Chapter 16 - Digestive System Flashcards

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Alimentary canal

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The entire digestive tract from mouth to anus

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Motility

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Movement of the GI wall to move food along the digestive tract

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Lumen

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Inside hollow space of a tube

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4 layers of the digestive tract

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Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa

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Mucosa

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Inner layer of GI tissue. Mostly simple columnar epithelium except in esophagus. There it is tough abrasion resistant stratified epithelium.

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Submucosa

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Connective tissue just below the mucosa. Many blood vessels and nerves.

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Muscularis

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Two or the muscle layers that produce motility via peristalsis and segmentation.

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Peristalsis

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Rhythmic, wavelike contractions of the gut wall that pushes food along. Caused by circular muscle layer in the muscularis.

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Segmentation

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Alternating contractions of a single segment that causes food to swish and mix with digestive fluids.

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Serosa

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Outer layer of the digestive tract. Called visceral peritoneum in the abdominal cavity.

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Mesentery

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Double fold of peritoneal tissue that anchors the loops of the digestive tract to wall of the abdominal cavity.

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12
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Hard palate

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Anterior portion of the roof of the mouth formed by parts of the palatine and maxillary bone.

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13
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Soft palate

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Posterior portion of the roof of the mouth. Mostly muscle. Prevents food and liquids from entering the nasal cavity. Helps with speech and swallowing.

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Uvula

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Prevents food and liquids from entering the nasal cavity. Helps with speech and swallowing. Cone shaped. Hangs from the soft palate.

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15
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Frenulum

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Thin membrane that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth.

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16
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3 main parts of the tooth

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Crown, neck, root

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Crown

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Exposed visible portion of the tooth. Made of dentin and covered in enamel.

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Cementum

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Covering of the root and neck of the tooth

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Neck of the tooth

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Narrow portion between crown and root. Surrounded by gingiva.

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20
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Gingiva

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Gums

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21
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Root

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Fits into the bony socket that surrounds the root.

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Periodontal membrane

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Lines each tooth socket.

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23
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Types of teeth

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Incisors, canines (cuspids), premolar (bicuspid), molars (tricuspid)

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24
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Incisors

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Sharp cutting teeth up front

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25
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Canines

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Pointed ends good for tearing or piercing.

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26
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Mastication

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Chewing

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27
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Deciduous teeth

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20 baby teeth

28
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Serous

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Thin, watery secretions free of mucous.

29
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Amylase

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Digestive enzyme in saliva

30
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Parotid glands

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Largest salivary gland. In front of each ear. Secretes only serous fluids.

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Submandibular glands

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Compound salivary gland. Produces serous fluid and mucous. Located just below the mandibular angle. Open into the mouth near the linguinal frenulum.

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Sublinguinal gland

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Smallest salivary gland. Only produces mucous. 10-15 ducts. Under the floor of the mouth in front of the other glands.

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Pharynx

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Tubelike structure made of muscle and lined with mucous membrane. 3 major components. Part of both digestive and respiratory system.

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3 parts of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx, oropharanyx, laryngopharynx.

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Deglutition

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Act of swallowing food

36
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Esophagus

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Muscular, mucous lined tube that connect the pharynx to the stomach. Has sphincters on each end.

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Three divisions of the stomach

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Fundus, body, pylorus

38
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Fundus

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Above the opening into the stomach and to the left.

39
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Pylorus

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Narrow apex section of the stomach that joins the small intestine.

40
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Chyme

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Tiny particles of food mixed with gastric juice.

41
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Gastric glands

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Secrete gastric juices

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Intrinsic factor

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Secreted by cells in the stomach to protect vitamin B12 and saves it for absorption later in the distal small intestine.

43
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Rugae

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Mucous lining folds when the stomach is empty.

44
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Hiatal hernia

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When the stomach displaces upward through the diaphragm.

45
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Pyloric sphincter

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The sphincter at the end of the stomach before the small intestine.

46
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Small intestine

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7 meters long. Divided into 3 parts. Contains many loops. Nearly all of the GI digestion and absorption.

47
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3 parts of the small intestine

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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Duodenum

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C shaped. Most of the chemical digestion occurs in the first third of the duodenum. Middle third has 2 bile openings (major and minor)

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Intestinal glands

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Secrete intestinal digestive juices rich in enzymes, water and ions.

50
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Pancreas

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Secretes bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid and also adds enzymes to digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates that are absorbed in the intestine.

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Plicae

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Circular folds of the small intestine. Covered in villi. Used for absorption. Large surface area allows for fast absorption. Covered in microvilli.

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Liver

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Secretes bile through hepatic ducts into the duodenum. Very large organ. Filters out yellow bile pigments formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin from old red blood cells.

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Gallbladder

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Overflow storage for bile. Concentrates bile by removing water from the bile.

54
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Bile

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Contains cholesterol and bile salts that emulsify fats. Mechanism for removing cholesterol from the body via feces.

55
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Cholecystokinin

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Hormone triggered by fat in the duodenum that causes contraction of the gallbladder.

56
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Pancreatic juice

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Most important digestive juice. Absorbs carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Also contains bicarbonate that neutralizes hydrochloric acid.

57
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Ileocecal valve

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Sphincter between ilium and large intestine.

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7 parts of the large intestine

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Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus.

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Intestinal microbiome

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Beneficial bacteria that synthesize vitamin K and B complex vitamins that are absorbed and enter the blood. Also has immune functions that protect from intestinal diseases.

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Peritoneum

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Large, moist, slippery sheet of serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs inside.

61
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Peritoneal space

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Small space between parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum. Fluid filled to keep moist and allow movement during breathing and digestive movements.

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Mesentery

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Extension between layers shaped like a fan that attaches to the lumbar region and anchors the small intestine

63
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Greater omentum

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Pouchlike extension of visceral peritoneum from the stomach, duodenum and transverse colon. Envelops an infected appendix.

64
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Mechanical digestion

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Breaks foods into tiny particles. Chewing, swallowing, peristalsis, segmentation, defecation.

65
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Chemical digestion

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Numerous chemicals that breakdown larger non-absorbable food molecules into smaller absorbable nutrients that can pass through the intestinal mucosa.

66
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Enzymes

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Act as catalysts that speed up chemical reactions.

67
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Pepsin

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Enzyme in gastric juice that breaks peptide bonds into smaller and smaller chains of amino acids.