Chapter 8: Anatomy of the Digestive System Flashcards
What is the gastrointestinal system?
Combination of the accessory organs and the digestive tract; 30 feet of a continuous muscular tube called the gut, alimentary canal, or gastrointestinal tract between the mouth and anus
What are the organs of the digestive system?
Oral cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Colon
Rectum
Anus
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Salivary glands
What are accessory organs?
Organs that are not part of the continuous alimentary canal but are in the digestion process/ They are connected to the gut by a duct.
What are the three main functions of the digestive system?
Digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste
What is digestion?
Breaking down large food particles into nutrients that can be absorbed by the system. Nutrients are used for the growth and repair of organs and tissues. Food that cannot be used by the body becomes solid waste.
What are the parts of the oral cavity?
Teeth, tongue, saliva, taste buds, palate, uvula, cheeks, lips, and gingiva (gums)
Teeth
mechanically breaks up the food
Tongue
moves food around the mouth and mixes it with saliva
Saliva
has digestive enzymes that breaks down carbohydrates and has lubricants that make it easier to swallow
Taste buds
on the surface of the tongue; differentiates between different flavors
What is the palate
: roof of the oral cavity
What are the two palates and what are they?
Hard palate: bony anterior portion
Soft palate: flexible posterior portion
Uvula
hangs from the soft palate. Involved in speech production and the location of gag reflex
What is the gag reflex?
stimulated when food enters the throat without swallowing
What would happen if food enters the throat without swallowing?
the epiglottis would not cover the larynx to prevent food from entering- epiglottis is triggered by swallowing
Cheeks
lateral walls of the oral cavity
Lips
anterior opening to the mouth
Gingiva (gums)
mucuous membrane combined with connective tissue to cover the jaw bone & seal off teeth in their sockets
What are the 4 types of teeth?
Cuspids (canines) & Incisors and Biscuspids (premolars) & molars:
Cuspids (canines) & Incisors:
: teeth in the front of the mouth that bite, tear, or cut food into small pieces
Bicuspids (premolars) & molars:
posterior teeth grind and crush food into fine pieces.
What are the two parts of a tooth?
crown and root
Crown
part of the tooth visible above the gum line
Enamel
covers the crown; the hardest substance in the body
Dentin
makes up the main bulk of the tooth
Pulp cavity
hollow interior of the tooth
Root
in the bony socket of the jaw; held by cementum and periodontal ligaments
Root canal:
hollow interior in the root
What are the pulp cavity and root composed of?
soft tissue that contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels
What are the parts of a crown?
enamel, dentin, and pulp cavity
What are the parts of a root?
Root canal
True or False: Humans has two sets of teeth as they age
True: deciduous teeth- baby teeth and get replaced by adult teeth
Deciduous teeth:
baby teeth; 20 teeth that erupt between the ages of six and 28 months; they fall out at 6 and get replaced by 32 teeth- process continues until 18-20