FlashcardsTEAS Digestive System Flashcards
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This 44-card flashcard set reviews the digestive system in depth for TEAS exam preparation. Coverage includes mechanical and chemical digestion, organ function (mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver), key enzymes and hormones, nutrient absorption, and the flow of food through the digestive tract. Use it for exam review, self-study, or as a reference drill for healthcare or nursing students.
Terms in This Set
- What is the main function of the digestive system?
- Where does the digestive system begin and end?
- What two types of digestion occur in digestive system?
- Mechanical vs. Chemical Digestion
- Which type of digestion increases surface area for enzymes?
- What digestion begins in the mouth?
- What enzyme in the saliva begins starch digestion? What about lipid digestion?
- What is saliva’s role in digestion?
- What is a bolus?
- What is peristalisis?
- What prevents food from entering the respiratory tract during swallowing?
- What is the function of the esophageal (cardiac) sphincter?
- What type of muscle makes up the stomach?
- What substance is formed when food mixes with stomach secretions?
- What are the three main stomach secretions and their functions?
- Pepsin digests which macromolecule?
- What is the first section of the small intestine?
- What happens to chyme in the duodenum?
- What neutralizes acidic chyme?
- What organ produces bile?
- What organ stores bile?
- What does bile do?
- What do brush border enzymes do?
- What structures increase surface area for absorption?
- What types of nutrients enter the bloodstream directly?
- How are lipids absorped?
- What vitamin is absorbed in the ileum?
- What is the hepatic portal duct/system?
- What are the key liver functions related to digestion?
- What is the function of the large intestine?
- What is the cecum?
- What structure projects from the cecum?
- What role does bacteria play in the colon?
- Where is feces stored before elimination?
- What hormone stimulates hunger?
- What hormone signals satiety (fullness)?
- What hormone promotes glucose uptake into cells?
- What hormone increases blood glucose by breaking down glycogen?
- How do nerves affect digestion?
- What is an enzyme?
- What enzyme digests carbohydrates?
- What enzyme digests lipids?
- What enzyme digests proteins in the stomach?
- Flow of the digestive system
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