Rebecca Shared "310 01 Health Assessment Abdomen (Vaughn)" - 43 Picmonics
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310 01 Health Assessment Abdomen (Vaughn)
GI Absorption
- Stomach
- Alcohol
- Duodenum
- Iron
- Jejunum
- Folate
- Terminal Ileum
- Vitamin B12
- Bile Resorption
1 min
Oral Cavity
- Characteristics
- Mouth
- Mechanical Digestion
- Salivary Amylase Begins Carbohydrate Breakdown
- Lingual Lipase Begins Lipid Breakdown
- Esophagus
- Bolus
- Peristalsis
1 min
Stomach Digestion
- Characteristics
- Chief Cells Secrete Pepsinogen
- Pepsinogen Turned to Pepsin By H+
- Protein Breakdown Begins
- Mucous Cells Secrete Mucus and Bicarbonate
- G Cells Secrete Gastrin
- Gastrin Stimulates Parietal Cell HCl Release
- Parietal Cells Secrete Intrinsic Factor
2 mins
Small Intestine Absorption
- Characteristics
- Carbohydrates Undergo Active Transport
- Amino Acids Undergo Active Transport
- Small Lipids Undergo Passive Diffusion
- Epithelial Cells
- Intestinal Capillaries
- Hepatic Portal Transports Nutrients
- Liver
- Large Lipids Transported as Chylomicrons
- Lacteals Transport Chylomicrons
2 mins
Small Intestine Digestion
- Brush border enzymes
- Pancreatic Enzymes are secreted via a Duct
- Pancreas secretes bicarbonate
- Brush Border activates Pancreatic Trypsin
- Trypsin activates Chymotrypsin
- Trypsin and Chymotrypsin digest Proteins
- Gallbladder Releases Bile
- Pancreatic Lipase breaks down Lipids
- Goblet cells secrete mucus
- Pancreatic Amylase breaks down Carbohydrates
- Pancreatic Nucleases breakdown DNA/RNA
- Digestion occurs in the Duodenum
2 mins
Large Intestine
- Characteristics
- Colon
- Electrolyte Reabsorption
- Water Reabsorption
- Microflora Produce Vitamins
- Rectum Stores Feces
1 min
-chezia or -chesia
- Meaning
- Defecation
50 secs
-emesis
- Meaning
- Vomiting
35 secs
-orexia
- Meaning
- Appetite
33 secs
-pepsia
- Meaning
- Digestion
28 secs
-phagia
- meaning
- Eating or Swallowing
30 secs
-stalsis
- Meaning
- Contraction
54 secs
Bucc/o
- meaning
- Cheek
23 secs
Dips/o or Dipsi/a
- Meaning
- Thirsty
46 secs
Divert/i
- meaning
- Turning Aside
26 secs
Gloss/o
- Meaning
- Tongue
25 secs
Hepat/o
- Meaning
- Liver
45 secs
Hiat/o
- meaning
- Opening
34 secs
Odont/o
- Meaning
- Tooth
29 secs
Ptyal/o
- Meaning
- Saliva
39 secs
