A&P 2 L1 Flashcards
What are the 3 largest parts of the large intestine?
Transverse colon, ascending colon & descending colon
Thru evolution, our different systems produces different functions
Compartmentalization
What are the accessory organs of digestion?
Salivary glands, gall bladder, Liver & pancreas
Name the parts of the alimentary canal
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine & large intestine
Name the layers of the canal wall from inner —-> outer
Mucosa, submucosa, muscle layer & serosa
What are the two types of digestion
Extracellular digestion & intracellular digestion
2 types of digestion: food digested before the cells could use them
Extracellular digestion
2 types of digestion: single cell organisms that digest food themselves
Intracellular digestion
What are the 2 types of extracellular digestion
Physical & chemical
2 types of extracellular digestion: chewing with teeth breaking them down & churning
Physical
2 types of extracellular digestion: digestive enzymes, HCL & bile
Chemical
Taking in food
Ingestion
Physical & chemical breakdown of food into a form that the body absorb and use
Digestion
Wave-like motion due to smooth muscle
Peristalsis
What system controls the digestive system
Autonomic system
An increase of peristalsis of the digestive system causes
Diaherra
A decrease in peristalsis of the digestive system causes
Constipation
Anchors the tongue
Frenulum
What is the roof of the mouth called
Hard & soft palate
Uvula is the part of
Soft palate
Spaces between the teeth & lips; teeth & cheeks
Vestibule
The chewing of food
Mastication
What are the parts of the stomach?
Cardiac, fundic, body & pyloric
What are the 2 sphincters in the stomach
Cardiac & pyloric
What are the 2 hormones by the duodenum
Intestinal somatostatin & cholecystokinin
Intestinal somatostatin produced by what cells
Parietal
A circular band of muscle acting as a valve
Sphincter
What stops the contraction of smooth muscle in the stomach
Cholecystokinin
What sphincter regulates chyme into the small intestine
Pyloric
What sphincter regulate passage of food thru the esophagus to the stomach
Cardiac
What controls the sphincters
Peristalsis
What is the entry point for the bolus
Cardiac region
What part of the stomach that temporary stores the food
Fundic region
When bolus passes the cardiac sphincter and in the stomach it’s called
Chyme
Where is the cardiac sphincter located
Between esophagus & stomach
Where is the pyloric sphincter located
Between stomach & small intestine
What are the functions of the liver
Metabolic processes (carbs/proteins/lipids)
- stores fat soluble vitamins A,E,D,K
- stores glycogen, iron, blood
What does the bile store
Bile salts, electrolytes, bile pigments, & cholesterol
What 3 ducts produces the alkaline fluids
Hepatic duct
Where does the bile go after its stored in the gall bladder
Cystic duct
What is the junction of alkaline & bile dumps into the pyloric sphincter
Common bile duct
What emulsify fastest in the bile
Bile salts
Inflammation of the liver is called
Hepatitis
Which accessory organ produces bile
Liver
Where is the gag reflex center (causes vomiting)
Medulla oblongata
What are the main purposes of the stomach
Digestion
What substances are limited absorbed in the stomach
Medication
Electrolytes
Alcohol
Water
What are the little micro channels runs into walls of stomach
Gastric pits
What cause more surface area in the stomach to protect the linings
Rugae
What organ transport bolus through the pharynx to the stomach
Esophagus
What is the normal pH level
2.5-3.0