Ch 24:the Digestive System Flashcards
What are the two processes of digesting food?
Mechanical and chemical
Mechanical
Chewing
Chemical
Producing saliva to break down food particles
Deglutition
Swallowing
What organs are in the digestive tract?
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine
What organs are accessory to the digestive system?
Tongue, teeth, salivary, glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
Definition of mastication
Process of chewing to mechanically break down food
Propulsion and mixing
Movement of food in the G.I. tract
Peristalsis
Moves material through digestive tract that relaxes the muscle and contract muscles
What are the mass movements in the large intestine?
Mixing waves in the stomach in segmental contractions and small intestine
Function of secretions in the digestive system
Lubricate, liquefy, and digest
What are secreted of the digestive system?
Mucus, water, enzymes
What makes the stomach so acidic
Hydrochloric acid
Type of muscle in the esophagus
Striated (voluntary): 1/3
Transition: 2/3
Smooth muscle: 3/3
Does the esophagus contain smooth and striated muscle?
Yes
What organ contains hydrochloric acid?
The stomach
What are two components of the pharynx
Oropharynx and laryngopharynx
What are components of the duodenum?
Biliary tract—> liver, gallbladder, pancreas
What is in between the ascending colon in the transverse colon?
Hepatic flexure
(right colonic flexure)
What is in between the transverse colon and the descending colon?
Splenic flexure
(left Colonic Flexure)
Mucosa
Lumen
What organs are stratified squamous?
Mouth, Oropharynx, esophagus, and anal canal
What organs are simple columnar epithelium?
Rest of the tract
Loose connective tissue
Lemina propria
What type of muscle is Muscularis mucosae
Smooth muscle
Submucosa
Thick layer with nerves, blood vessels, small glands
What are the two smooth muscle layers of the muscularis externa?
Inner Circular and outer longitudinal layer
Nervous regulation
Parasympathetic primarily
-Sympathetic and put inhibits muscle contraction, secretion, decrease a blood flow to the digestive tract
Chemical regulation
-production of hormones
-Gastrin : increases HCl
Secretin: stimulates, pancreas, release, bicarbonates to neutralize acid 
Paritonium
-visceral: covers organs
-Parietal: covers interior surface, a body
Mesenteries
Two layers of peritonism with thin layer of loose CT between
Greater omentum
Connect stomach to the transverse colon
Lesser omentum
Connects stomach to the liver and diaphragm
Mesntery
Connects the small intestine to the posterior wall of the abdominopelvic cavity
Oral cavity posterior
Fauces
Superior oral cavity
Hard and soft palate
Inferior oral cavity
Tongue
Lateral oral cavity
Buccinator
Vestibule
Space between lips/cheeks and alveolar process is with teeth
What is the oral cavity lined with?
Moist stratified, squamous epithelium
Lingual frenulum
Tissue, connects, bottom palate to tongue
How many teeth are on the top in the bottom?
16 teeth each
How many teeth do children have an adult have?
Children: 20 teeth
Adults : 32 teeth