17 Digestive (Lecture) 7 Flashcards
Ingestion
Intake of food and water but also the drive to eat
digestion
breakdown of food and nutrients
Mechanical digestion
muscle action chewing and stomach muscles
Chemical digestion
enzymes that break down food
Absorption
movement of nutrients into the blood
Secretion 7 liters per day
saliva, stomach acid, enzymes, bile, mucus
Excretion
elimination of waste products
Motility (1-2 days)
muscle action of digestive tract
How many days for food to pass
1-2
*Alimentary Canal
mouth to anus
*GI tract
stomach to anus
*Digestive organs
segments of digestive tract
*Accessory digestive organs
salivary glands, pancrease, liver, gallbladder
Enteric Nervous System
part of the ANS that controls the digestive tract
*Visceral Motor
Parasympathetic increases digestion (rest and digest)
Sympathetic decreases digestion (fight or flight)
Visceral sensory
usually not conscious of
Peritoneal membranes
parietal and visceral
Parietal
attaches to abdominal wall
Visceral
attaches to outside of digestive tract
Mesenteries
membranes that hold the intestines in position
*Mesentery proper
holds small intestines in place
*Mesocolon
holds large intestines inplace
*Greater omentum
begins at stomach drapes down over abdomen, then it projects all the way back up again connects to large bowel.
*Lesser omentum
mesentary between stomach and liver
Layers esophagus through large intestines
Mucosa, sub-mucosa, muscularis, and serosa
Mucosa
Epithelium- columnar
Lamina propria- contains many capillaries that absorb nutrients
Muscularis mucosa-a layer of smooth muscle
Sub-Mucosa
a bunch of elastic connective tissue
Sub-mucosal plexus - mostly visceral sensory nerves
Muscularis
thick layer of smooth muscle that control motility
Myenteric plexus- all ANS motor nerves
Serosa
another name for visceral peritonial membranes
Mastication
chewing
Dentition
full set of teeth
Decidous (primary) dentition
Child 20 teeth
Dental succession
baby teeth fall out, adult teeth come in
Permanent (secondary) dentition
Adult 32 teeth
Incisors
front blade teeth 1 root 0 cusps
Cuspids
only found in carnavores used for piercing meat 1 root 1 cusp
Bicuspids
grinding teeth 2 root 2 cusps
Molars
grinding teeth 3-5 roots multiple cusps
Quadrants of teeth
4 quad top bottom L R
Each adult quad has how many teeth
8 2Incisor 1Cuspid 2Bicuspid 3Molar
Each child quad has how many teeth
5 1Incisor 1Cuspid 2Molar
Palatoglossal Arch
1st arch anterior boarder between oral cavity and throat
Palatopharyngeal Arch
posterior arch touch this with finger and you will puke
Fauces
narrowest portion of pharnyx
Deglutination
swallowing reflex
Common passage way
for food and air
Esophagus
is a tube that connects the throat to the stomach
UES
upper esophageal sphincter 1 of 6 sphincters
Hiatus
opening in the diaphram for esophagus
LES
lower esphageal sphinter cardiac sphincter 2 of 6 sphincters. Gaurds entrance to stomach
Mechanical digestion
muscles in the stomach
Chemical digestion
the action of pepsin
Chyme
food, saliva, stomach acid, enzymes