DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
Intake of food
Ingestion
Process by which the teeth CHEE food to begun process of Digestion
Mastification
it is the movement of food from one end of the digestive tract to the other
Propulsion
It is the movement of food back and forth of the digestive tract, without forwatd movement
Mixing
Release of water, acid, and enzymes into the GI tract to support digestion
Secretion
Process of breaking down ingested food unto small molecules that can be used by body cells
digestion
the movement of the products of digestion from the lumen of the GI tract to the bloodstream
Absorption
process of elimination of feces from the GI tract
elimination
4 major layers
Mucosa, Submucosa, Muscularis, Serosa
Inner most layer
Mucosa
Aka mucose membrane
mucosa
Sublayer of Mucosa
Epithelium Lamina Propria and Muscularis Mucose
Second layer
- contains nerves
- thick layer
- loose connective tissue
- blood vessel
- small glands
Submucosa
controls the secretion of glands in the digestive tract
Submucosa
muscularis