The Digestive System

Saliva contains several enzymes as listed below, except :

• Fatty acids

• Amylase

• Lysozyme

• Lingual Lipase

This are stages of swallowing, except :

• Oesphageal

• Pharyngeal

• Formation of bolus

• Oral

What hormones produced by endocrine cells in the intestinal mucosa?

i. Secretin

ii. Polypeptides

iii. Gastric Juice

iv. Cholecystokinin

• i and ii

• i and iii

• i , ii and iii

• i and iv

The location of the liver in the abdominal cavity can be described by :

• Laterally = Stomach, Right kidney and Adrenal gland

• Superiorly and anteriorly = Diaphragm and Abdominal wall

• Inferiorly = Oesophagus, Inferior vena cava, Vertebral column

• Posteriorly = Lower ribs and Diaphragm

This disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes swelling and irritation of the tissues, called inflammation, in the digestive tract. This can lead to belly pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition.

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• GERD

• Biliary atresia

• Crohn's disease

• Peptic ulcer disease