Digestive Part 2 Flashcards
Name the sections of small intestine
Duodenum jejuneum ileum
Duodenum
Attached to the stomach
Curves around the head of the pancreas
Jejunum
Attaches anterior my to the duodenum
Illeum
Extends from the jejunum to large intestine
What substance enters the small intestine from the gall bladder
Enzymes mixed with chyme
Bike from the gall bladder
Villi
Fingerlike give small intestine more surface area
Microvilli
Small projections of the plasma membrane
Lacteals
Specialized lymphatic capillaries
Structures involved in absorption of nutrients
Absorptive cells
Blood capillaries
Lacteals
Large intestine
Frames the internal abdomen
Larger in diameter but shorter than small intestine
Cecum
Saclike first part of the large intestine
Appendix
Lymphatic tissue that sometimes becomes inflamed
Hangs from cecum
Colon
Ascending
Transverse
Descending
S shaped
Rectum and anus
External body opening
Salivary glands
Saliva producing glands
Saliva
Mix of mucus and serous fluids
Dissolves chemicals so they can be tasted
Mastication
Chew
Pancreas
Produces a wide spectrum of digestive enzymes that break down all categories of food
Gall bladder
Stores bile from the liver by way of the cystic duct
Ingestion
Getting food into mouth