Digestive system Flashcards
what are the two main groups of digestive system organs
Alimentary canal
Accessory digestive organs
which of these is not a part of the alimentary canal:
mouth
intestine
pancreas
esophagus
Pancreas
What are the organs associated with the alimentary canal
Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small/large intestine
what the name for the group of digestive organs thats a continuous long tube
Alimentary canal
What do the accessory digestive organs consist of
Teeth
Tongue
Gallbladder
Salivary glands
Liver
Pancreas
Describe the visceral peritoneum
Covers external surfaces of digestive organs
Describe the parietal peritoneum
Lines walls of abdominopelvic cavity
What is the name of the slitlike space between the visceral and parietal perionea
Peritoneal cavity
What is a mesentery
a structure suspending most digestive organs from the body wall
What is a retroperitoneal organ
An organ that loses its mesentery during development
What is the word for an organ that loses its mesentery during development
Retroperitoneal
Name two examples of retroperitoneal organs
Duodenum
Pancreas
What is peritonitis
Inflammation of the peritoneal cavity
How does peritonitis occur
Bacteria being introduced into the peritoneal cavity through a variety of way
Hepatic arteries serve what organ
Liver
Gastric arteries serve what organ
Stomach
Splenic arteries serve what organ
Spleen
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries serve what organ(s)
Small and large intestine
How much of the CO do the hepatic, gastric, splenic and mesenteric arteries receive
about 1/4
Venous return from the digestive system is indirect via _______
the hepatic portal circulation
In the hepatic portal system, where does venous blood exit via
Hepatic veins
What are the 4 typical layers of the GI tract
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis externa
Serosa
What are the three layers of the Mucosa
Surface epithelium
Lamina propria
Muscularis mucosae
What layer of mucosa has goblet cells
Surface epithelium
What kind of cells are present in the surface epithelium of the mucosa
Columnar