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Digestive System 2 Flashcards

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3 pairs of salivary glands

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Parotid- below ear
Submandibular- lower edge of mandible
Sublingual- floor of mouth

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The 3 phases of digestion

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Cephalic
Gastric
Intestinal

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3 stages of swallowing

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Voluntary
Pharyngeal (involuntary)
Esophageal

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Functions of stomach

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  • Mixing and holding area for food
  • Begins digestion of proteins
  • Continues carb digestion
  • Converts bolus into liquid chyme
  • Also absorbs some substances
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Gastric digestion (mechanical)

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Propulsion
Emptying
Retropulsion

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Explain the term peristalsis

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Contraction and relaxation of smooth muscles which propels contents through the digestive tract. It is wave contraction of longitudinal and circular muscles preceded by wave relaxation of these muscles.

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Why does the anal cavity have a different kind of epithelium?

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Stratified squamous epithelium is necessary to provide protection due to moving parts causing friction during defacation

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