| A | B |
|---|
| First 2 to 3 inches of LI | caecum |
| Last 6 inches of LI | rectum |
| Regions of colon | ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid |
| Process that solidifies feces | water absorption |
| synthesizes B and K vitamins | bacteria in colon |
| colostomy | creation of artificial anus |
| fiber (roughage) | stimulates peristalsis in LI |
| attached to caecum | vermiform appendix |
| elimination of feces | defecation |
| due to increased motility, decreased water reabsorption | diarrhea |
| due to decreased motility, increased water reabsorption | constipation |
| distention of veins in anal canal | hemorrhoids |
| colonoscopy | viewing technique to detect colon cancer |
| secretes bile | liver |
| stores and concentrates bile | gall bladder |
| portal vein | brings digested nutrients to the liver |
| brings oxygenated blood to the liver | hepatic artery |
| transports bile from the gall bladder | cystic duct |
| transports bile from the liver | hepatic duct |
| hormone which raises blood glucose | glucagon |
| exocrine secretion of pancreas | pancreatic juice |
| endocrine cells of pancreas | islets of Langerhans |
| removal of gall bladder | cholecystectomy |
| lets bile and pancreatic juice into duodenum | sphincter of Oddi (hepatopancreatic sphincter) |
| formed during deamination of amino acids | urea |
| stores excess glucose as glycogen | liver |
| formed from breakdown of hemoglobin in RBCs | bilirubin and biliverdin |
| detoxifies alcohol and other drugs | liver |
| Liver cells are replaced by scar tissue and fat | cirrhosis |
| inflammation of liver, due to a virus | hepatitis |
