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Module 7 exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




What role(s) does the liver serve? - correct answer✔✔It produces bile; metabolizes hormones
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and drugs; synthesizes proteins, glucose, and clotting factors; stores vitamins and minerals and
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converts them to be useable by the body; changes ammonia to urea; and converts fatty acids
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to ketones. The liver can store large amounts of glucose as glycogen; synthesize glucose from
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amino acids, glycerol, and lactic acid during times of fasting or increased demand; convert
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excess carbohydrates to triglycerides for storage in adipose tissue; major site for protein
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synthesis and degradation. |||\\\ |||\\\




Mucosal Layer - correct answer✔✔Produces mucus that lubricates and protects the inner |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




surface of the alimentary canal; Secretes digestive enzymes and substances that break down
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food; Absorbs the breakdown products of digestion; Maintains a barrier to prevent the entry of
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noxious substances and pathogenic organisms.
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Submucosal Layer - correct answer✔✔blood vessels, nerves, and structures to secrete |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




digestive enzymes. |||\\\




Muscularis externa - correct answer✔✔inner layer of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




and an outer layer of longitudinally arranged smooth muscle layers. These layers help move the
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contents through the GI tract.
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Serosal layer - correct answer✔✔which is a serous membrane; outermost layer of organs,
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called the visceral peritoneum. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




What is the mesentery? - correct answer✔✔The mesentery is the double layer of peritoneum
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that encloses a portion or all of one of the abdominal viscera and attaches it to the abdominal
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wall. Included in the mesentery are blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels that supply
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the intestinal wall. It also holds the organs in place and stores fat.
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What is the omentum? - correct answer✔✔The omentum is a double-layered extension or
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fold of peritoneum that passes from the stomach to adjacent organs in the abdominal cavity or
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wall. The greater omentum contains fat and has a lot of mobility to follow the movements of
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the intestines.
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Explain the difference between rhythmic and tonic movements: - correct answer✔✔Rhythmic
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movements are intermittent contractions that help to mix and move food along. They are |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




found in the esophagus, antrum of the stomach, and small intestine. Tonic movements have a
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constant level of contraction or tone without regular periods of relaxation. They are located in
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the lower esophagus, the upper region of the stomach, the ileocecal valve, and the internal
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anal sphincter. |||\\\




What is the enteric nervous system? - correct answer✔✔The myenteric and submucosal
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plexuses both make up the enteric nervous system, located in the wall of the GI tract. These
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two plexuses are networks of nerve fibers and ganglion cell bodies. Interneurons connect
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afferent sensory fibers, efferent motor neurons, and secretory cells to form reflex circuits.
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What are the myenteric and submucosal plexuses? - correct answer✔✔The myenteric
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(Auerbach) plexus is a linear chain of interconnecting neurons located between the circular and |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




longitudinal muscle layers. It is involved with GI motility. The submucosal (Meissner) plexus lies
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between the mucosal and muscle layers of the intestinal wall, and is involved with controlling
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secretions, absorption, and contraction of each segment of the intestinal tract. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Explain how the stomach churns food: - correct answer✔✔The stomach churns and mixes
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food in a peristaltic fashion of 3-5 contractions per minute, each lasting 2-20 seconds.
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Contraction of the antrum pushes food toward the closed pyloric sphincter. Larger particles are |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




returned to the body of the stomach for further churning. The other contents are emptied into
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the duodenum between contractions.
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Describe the 2 patterns of contraction in the small intestine: - correct answer✔✔Segmentation
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waves are slow contractions of the circular muscle layer. They occlude the lumen and push the
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contents forward and backward. Segmentation waves use 1 to 4 cm of intestine at a time.
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