Digestion Flashcards
Name the 5 types of Digestion
- Ingestion
- Mechanical Digestion
- Propulsion
- Chemical Digestion
- Absorption
What 4 structures make up the GI tract?
- Mouth
- Stomach
- Esophagus
- Intestines
Name 3 accessory organs of the digestive system
- Teeth
- Liver
- Pancreas
What 3 structures are located in the small intestines made?
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
What are the 4 layers of the Intestines?
- Mucosa
- Sub mucosa
- Muscularis Externa
- Serosa
What makes up the SURFACE AREA of the small intestines? And what are each of their functions
- Circular Folds- slows down the process of food; spiral motion
- Goblet Cells- produces mucus
- Lacteals - lymphatic capillaries
What are the 2 main functions of the small intestines?
- Nutrient Absorption
- Increase surface area
What 3 structural changes increase the surface area of the small intestines?
- Circular folds
- Villi
- Microvilli
Name 2 of the cells in the stomach , what they produce, and where they’re located
- Parietal cells- produces HCl
- Chief cells- produces pepsinogen
BOTH LOCATED IN THE GASTRIC GLAND
Name the 3 kinds of teeth you have as a BABY
- Incisors
- Canine
- Molars
Name the 5 types of teeth you has as an ADULT
- Incisors
- Canine
- Premolars
- Molars
- Wisdom Teeth
Which teeth do you have as an adult BUT NOT a baby
- Premolars
- Wisdom Teeth
What are the 3 types of salivary glands?
- Parotid
- Submandibular
- Sublingual
What does saliva consist of?
Mucin and serous fluid which contain AMYLASE, an enzyme that digests carbohydrates/starches
What are the 4 main lobes of the liver?
- Left
- Right
- Caudate
- Quadrate
What does the Liver produce? And what is the function of the thing it produces?
Produces Bile; Bile is an EMULSIFIER
What can result in a blockage of a bile duct?
Jaundice
