Biomedicine - Digestive System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mucosa : the innermost layer of the git
• submucosa : middle layer of git made of connective tissue
• submucosa plexus : a network of neurons that control digestive secretions and detect sensory information
• muscularis externa : the outer layer of the git
• myenteric plexus : a network of nerve fibres that control the strength & frequency of muscle contractions the git
• peritoneum: the largest serous membrane that weaves between digestive organs
• greater omentum : the largest fold in the abdominal serous membrane
• lesser omentum : the smaller serous membrane fold
• enteric nervous system : the brain of the gut containing 100 million neurons
• peristalsis: contraction & relaxation of the walls allowing propulsion of content through the git
• portal vein : drains the lower esophagus, stomach, pancreas, small and large intestine, upper rectum and spleen.
• pyloric : the lower region of the stomach.
• chyme : partially digested food.
• hepatocytes: cells in the liver that produce bile & convert toxins into non-toxic metabolites
• common bile duct : the duct connecting the liver, gallbladder and pancreas which deposits into the small intestine
• duodenum : where emulsification & most digestion occurs
• jejunum : where most absorption occurs in the small intestine
• ilium : where b12 is absorbed in the small intestine
• caecum : the first region of the large intestine where the appendix is attached
• kupffer cells : phagocytic cells in the liver wthatremove foreign bodies from the blood
• hepatic first pass : the transport of all blood from the git to the liver to be filtered / metabolised before entering the systemic circulation
• bioactivation : phase 1 of detoxification in the liver
• conjugation : phase 2 of detoxification in the liver