Digestive System Flashcards

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Functions of the digestive system

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take in food
breakdown food
absorb digested molecules
provide nutrients
eliminate wastes
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Salivary glands

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3 pairs
sublingual
Submandibular
parotoid

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3
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sublingual glands

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under tongue

smallest

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4
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submandibular glands

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under mandible

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5
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parotoid glands

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anterior to each ear

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6
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teeth

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20 baby teeth by age 2
32 adult teeth
sharp front teeth: incisor (cutting)
canine teeth
premolars (chewing and grinding)
molars (grind)
wisdom teeth
designed to be omnivorous
pulp (nerve in the center)
gomphases hold teeth in place
enamal
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7
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pharynx

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deglutition (swallowing)

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8
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esophagus

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2 sphincters

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9
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Cardiac sphincter

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lower
lets bolus into the stomach
can cause heartburn

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10
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bolus

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chewed up food you swallow

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11
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histology

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parastalsis

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parastalsis

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wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract

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13
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stomach

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pylaric sphincter
muscular bag for food storage
pH of 2
3 phases of secretion
secretes membrane
rugae: ridges that line stomach
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14
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small intestine

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small in diameter
18 feet long
fats begin
ridges called villa (lots of surface area to help absorb)
duodenum (1st 10 inches)
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15
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large intetsines

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4-4.5 feet in an adult

reabsorb water

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16
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poop

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3/4 water
1/4 solid (bacteria, siber, waste)
color: bilrubin and bile
smell: bacteria breaking down waste
caliform count: used to check water
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17
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disorders of digestive system

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polyps
diarhhea
constipation

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polyps

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growth in epitlelial lining

benign or cancerous

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diarhhea

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increased perstalsis 
water not absorbed 
dehydration
disrupts salt balance
rids body of organisms
20
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constipation

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decreased peristalsis

leads to hemorrhoids

21
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accessory organs

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pancreas
liver
gall bladder

22
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pancreas

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endocrine (releases stuff into blood)

exocrine (ducts)

23
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liver

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produces bile 
can repair itself
4 lobes
stores nutrients
detoxifies
synthesize new things
24
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gallbladder

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a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

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digetsive enzymes
salivary amylase pepsin HClH tripepsin
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saivary amylase
breaks down carbs
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pepsin
attacks protein
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HCl
attacks connective tissue
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tripepsin
pH 7 | digests protein in small intestine
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eating disorders
bulimia anorexia obesity
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mouth
Food enters the alimentary canal thourgh this, where it is chewed, manipulated by the tongue, and moistened with saliva
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horomones of digetsive system
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nutrients
chemical taken into the body used to produce energy
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vitamins
organic substances | essential to normal metabolism
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wall of digetsive tract
1. Mucosa 2. Submucosa 3. Muscularis 4. Serosa
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cecum
first part of the large intestine where appendix is attached
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ascending colon
the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
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transverse colon
extends across the abdomen to the descending colon
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descending colon
portion of the colon that extends downward from the transverse colon
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sigmoid colon
an S-shaped structure that continues from the descending colon above and joins with the anal canal below