| what is Haematemesis | vomiting up blood |
| The release of food from the stomach into the small intestine is regulated by the what? | pyloric sphincter |
| The hormone responsible for causing the stomach to release pepsinogens which are protein digesting enzymes, mucus, and hydrochloric acid is what? | gastrin |
| Food is moved through the gastrointestinal tract by a process called what? | peristalsis |
| what is the most appropriate treatment for a gastric ulcer? | antibiotics |
| What does G.O.R.D stand for | Gastro oesophageal reflux disease |
| where is bile produces and stored? | Produced in the liver and store in the gall bladder |
| what is amylase? | an enzyme that breaks down carbs |
| where does food pass through to enter the stomach? | the lower oesophageal or cardiac sphincter |
| 3 parts of the small intestine | duodenum, jejumun, illeum |
| where does most of chemical digestion occur? | duodenum |
| where does the most of absorption take place? | in the jejunum |
| 5 parts of the large intestine? | caecum, ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid |
| what's the main function of the pancreas | to produce digestive enzymes |
| what's the main function of the gallbladder? | stores and concentrates bile |
| what is protease? | an enzyme that breaks down protein |
| what breaks down fats | lipase |
| what is metabolism | chemical reactions necessary to human life |
| what is catabolism | substances are broken down to smaller substances |
| what is anabolism | smaller substances are built up into larger molecules |
| main cause of a gastric/duodenal ulcer | bacteria |
| what is gastroenteritis | inflammation of both stomach and intestines |
| 3 causes of constipation | immobility (sedentary life style), dehydration, lack of fibre and medications |
| what is ulcerative colitis? | chronic inflammation of lining of colon |
| what is crohns disease | chronic inflammation through all layers of the intestinal wall |
| what is diverticulitis | are small pouches that protrude through colon wall |
| what is cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| what is hepatitis and how many types of hepatitis are there | inflammation of the liver and there are 5 a-e |
