Digestive System Flashcards

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Digestive system function (8)

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  • Grasping and chewing food
  • Creating saliva
  • Drinking water
  • Swallowing food and water
  • Digesting food
  • Absorbing nutrients
  • Maintaining the proper balance of fluids and electrolytes (salts) in the body
  • Eliminating waste products
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Digestive system components (9)

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  • MOUTH
  • ESOPHAGUS
  • STOMACH
  • SMALL INTESTINE
  • LARGE INTESTINE
  • RECTUM
  • ANUS

Also Liver & Pancreas

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3 regions of the stomach

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  • Saccus Caecus
  • Fundic
  • Pyloric
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Parts of the small intestine (3)

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  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
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Parts of the large intestine (5)

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  • Cecum
  • Large Colon
  • Small Colon
  • Rectum
  • Anus
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Benefits of massage on digestive system (5)

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  • help in the reflex stimulation of peristalsis (the series of muscle contractions that occur in the digestive tract).
  • stimulate the parasympathetic state, which stimulates digestive tract activity (Rest and Digest).
  • decreases muscle tension related to the lower thoracic and lumbar spine which helps to facilitate nerve feed to the various digestive organs.
  • promotes evacuation of the colon.
  • can help to relieve intestinal gas and colic. (*serious colic symptoms should always include care by a veterinarian).
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