Digestive System Flashcards
A continuous tube that begins in the mouth and ends in the anus.
Digestive System
Other term for Digestive System?
Alimentary Canal or Gastrointestinal Tract
Used for breaking down food into nutrients which is then passed through the circulatory system and is taken to where they are needed in the body
Digestive System
What are the functions of the digestive system?
- Ingest Food
- Breakdown food into nutrient molecules
- Absorb molecules into the bloodstream
- Elimination of solidwastes
What are the four stages of food processing?
- Ingestion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Egestion
What are the parts of the digestive system?
- Mouth
- Salivary glands
- Teeth
- Tongue
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Large Intestine
- Rectum & Anus
What does the tongue contain that breaks down food with starch?
Amylase
This part of your mouth produces saliva
Salivary Glands
What are the three parts of the salivary glands?
- Parotid
- Sublingual
- Submandibular
This is used for mastication (Chewing, grinding of food)
Teeth
Food that is broken apart and mixed with saliva
Bolus
What are the four types of teeth?
- INCISORS - Biting and Cutting
- CANINE - Grasping and Tearing
- PRE-MOLAR - Grinding and Crushing
- MOLAR - Grinding and Crushing
These are a group of muscles covered with mucous membrane.
Tongue
Raised areas or bumps seen in the
surface of the tongue, used to grip the food
and contains the ‘taste buds’
Papillae
What are the types of Papillae?
- FUNGIFORM - Large ones located in front
of the tongue - FILIFORM - Smaller ones seen in the front
- VALLATE - Large ones at the back, mostly
only 8 to 10 are seen
What are the five tastes?
- Sweet
- Salty
- Sour
- Bitter
- Umami
The bolus is passed to the ___, and the ____ makes sure that the bolus passes down to the ___.
pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus
The muscular tube wherein food passes from the
MOUTH to the STOMACH.
Esophagus
Opening of the esophagus lies next to the opening of the ____
Trachea
This is also known as the windpipe
Trachea
Wave of muscular contractions that push the bolus down towards the stomach.
Peristalsis
The food is then moved down from the ____ towards the stomach by wavelike muscular contractions called peristalsis.
Upper Esophageal Sphincter
a muscle valve that permits the passage of food and at the same time keeps stomach acid out of the esophagus.
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
A big muscular pouch, expandable organ.
Stomach
Upper portion of the stomach
Fundus
Lower portion of the stomach
Antrum