Digestive System Flashcards
Transfer of food into circulation so that it can be absorbed
Absorption
Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
Digestion
What are the layers of the elementary canal from inside to out?
Mucous membrane
Submucosa
Smooth muscle
Serous membrane
Lines the parts of bodies that is open the outside
Mucous membrane
Rich in blood supply, lymph vessels, and nerve fibers
Submucosa
The layer of the alimentary canal that does peristalsis
Smooth muscle
Outermost membrane; peritoneal
Serous membrane
Swallowing of bolus
Deglution
Aids in the breakdown/digestion of food
Production of bile
Glycogen storage, detoxication, recycling, synthesis of urea, formation of blood plasma proteins
Liver
Produces digestive enzymes
Pancreas
Initial digestible carbohydrates
Mouth
How many baby teeth are there? Adult teeth?
20
32
Food that is mixed with saliva
Bolus
Covers opening of larynx
Epiglottis
Point at which the esophagus passes through diaphragm
Esophageal hiatus
What is the function of the stomach?
Further digestion
What are the gastric juices of the stomach?
Hydrochloric & pepsin
Semi liquid mixture of gastric juices and food that leaves the stomach into the small intestine
Chyme
What is the function of the large intestine?
Secrete large quantities of mucus, reabsorbs water, storage of undigested food, forms undigested food into feces
Elimination of feces
Defecation
Another name for tooth decay
Dental caries
A bacterium associated with the development of stomach or peptic ulcers
Helicobacter pylori
The pituitary gland is also called
Hypophysis
