Allied Health Digestion

What gland does not produce bicarbonate?

pancreas

What drug IS NOT affected by the first pass?

Zithromax

What drug is affected by the first pass?

Oral advil

Where does carbohydrate digestion begin?

The mouth

Which contraction occurs only 3 times per day

Mass movements

Describe and endocrine gland

Ductless

What is the layer farthest from food in the lumen

Adventitia

What hormone does the pancreas produce

Insulin

What hormone does the pancreas produce 2

Glucagon

What non-absorbable food is very important?

Insoluble fiber

What is swallowing

Deglution

What are the muscles of the cheek called

Buccinator

What is the second part of the small intestine

Jejunum

What kind of mucosa lines the anal canal

Stratified squamous

Why is the keratin in the mouth important

Food is acidic, abrasive, rough

Which organ produces bile

Liver

What is the largest gland in the body

Liver

What is the responsibility of glucagon

Raise blood sugar

Why do we need normal flora

Vitamin k absorption

What vitamins do we lose without bile

A