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SEROUS MEMBRANE FORMING A PROTECTIVE COVER (ABDOMINAL LINING)
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PERITONEUM
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WHAT ARE THE TWO LAYERS OF THE PERITONEUM?
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PARIETAL PERITONEUM AND THE VISCERAL PERITONEUM
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THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PARIETAL PERITONEUM AND THE VISCERAL PERITONEUM
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PARITONEAL CAVITY
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WHAT MUSCLES FORM THE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR BORDER OF THE ABDOMEN?
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RECTUS ABDOMINIS FORM THE ANTERIOR BORDER AND VERTEBRAL COLUMN AND LUMBAR MUSCLES FORM THE POSTERIOR
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WHAT ARE THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT?
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INGEST AND DIGEST FOOD, ABSORB NUTRIENTS, ELECTROLYTES AND WATER AND TO EXCRETE WASTE PRODUCTS
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WHAT BREAKS DOWN PROTEINS AND CONVERTS THEM TO PEPTONES AND AMINO ACIDS?
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PEPSIN
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WHERE DOES LIQUIFIED FOOD (CHYME) GO TO AFTER IT LEAVES THE STOMACH?
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THE DUODENUM OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
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WHAT OCCURS IN THE SMALL INTESTINE
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INGESTED FOOD IS MIXED, DIGESTED AND ABSORBED
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WHAT ARE THE THREE SEGMENTS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE?
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THE DUODENUM, JEJUNUM AND ILEUM
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WHAT STRUCTURE PREVENTS BACKFLOW OF FECAL MATTER BETWEEN THE ILEUM AND THE LARGE INTESTINE?
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ILEOCECAL VALVE
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WHAT ARE THE THREE PARTS OF THE COLON?
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ASCENDING, TRANSVERSE AND DESCENDING
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WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE LARGE INTESTINE?
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TO ABSORB WATER AND ELECTROLYTES
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST (WEIGHT) ORGAN IN THE BODY?
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LIVER
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE GALLBLADDER?
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TO CONCENTRATE AND STORE BILE PRODUCED IN THE LIVER
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WHAT CAUSES THE BROWN COLOR OF FECES?
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BILE
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