Chapter 13 Digestion part 1 Flashcards
break up food molecules into smaller molecules that can be absorbed
digestive system
physical break up by chewing, mixing, churning
mechanical digestion
enzymatic break up of material
chemical digestion
transport of material across gut wall into bloodstream
absorption
ball of food that is swallowed
bolus
continuous tube from mouth opening to anus/cloaca
digestive tract
three subdivisions of digestive tract
buccal cavity
pharynx
alimentary canal
chamber receiving alimentary canal and urogenital products
cloaca
opening separate for digestive tract
anus
examples of accessory digestive glands
salivary glands, pancreas, liver
oral opening to palatoglossal arch or fauces
buccal cavity
buccal cavity features
teeth
tongue
palate
cheeks
roof of buccal cavity
palate
fishes primary palate
ceiling with no openings
tetrapod primary palate
nasal passage openings
anterior secondary palate
hard palate
posterior secondary palate (mammals)
soft/fleshy palate
characteristics of teeth
unique to vertebrates
enamel capped
epidermal and meschymal contribution to form teeth
homology with denticles/scales of primitive fish
above gingiva
crown of tooth
below gingiva
base of tooth
base in socket/aveolus
root
site of blood vessels and nerves
apical foramen
hard, crown surface, and ameloblasts
enamel
under enamel/centenum
dentin