9.1 The Digestive System Flashcards
has been developed to provide a means by which food is taken into the body and broken down into simple molecules that can be absorbed by the body
Digestive System
6 types of substances required to meet bodily requirements
o Carbohydrates o Fats or Lipids o Proteins o Mineral salts o Vitamins o Water
is the taking into the mouth of food
Ingestion
chewing
Mastication
swallowing
Deglutition
is the breaking up of complex food molecules into small simple molecules that can pass through living membranes
Digestion
Enzymes break up the three foods
o Proteins to amino acids
o Fat (lipids) to fatty acids and glycerine
o Carbohydrates to glucose, fructose and galactose
the passage of digested food products into blood or lymph capillaries
Absorption
Uptake of products from the intestine
Absorption
Passing of dissolved substances from blood capillaries into intercellular spaces and from these to any body cells
Absorption
Factors Determining Position of the Abdominal Organs
- Habitus or body build
- Weight
- Position
- Phase of Respiration
- State of Fullness
is the cavity within any hollow organ
Lumen
the membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities
Peritoneum
is the lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. It also forms the mesentery of the intestine
Parietal peritoneum
forms the outer covering membrane of most abdominal and pelvic organ
Visceral peritoneum
the potential space between the visceral peritoneum covering the organs and the parietal peritoneum
Peritoneal cavity
is a double layer of peritoneum that extends from the parietal peritoneum on the posterior abdominal wall to the small intestine
Mesentery
is a similar double layer of the parietal peritoneum between some parts of the large intestine and posterior abdominal wall
Mesocolon
is a double layer of peritoneum that extends between two organs
Omentum
is a fold of peritoneum that extends from the lower margin of the stomach to the transverse colon
Greater omentum
is a fold of peritoneum between the stomach and the liver
Lesser omentum
is a thickened ring of the circular layer of visceral muscle that surrounds the opening of a hollow organ
Sphincter
is a contraction wave that passes along the dilatation
Peristalsis
is a contraction of a small segment of bowel that divides the contents into two parts
Segmentation
the narrowing of the lumen of a hollow organ
Stenosis
absence of lumen or canal in a hollow organ that normally has one
Atresia
visceral layer of peritoneum that covers most abdominal and pelvic organs
Serous layer
located under the serous covering consists in most parts of two layers of visceral muscle, an outer longitudinal muscle and an inner circular layer
Muscular layer
a layer of loose (areolar) connective tissue
Submuscular layer
is a layer of epithelium adjacent to the lumen or cavity
Mucous coat (mucosa) or lining membrane of an organ
is the space between the cheeks and the lips on its outer side and the teeth and gums on the inner side
Vestibule
is the hollow space, the receiving chamber of the digestive tract
Cavity
consist of palatine bones. Floor of the nasal cavities
Hard palate
contains no bone but is a fold epithelium at the posterior margin of hard palate
Soft palate
space between the mouth and the oral pharynx
Fauces
extends from the soft palate to the base of the tongue on either side
Palatoglossal arch
reaches from the soft palate to the side wall of the pharynx on either side
Palatopharyngeal arch
bite, chew it to produce smaller particles more accessible to the digestive enzymes
teeth
muscular organ covered by epithelium with small projections on the upper surface
tongue
3 pairs; they are alveolar glands and secrete saliva
Salivary glands
enzyme that digest carbohydrates
ptyalin