)
The pancreatic duct and the (hepatic, common bile) duct unite and form the Ampulla of Vater |
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(Pancreas)
The pancreas also has special cells called the Islands of Langerhans which lie in clusters between the pancreatic cells and are scattered throughout its structure, and produce (insulin, growth hormones) |
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| What are the primary organs of the Alimentary canal |
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| Pharynx, Esophagus, Large Intestine, Small intestine, Stomach, Mouth |
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| What are the accessory organs of the alimentary canal. |
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| Salivary Gland, Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas |
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| also known as baby teeth, 20 teeth that grow in from 6 months to 1 year of age and shed from 6 to 13 years of age |
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| How many pairs of salivary glands are there |
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| Soft palate consist of the |
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| maxillary and palantine bone |
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(Small or Large Intestine)
Has fold of rugae to prevent food from flowing through the intestine to quickly |
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| Enlargement of veins in the anal canal |
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(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Regulates blood volume |
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(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Produces body heat |
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(Y or N, Function of the liver)
Detoxify harmful substances |
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