Digestive and Urinary Systems Flashcards
Layers of the Tube
- Serosa
- Muscularis Externa
- Submucosa
- Mucosa
What is it Made of?
Serosa
Loose Connective Tissue (Superficial)
What is it Made of?
Muscularis Externa
2 Layers of smooth muscle (Longitudal and Circular)
Stomach has 3
What is it Made of?
Submucosa
Loose connective; contains blood, lymph, and nerves
What is it Made of?
Mucosa
Mostly Simple Columnar Epithelium
Secretes enzymes, mucus, and hormones
Absorbs Nutrients
Oral Cavity
From mouth to end of the soft palate
Mouth - The opening
Oropharynx
Uvula to tip of epiglottis
Esophagus
25 cm Long
Movement is by peristalsis
Peristalsis
Coordinated, sequential muscle contractions that move substances through a tube
2 types of digestion in the stomach
Mechanical and Chemical
Mechanical Digestion
Physically smashing the food into smaller bits
Chemical digestion
Chemical Breakdown of food
3 Muscle layers of the stomach
Longitudinal, circular, and oblique
How does the stomach help with
Essential Life Function
Produces Intrinsic Factor
Needed for B12 absorbtion and Hematopoiesis
Rugae
Folds lining the inside of the stomach
Comprised of mucosa and submucosa layers
Allows for expansion and increased surface area
2 Waves of the stomach
Mixing and Peristaltic Waves
Mixing Waves
Begins contraction in middle of body and extends toward both opening with sphincters closed
Peristaltic Waves
Begin at cardiac sphincter and continue toward pyloric sphincter to push food out
Digestive Tract vs. G.I. Tract (Gastrointestinal Tract)
The digestive tract begins at the mouth and ends at the anus.
The G.I. Tract begins at the stomach and ends at the anus
Small intestine
Primarily Absorbs Nutrients
Total length is about 6 meters
Three secitons of the small intestine
Duodenum - 25 cm
Jejunum - 2.5 m
Ileum - 3.5 m
Ileocecal Junction/Valve
Where the small intestine meets the large intestine
Large Intestine
Primary function is absorbtion of H2O
Total length is about 1.8 Meters
6 Parts of the large intestine
Cecum
Ascending Colon
Transverse Colon
Descending Colon
Sigmoid Colon
Rectum