Digestive System Flashcards
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What are the 3 processes of digestion?
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- Mechanical digestion
- Chemical digestion
- Absorption
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What are the 2 orgainizational parts to the digestive system?
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- Alimentary Canal - mouth through anus
- Accessory organs - organs that secrete into the Alimentary canal
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Name the 4 layers of the GI Tract wall:
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- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscularis Externa
- Serosa
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Name the 3 layers within the Mucosa:
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- Epithelium
- Lamina propria
- Muscularis mucosa
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Name 4 things / structures that the Submucosa contains:
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- blood
- nerves
- glands
- lymph nodes
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Name the two smooth muscle layers in found in the Muscularis Externa:
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- Circular layer
- Longitudinal Layer
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Name the two serous membranes that cover and connect the organs:
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- Parietal peritoneum
- Viseral peritoneum
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Name the function of the Greater Omentum.
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Connects the stomach to the transverse colon
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Name the function of the Lesser Omentum.
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Connects the small intestine to the posterior body wall
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Name the function of the Transverse Mesocolon.
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Connects the transverse colon to the body wall.
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Name 2 function of the mouth:
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- mechanical digestion
- chemical dgestion