Digestive Quiz 2 Flashcards
Small Intestine
21 ft; divisions include duodenum, jejunum, & illeum; most absorption occurs here
Duodenum
Smallest section of small intestine, where stomach empties; ulcers can form here
Jejunum
Middle section of small intestine
Illeum
Final section of small intestine, joins large intestine via ileocecal sphinter
Circular folds
Folds in mucosa to splash chyme & enhance digestion; increase surface area
Villi
Finger-like projections that contain capillaries, arteries & veins; increase surface area
Microvilli
Smaller projections of the villi to further increase surface area & absorption
Segmentation
Mechanical digestion in small intestine; concentration of chyme & juice that sloshes b/n areas of contraction of muscularis
Peristalsis
Mechanical digestion in small intestine; moves the chyme steadily through intestines
Large Intestine
Complete absorption of WATER; manufacture certain vitamins, formation & elimination of feces; mechanical digestion = mass movements
Cecum
1st part of large intestine after ileocecal sphincter; attached to appendix
Colon
Made up ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
Haustra
Pouch like divisions of colon that increase surface area
Rectum
Last part of large intestine; stores waste
Internal Anal Sphinctor
Anal Sphinctor
Involuntary; can’t control mucle
External Anal Sphinctor
Voluntary; you control muscle
Defecation
Emptying of rectum
Diarrhea
Not enough water is absorbed because chyme travels too quickly through intestine; can cause dehydration
Constipation
Feces remain in colon for too long; almost all the water is absorbed; too slow through intestine
Appendix
Unknown function; can live without
Where are most enzymes produced
- Pancreas
- Small intestine
What is the main function of the small intestine
Absorption
What type of mechanical digestion takes place in the small intestine
Segmentation- Concentration of chyme and juice that sloshes between areas of contraction of the muscularis
-Peristalsis- moves the chime steadily through intestines
What are the three parts of the small intestine
Duodendum (smallest), Jejunum (middle), Illeum (final)