4th Periodic Test (UnOffical) Flashcards
The entry point of the food.
Mouth
The first digestion stage is
ingestion
while the tongue mixes the food with saliva ←this mixture is called
bolus
It connects the mouth and the esophagus.
Pharynx
It has a flap called the _______which closes the windpipe that is connected to the trachea,
epiglottis
A muscular tube that is approximately 25 cm long.
Esophagus
Receives food/bolus from the esophagus.
Stomach
90% of the chemical digestions and absorption of food nutrients occur, and the remaining 10% happens in the stomach
Small Intestine
3 segments of small intestine
Duodenum, Jejenum, Ileum
Mainly for digestion and neutralization (first segment)
Duodenum
Primarily absorbs sugar, amino acids, and fatty acids (second segment)
Jejenum
Primarily absorbs anything that wasn’t absorbed in the jejunum. (Third Segment)
Ileum
Digestion does not happen here
Large Intestine / Colon
Responsible for reabsorption of water and mineral salts
Large Intestine / Colon
The undigested food becomes
stool/feces
An expandable storage organ of undigested food or stool/feces
Rectum
controls the releasing/holding of stool for a short period
Anal Sphincter
The last part of the digestive tract.
2 inch long canal.
Anus
Located around the oral cavity
Salivary Glands
Contains water, mucus, and enzymes amylase
Salivary Glands
3 major parts of salivary glands
Parotid, Submandibular, Sublingual
cleanse the teeth, and moisten and lubricate
Saliva
Long narrow glands that stretch from the spleen through the duodenum.
Pancreas
chief hormone for metabolizing sugar.
Insulin
The largest organ of the body in terms of mass.
Liver
digests fat and some vitamins.
Bile
A Green pear shaped sac, stores and concentrates
Gallbladder
A pouch-like section located on the same side of the appendix.
Aids formation of stool/feces.
Cecum
A small thin tube that sits at the lower right abdomen, 10 cm long.
Appendix
Where food is taken into the mouth and broken down by teeth.
Involves chewing
Ingestion (1st)
This happens in the stomach where chemical digestion starts.
Digestion (2nd)
Breaks down complex food molecules through a hydrolysis process, absorbed by the lining of the small intestine, this happens in the jejunum and Ileum.
Absorption/Assimilation
The removal of metabolic waste products from the body through stool/urine.
Excretion
A painful sore in the stomach lining.
Stomach ulcers/Gastric ulcer