Digestive System Flashcards
what are the 7 parts of the gastrointestinal tract (in order)
- mouth
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestin e
- caecum
- rectum
what does the GI tract refer to
the digestive tract
what does the digestive system refer to
digestive system refers to the GI tract and associated organs (liver, pancreas, gallbladder)
what is solubility
determining whether something is soluble within the aqueous environment of the digestive tract
what is digestibility
determining whether the host organism has the enzymes necessary to digest CHO
what is fermentability
determining whether gut bacteria has the enzymes necessary to break down CHO
what are the example organisms that dont have a caecum
human, pig, cat, dog
what are the key features of a simple system w/o a caecum?
- monogastric
- non-functional caecum
- suited for a dense, low fibre diet
how long is the human gut?
16 feet
what digestive process occurs within the oral cavity?
- food is chewed
- food is mixed with saliva
what digestive processes occur in the stomach
- food becomes chyme
- gastric glands secrete gastric juice (h2O, electrolytes, HCL, enzymes)
what is the gastric juice made of
water, electrolytes, HCL, and enzymes
what are the four regions of the stomach
cardia, funds, body, antrum
what is the volume of the stomach
empty: 50mL
full: 1.5L
what is the pH of the stomach
2
what digestive processes occur in the small intestine?
- main site for nutrient digestion and absorption
- chyme acidity is neutralized by pancreatic juice
- food is digested by pancreatic juice and bile acids
what is pancreatic juice
bicarbonate
what are the three parts of the small intestine?
duodenum
jejunum
ileum
what is the surface area of the small intestine
30m2
within the small intestine, what is the intestinal motility controlled by
intestinal motility is controlled by longitudinal and circular muscles
what digestive processes occur in the large intestine
- site of fermentation
- production of short chair fatty acids (volatile fatty acids)
- site for water absorption
what gives the small intestine such a large surface area
- kerckring folds
- vili (and crypts)
- microvilli