Title: Digestive Exercises Flashcards
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Blood capillary, lymhatic (lacteal)

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The muscularis mucosa has both circular and longitudinal fibers that function in moving the villi to aid in digestion and absorption. Definition


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The built-in (intrinsic) network of nerve cells in the submucosa is the submucosal plexus. Definition


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The two types of movements produced by contractions of the muscularis externa are peristalsis and segmentation. Definition


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The network of neurons in between the two muscle layers of the muscularis externa is the myenteric plexus. Definition


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The mouth, with its stratified squamous epithelium, is involved in both chemical and mechanical digestion. Definition


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List the four regions of the stomach: Definition
Cardia, Fundus, Body, and Pylorus

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List the three sheets of muscle in the stomach’s muscularis externa: Definition
Circular, longitudinal, and oblique

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Label the three sheets of muscle in the stomach’s muscularis externa in the diagram below. Definition
Longitudinal, circular, then Oblique

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List, in order from the pylorus to the colon, the three regions of the small intestine: Definition
Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum

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From largest to smallest, list the three modifications of the small intestine’s inner wall that function to increase surface area: