Digestive System Flashcards
1
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Digestive system function (8)
A
- 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
2
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Digestive system components (9)
A
- MOUTH
- ESOPHAGUS
- STOMACH
- SMALL INTESTINE
- LARGE INTESTINE
- RECTUM
- ANUS
Also Liver & Pancreas
3
Q
3 regions of the stomach
A
- Saccus Caecus
- Fundic
- Pyloric
4
Q
Parts of the small intestine (3)
A
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
5
Q
Parts of the large intestine (5)
A
- Cecum
- Large Colon
- Small Colon
- Rectum
- Anus
6
Q
Benefits of massage on digestive system (5)
A
- 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).