Digestive System Flashcards
The pancreas has two type of secretions, what are they?
endocrine and exocrine
What does exocrine secretion do in the digestive system?
secretes digestive enzymes
What does the endocrine secretion in digestive system do?
secretes hormones
What are the two major endocrine secretions from the pancreas?
Insulin and glucagon
What does insulin do?
drops blood glucose level to normal
What does glucagon do?
rises blood glucose levels to normal
What is the pathway along digestive tract?
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Oral cavity->pharynx->esophagus->stomach->small intestine->large intestine->anus
What are the layers of the digestive tract from lumen (deep) to superficial?
Mucosa, muscularis muscosae, muscularis externa, serosa
What does the villus do?
increases surface area
What do the lacteals do?
absorbs lipids from small intestine
What innervates the submucosa?
submucosal plexus
What are the four tunics of the digestive system>
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa
What regulates the glands and smooth muscle in the mucosa?
submucosal plexus
What is the major nerves that controls GI tract mobility?
Myenteric plexus
What aids in food bolus?
tongue
What are the two sets of teeth and how many are there?
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20 deciduous teeth
32 permanete
What are the 3 sets of salivary glands?
Parotid
sublingual
submandibular
What produces hydrochloric acid?
gastric glands
What is produced by gastric glands (parietal cells)?
Intrinsic factor
Why is intrinsic factor important?
Aids in vitamin B12 absorption
What is produced by gastric glands (chief cells)?
Gastrin
Where are bile salts produced?
liver
Where is pancreatic amylase produced?
Pancreas
Where are proteases produced?
Pancreas
What are the 3 important proteases?
trypsin, chymotrysin, carboxypeptidase
What are the 3 phases of swallowing?
Voluntary phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophageal phase
What moves food through esophagus to stomach?
peristalsis