Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards
What is ingestion ?
A main function of the digestion system that gets food in.
What is digestion?
A main function of the digestive symptom that breaks food down into monomers
What is absorption
A main function of the digestion system, that gets nutrients from digestive tract into blood stream
What is egestion?
A main function of the digestive system that puts undigested/ unabsorbed material out.
Examples of mechanical digestion ?
Chewing/mastication
Food moving in body / peristalsis
Examples of chemical digestion?
HCl and enzymes in the stomach
In the duodenum there is chemical digestion
What is mechanical digestion?
Physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles
What is chemical digestion?
Break down molecular structure into a form that can absorb into bloodstream.
What is the alimentary canal system?
Big long tube open at both ends
(The path of food)
First food gets chewed up in a process called?
Mastication
What is saliva made of?
Water, mucus, and enzyme amylase
After mastication the tongue forms a _____ that is pushed into the _______
Bolus
Pharynx
Each time you swallow what covers the trachea?
The epiglottis
The esophagus moves because of…
Peristalsis (smooth muscle contraction)
Food goes from the trachea into the _______ which entry is regulated by __________
Stomach
Sphincters
What is in the stomach for chemical digestion?
HCl and enzymes
What is used as protection in the stomach?
Mucous
What are rugae?
Ridges in the stomach that allow for expansion
What is the soupy mix in the stomach?
Chyme
What three sections are the small intestine built of ?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
What is the function of the duodenum?
Chemical digestion
What is the function of the jejunum and ileum?
The absorption of nutrients.
What is the function of villi in the digestive system?
They maximize surface area in small intestine
What leads into the duodenum to help with digestion?
Bile produced in the liver stored in the gallbladder to emulsify fats
Pancreas delivers digestive enzymes
Chyme from the stomach