Digestive lec 2 Flashcards
Oral cavity teeth
20 deciduous teeth (baby teeth 6-24m)
32 permanent teeth
Incisors
chisel shaped for chopping
Canines
fang like for rending flesh
Premolars and Molars
grinding and crushing
Crown
exposed portion of tooth above the gum (gingiva)
Root
Embedded within bone of mandible and maxilla
Salivary amylase
chemical digestion of starches
Tongue
Intrinsic muscle change shape
Extrinsic muscle change position
aids in formation of bolus
involved in swallowing, speech, and taste
Esophagus
tube from laryngopharynx to stomach
lined with stratified squamous epithelium
2 phases of Deglutition
Buccal- voluntary contraction of tongue
Pharyngeal-esophageal- skeletal and smooth muscle contraction
Goblet Cells
secrete mucus
Parietal Cells
secrets HCI and intrinsic factor
pepsin
enzyme that chemically digest protiens
Intrinsic factor
B12 absorption in small intestine
Enteroendocrine Cells
secrete gastrin (hormone)