Anatomy final part 3 Flashcards
1) Mouth
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Teeth
32 permanent teeth between the ages of 1734
1. 20 deciduous teeth (baby teeth) by the age of 2
Tongue
important for taste and mixing of food and saliva; swallowing
- Papilla: bumps on the tongue that contain the taste bumps
a. Gustatory cells
Salivary Glands (3 pairs)
- Parotid: cheek, just anterior to the ear
- Sublingual: under the tongue
- Submandibular: under the jaw
- Functions
a. Secretes saliva which contains:
- Salivary amylase (ptyalin): begins the digestion of starch to sugar (maltose)
- Aids in swallowing
- Saliva + Food = Bolus
- Saliva is mostly mucus
- It is antibacterial
2) Pharynx
passageway for food and liquid. No digestion takes place here
3) Esophagus
mucus lined tube that connects the pharynx and stomach
i. Approximately 10 inches long
Cardiac Sphincter
muscular band that closes at the stomach
Heartburn
esophageal irritation from stomach acid
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease; AKA chronic heartburn
Hiatal Hernia
a tear in the diaphragm causing the stomach to push up into the thoracic cavity
4) Stomach
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Fundus:
enlarged portion to the left; where the food enters the stomach
Body:
main portion, central part
Pylorus:
lower, narrow sections that opens into the small intestine (duodenum)
5) Small Intestine
- Approximately 2022 feet long
2. Divided into three sections
Duodenum
12 fingers/first 9 inches
Jejunum
(8 feet) – in Latin means “empty of food”
Ileum
(12 feet)
Functions
- The mucus membrane of the small intestine contains thousands of microscopic intestinal glands that secrete digestive enzymes
- The main function is:
a. Absorption – through a rich capillary network contained in the
villi and microvilli
i. Villi and Microvilli - Fingerlike projections
b. Lacteal – lymphatic vessel contained within the villus for the
absorption of fat
6) Liver
i. Its only function in digestion is to produce bile
1. Bile: a green, fatemulsifying enzyme made from red blood cells and drains into the right and left hepatic ducts and is stored in the Gallbladder
7) Gall Bladder
A small muscular pouch under the liver
Stores bile:
- Contracts when large amounts of fat are detected in the chyme by the
mucosal sensory nerve fibers in the duodenum - Cholecystokinin is a hormone released by the duodenum when the fate
is detected - Causing the gallbladder to contract
- The bile is secreted into the Cystic Duct Common Bile Duct
Duodenum
8) Pancreas
- Pancreatic juice is the most important collection of digestive enzymes
- Secreted into the duodenum via the pancreatic duct
3 Enzymes
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Protease (Trypsin)
protein – amino acids
Lipase
fats – fatty acids and glycerol
Amylase
carbohydrates – glucose
9) Large Intestine
- Approximately 5ft in length
- Undigested plant fiber and unabsorbed food and water enter the cecom through the ileocecal valve
Divided into
- Cecum
- Ascending colon
- Transverse colon
- Descending colon
- Sigmod
- Rectum
- Anus
Functions
- Vitamin K synthesis (blood clotting)
- BComplex vitamin formation
- Water and mineral reabsorption
- Chyme becomes feces
- Excretion of fecal material
a. Defecation