Digestive System 10% Flashcards
60-70% saliva produced by
submandibular gland
20-30% of saliva produced by
parotid gland
double fold peritoneum transmits vessels, nerves and lymph tissue
mesenteries
left lobe of liver to diaphragm
falciform
falciform ligament contains
periumbilical vein and ligamentum teres hepatis
right lobe of liver to diaphragm
coronary ligament
lies in liver fissure (remnant of ductus venosus)
ligamentum venosum
extends from liver to lesser curvature of stomach
lesser omentum
extends from greater curve over abdominal viscera
greater omentum
structures of stomach
cardia, fundus, body and pylorus
mucous lining with many folds
rugae
parietal aka oxyntic cells secrete
HCl and IF
chief aka zymogenic cells secrete
pepsinogen
cells which stimulate hunger
grehlin
increase SA for absorption of SI
brush border
fold of SI
plicae circulare
epithelial cells of SI make
CCK
blind pouch of LI
cecum
hollow; part of LI
appendix
ascending, TV, descending and sigmoid
colon
columns of morgagni for
expansion
largest visceral organ and largest gland in the body
liver
falciform ligament contains
round ligament aka ligamentum teres (anterior aspect)
anterior and posterior segments; lobe of liver
right love
divided into caudate and quadrate lobes
left lobe of liver
liver produces
bile, RBCs in fetus
filters and detoxifies blood, protein synthesis, stores - glycogen, vitamins, iron and copper
liver function
contracts to expel bile
gallbladder
bile secreted when stimulation from
CCK
bile emulsifies
fat
retroperitoneal list (D CUPS DAKRI)
duodenum, ascending colon, ureters, pancreas, suprarenals, descending colon, aorta, kidneys, rectum, inferior vena cava
