The Digestive System

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What are the 6 functions of the digestive system in order?
Ingestion, secretion, propulsion, digestion, absorption & defecation
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What are the 4 layers of the gastrointestinal tract?
Mucosa, sub-mucosa, muscularis externa & serosa
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What does the lips and cheeks do in the mouth?
Helps keeep food between teeth
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What are the 2 types of palates in the mouth?
Hard and soft
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How many litres can the stomach hold?
4 litres
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Where is the stomach located?
Upper left quadrant
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What are the 4 regions of the stomach?
Cardia, fundus, body, pulorus
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Where does the pancreas lie behind?
stomach
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When the gall bladder empties, what does it form?
Rugae
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Is Bile, alkaline, neutral or acidic ?
Alkaline
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What is the functional unit of the liver?
Lobules
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What are the 4 lobes of the liver?
Left, right, caudate and quadrate
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What is the main site of digestion and absorption?
Small intestine
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What % of absorption occurs in the small intesine?
90%
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What are the 4 main parts of the large intestine?
Ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid
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What hangs from the caecum?
Appendix
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what is the main function of the large intestine?
Defaecation
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What are the 3 stages of digestion?
Cephalic, gastric, intestinal
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Is the internal or external spinchter voluntary?
Internal
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What is defecation?
Release of faeces from the body
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