HIM 2360 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
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1. buccal surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the cheek
2. lingual surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the tounge
3. labial surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the lips
4. gums - ANSWER ✔ "the fleshy tissue surrounding the sockets of the teeth"
5. 4 functions of the digestive system - ANSWER ✔ 1.Ingestion
2. digestion
3. absorption
4. elimination
6. ingested - ANSWER ✔ "complex food material taken into the mouth is"
7. digested - ANSWER ✔ "broken down, mechanically and chemically, as it
travels through the gastrointestinal tract."
,8. absorption - ANSWER ✔ "nutrients from digested food pass through the
lining cells or epithelium of the small intestine and into the bloodstream."
9. elimination - ANSWER ✔ "solid waste materials that cannot be absorbed
into the bloodstream."
10.or/o - ANSWER ✔ pertaining to the mouth (combining form)
11.tonsils - ANSWER ✔ "filters to protect the body from the invasion of
microorganisms and produce lymphocytes, disease-fighting white blood
cells."
12.pharynx or throat - ANSWER ✔ "muscular tube, about 5 inches long, lined
with a mucous membrane."
13.deglutition - ANSWER ✔ swallowing
14.hemorrhoids - ANSWER ✔ swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal
region
15.peptic ulcer - ANSWER ✔ open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of
the stomach/ duodenum
16.ulcerative colitis - ANSWER ✔ chronic inflammation of the colon with the
presence of ulcers
17.bilirubin - ANSWER ✔ pigment released by the liver in bile
,18.bilirubin/o - ANSWER ✔ bilirubin (c.f)
19.4 major functions of the digestive system - ANSWER ✔ Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination of Waste
20.Digestive System Route - ANSWER ✔ Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Esophagus,
Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus.
21.3 parts of the Small Intestine - ANSWER ✔ Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
22.hyperbilirubinemia is also known as - ANSWER ✔ jaundice, ictarus
23.definition: palate - ANSWER ✔ roof of the mouth
24.definition: peristalsis - ANSWER ✔ Rhythmic contraction of tubular organs
that move food through the GI tract.
25.Lower Esophageal Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Ring of muscles between the
esophagus and the stomach.
26.Pyloric Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach
near the duodenum.
, 27.Definition: Pancreas - ANSWER ✔ Organ under the stomach; produces
insulin and enzymes
28.anastomosis - ANSWER ✔ Surgical procedure that connects two previously
unconnected parts. Ex: blood vessels, ducts, bowel segments
29.Definition: Amylase - ANSWER ✔ Starch enzyme secreted by the pancreas
and salivary glands.
30.Colon - ANSWER ✔ Portion of the long intestine consists: Ascending,
Transverse, Descending, and Sigmoid segments.
31.Gallbladder - ANSWER ✔ Small sac under the liver that stores bile.
32.Definition: Insulin - ANSWER ✔ Hormone produce by endocrine cells of
pancreas. Transports sugar from blood into cells & stimulates glycogen
formation by the liver.
33.Emulsification - ANSWER ✔ Physical process of breaking up large fat
globules into smaller globules, thereby increasing the surface area that
enzymes can use to digest the fat.
34.Definition: Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Circular ring of muscle that constricts a
passage or closes a natural opening.
35.-ectasis, -ectasia - ANSWER ✔ Dilation, widening
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1. buccal surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the cheek
2. lingual surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the tounge
3. labial surface - ANSWER ✔ faces the lips
4. gums - ANSWER ✔ "the fleshy tissue surrounding the sockets of the teeth"
5. 4 functions of the digestive system - ANSWER ✔ 1.Ingestion
2. digestion
3. absorption
4. elimination
6. ingested - ANSWER ✔ "complex food material taken into the mouth is"
7. digested - ANSWER ✔ "broken down, mechanically and chemically, as it
travels through the gastrointestinal tract."
,8. absorption - ANSWER ✔ "nutrients from digested food pass through the
lining cells or epithelium of the small intestine and into the bloodstream."
9. elimination - ANSWER ✔ "solid waste materials that cannot be absorbed
into the bloodstream."
10.or/o - ANSWER ✔ pertaining to the mouth (combining form)
11.tonsils - ANSWER ✔ "filters to protect the body from the invasion of
microorganisms and produce lymphocytes, disease-fighting white blood
cells."
12.pharynx or throat - ANSWER ✔ "muscular tube, about 5 inches long, lined
with a mucous membrane."
13.deglutition - ANSWER ✔ swallowing
14.hemorrhoids - ANSWER ✔ swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal
region
15.peptic ulcer - ANSWER ✔ open sore or lesion of the mucous membrane of
the stomach/ duodenum
16.ulcerative colitis - ANSWER ✔ chronic inflammation of the colon with the
presence of ulcers
17.bilirubin - ANSWER ✔ pigment released by the liver in bile
,18.bilirubin/o - ANSWER ✔ bilirubin (c.f)
19.4 major functions of the digestive system - ANSWER ✔ Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination of Waste
20.Digestive System Route - ANSWER ✔ Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Esophagus,
Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Anus.
21.3 parts of the Small Intestine - ANSWER ✔ Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
22.hyperbilirubinemia is also known as - ANSWER ✔ jaundice, ictarus
23.definition: palate - ANSWER ✔ roof of the mouth
24.definition: peristalsis - ANSWER ✔ Rhythmic contraction of tubular organs
that move food through the GI tract.
25.Lower Esophageal Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Ring of muscles between the
esophagus and the stomach.
26.Pyloric Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach
near the duodenum.
, 27.Definition: Pancreas - ANSWER ✔ Organ under the stomach; produces
insulin and enzymes
28.anastomosis - ANSWER ✔ Surgical procedure that connects two previously
unconnected parts. Ex: blood vessels, ducts, bowel segments
29.Definition: Amylase - ANSWER ✔ Starch enzyme secreted by the pancreas
and salivary glands.
30.Colon - ANSWER ✔ Portion of the long intestine consists: Ascending,
Transverse, Descending, and Sigmoid segments.
31.Gallbladder - ANSWER ✔ Small sac under the liver that stores bile.
32.Definition: Insulin - ANSWER ✔ Hormone produce by endocrine cells of
pancreas. Transports sugar from blood into cells & stimulates glycogen
formation by the liver.
33.Emulsification - ANSWER ✔ Physical process of breaking up large fat
globules into smaller globules, thereby increasing the surface area that
enzymes can use to digest the fat.
34.Definition: Sphincter - ANSWER ✔ Circular ring of muscle that constricts a
passage or closes a natural opening.
35.-ectasis, -ectasia - ANSWER ✔ Dilation, widening
