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Digestive System Flashcards

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What does the GI tract do

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Moves nutrients, water and electrolytes from the external environment to the internal environment

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Function of the digestive system

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Breaks down large molecules to small, soluble molecules that can be absorbed and used by body cells

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7 activities of the digestive system

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  1. Ingestion
  2. Mastication
  3. Deglutination
  4. Digestion
  5. Absorption
  6. Peristalsis
  7. Defecation
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Ingestion

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Intake of food into the mouth

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Mastication

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Chewing food which pulverises it and mixes it w saliva

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Deglutination

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Swallowing, moving food from mouth to pharynx and to the oesophagus

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Digestion

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Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food to prepare it for absorption

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Absorption

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Passage of food molecules through mucous membrane of the small inetstine and into blood and lymph for distribution to cells

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Peristalsis

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Wavelike contractions of the smooth muscle of the intestines that move food through GI tract

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Defecation

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Discharge of indigestible waste from GI tract

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What does the food entering the digestive system pass through

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  1. Mouth
  2. Pharynx
  3. Oesophagus
  4. Stomach
  5. Small Intestine
  6. Large Intestine
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The 4 layers of the wall of the GI tract and what they are made of/ secrete

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  1. Mucosa: mucous membrane, contains glandular cells that secrete digestive enzymes and goblet cells that secrete mucous
  2. Submucosa: contains blood vessels
  3. Muscularis: a layer of circular muscle and longitudinal muscle
  4. Serosa: secretes serous fluid that keeps outer surface moist
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Mechanical digestion

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In the oral cavity as teeth crush food and in the stomach as its muscular walls churn food

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Chemical digestion (3)

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  1. HCl denatures proteins
  2. Bile salts emulsify lipids
  3. Specific enzymes hydrolysis chemical bonds
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What does saliva consist of (3)

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  1. Water
  2. Mucous
  3. Digestive enzyme salivary amylase
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What happens after the food is chewed and moistened

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The tongue forms a ball like mass called a bolus and pushes it into the upper part of the throat, the pharynx

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Where does the food go after the pharynx

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Food enters the oesophagus and moves down towards the stomach

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What regulates entry into the stomach

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The lower oesophageal sphincter

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What is secreted by the stomach

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Gastric juice is secreted by gastric glands in the stomach

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What type of digestion occurs in the stomach

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  • Chemical (gastric juices)
  • Mechanical (churning of the stomach)
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What do the specialised epithelial cells in the stomach do

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Secrete mucous to protect the stomach lining from being attacked by acid and pepsin

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4 regions of the stomach

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  1. Cardia
  2. Fundus
  3. Body
  4. Pylorus
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4 layers of the stomach wall

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  1. Mucosa
  2. Submucosa
  3. Muscularis
  4. Serosa
    (same as other 4 tunicas found in the other regions of GI tract)
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the 5 types of cells in the gastric glands and what they secrete

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  1. Goblet cells: secrete protective mucous
  2. Parietal cells: secrete HCl
  3. Chief cells: secrete pepsinogen
  4. Argentaffin cells: secrete serotonin, histamine, autocrine regulators
  5. Endocrine cells (G cells): secrete the hormone gastrin into the blood
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How does the stomach control the production of gastric juice

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A hormone, gastrin

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What happens when the chyme is ready to leave the stomach

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The gate of the small intestine, the pyloric sphincter, opens and allows limited amounts of chyme to pass

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What does the pancreas secrete (2)

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  • Pancreatic juice including enzymes
  • An alkaline solution that neutralises the acidic chyme to provide an environment where the enzymes can act
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How does the liver aid in digestion

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Aids in the digestion of lipids by secreting bile. Bile contains bile salts which emulsify lipids.

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Where does most of the digestion take place

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The small intestine

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What is the first 25cm of the S.I known as and what occurs here (3)

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The duodenum:
1. Starches and glycogen are broken down to sugars
2. Proteins are broken down to amino acids
3. Triglycerides are broken down to fatty acids and glycerol

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How are nutrients absorbed in the S.I

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  • Mucosa and submucosa of S.I thrown into folds, which are covered by projections called villi
  • The epithelial cells of the villi are covered in microvilli
  • Within each villus are a network of capillaries and a lymphatic vessel
  • Each amino acid and monosaccharide must use a carrier molecule to get into an epithelial cell of a villus
  • Once they are in the epithelial cells they eventually accumulate and move by facilitated diffusion through the base of the cell and into the blood
  • In bloodstream they are taken to the liver for processing and storage
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How are lipids absorbed

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  • After triglycerides are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol they become surrounded by bile salts called micelles
  • The shell of the bile salt is discarded and they move easily across the membrane and into the cell
  • Short chained fatty acids are absorbed directly into bloodstream
  • Longer chained fatty acids are reasembled into triglycerides by the ER and encased in a protein (particle known as a chylomicron)
  • After processing they pass out of the epithelial cell and into the lymphatic fluid
  • The chylomicrons pass through the capillaries of the liver and adipose tissue and an enzyme breaks them down to fatty acids and glycerol
  • These products diffuse from blood stream into liver and adipose tissue where they are resynthesised into triglycerides and stored for later when energy is required
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Role of large intestine (colon) (3)

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  1. Absorb sodium ions and water
  2. Eliminate wastes
  3. Provide a home for friendly bacteria

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