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The digestive tract is also called the ?
alimentary canal
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A ball-like mass of food is called a ?
bolus
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What is the punching bag-shaped object dangling from the soft palate?
uvula
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Which of the following is NOT a salivary gland?
A. parotid
B. submandibular
C. substernal
D. sublingual
C. substernal (this multiple choice question has been scrambled)
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Externally, the 3 main structural parts of a tooth are the ?, ?, and ?
crown, neck, root
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The deep folds of the stomach wall that allow for size changes of the stomach are called?
rugae
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The final 'door' of the stomach that needs to open for chyme to travel to the small intestine is located at the end of the ?
pylorus
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The inner wall of the alimentary canal is the ?
mucosa
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A full 2/3 of the gastric juices secreted in the stomach happen as food passes through this gastric juice production phase.
gastric phase
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The stomach's activity is controlled by the ? nervous system.
autonomic
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The fingerlike projections of the wall of the small intestine are called
villi
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This structure may be considered vestigial.
appendix
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The duodenum releases these hormones to decrease gastric activity.
CCK & secretin
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This organ does most of the digestion and absorbtion in your digestive tract.
small intestine
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The chief function of the gallbladder is ?
to store bile.
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What is one of the main functions of the liver?
detoxification
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The pancreas releases the following into the duodenum.
digestive enzymes
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The liver receives 1.5 quarts of blood every minute from which blood vessels?
hepatic portal vein & hepatic artery
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TNM
tumor, nodes, metastases
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UGI
upper gastrointestinal
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URI
upper respiratory infection
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JRA
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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L1
lumbar one (first lumbar)
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MRI
magnetic resonance image
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PET
positron emission topography
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TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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TIA
transient ischemic attack
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CRT
certified respiratory therapist
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CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
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CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
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CUC
chronic ulcerative colitis
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DC
doctor of chiropractic
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DJD
degenerative joint disorder
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BPD
borderline personality disorder
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C1
cervical 1 (first cervical)
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CAD
coronary artery disease
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CDH
congenital dislocation of hip
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CMA
California medical association
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CNA
certified nursing assistant
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CNS
central nervous system
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COPD
chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease
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COTA
certified occupational therapists association
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ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
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ADL
activities of daily living
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ALS
amytrophic lateral sclerosis
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ARD
acute respiratory disease
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AROM
active range of motion
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anterior
toward the front
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posterior
toward the back
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inferior
toward the bottom
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proximal
near point of reference
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distal
away from point of reference
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superficial
at the body surface
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deep
under the body surface
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central
locations around center of body
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peripheral
surrounding or outer regions
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How many vertebrae are in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions?
- cervical - 7
- thoracic - 12
- lumbar - 5
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What are the 2 vertebrae regions inferior to the lumbar region?
sacrum & coccyx
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antecubital
depressed area in front of elbow
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