digestive system

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digestive system

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• system of organs in the body that is responsible for the intake and processing of food and the removal of food and waste products
• ensures body has nutrients and energy to function

Question 2

gastrointestinal tact (GI)

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• included in digestive system

- consist of organs throught which food passes on its way through body

Question 3

GI tract organs:

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1. oral cavity
2. pharynx
3. esophagus
4. stomach
5. small intestines
6. large intestines

Question 4

other organs that have a role in processing food

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teeth
tongue
salivary glands
liver
gallbladder
pancreas

Question 5

the digestive system begins with?

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oral cavity aka mouth

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oral cavity aka mouth includes:

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teeth- small organs that cut and grind food
tongue- contains taste buds and moves food around the mouth
salivary glands- produce saliva

Question 7

describe teeth

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• small organs made of dentin (resembles bone)
• covered in enamel
• very hard each has own blood vessels and nerves located in matter that fills the tooth called pulp

Question 8

describe tongue

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located behind teeth

after pushing food to teeth to be cut and grinded moves food to pharynx to swallow

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salivary glands

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located around the mouth
produce saliva
3 pairs of salivary glands
produce lubricates and digest carbhydrates

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pharynx

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tube that enables the passage of food and air further into the body

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esophagus

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begins at pharynx and continues to carry food all the way to stomach

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sphincters

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2 rings of muscle in esophagus

-close at top and the bottom ends of the esophagus when food is not passing through

Question 13

when does heartburn occur?

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when the bottom sphincter cannot close entirely and allows the contents of the stomach to enter the esophagus

Question 14

the stomach

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round organ located on the left side of the body just beneath the diaphragm

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Sections of stomach ?

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o Cardia- portion that connects to the esophagus
o Fundus- portion superior (above) to the body
o Body – majority of the stomach between the greater and lesser curvature
o Pylorus – end section that empties into smaller intestine; empties through pyloric sphincter

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Functions of the stomach

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Mixing storing food- dissolving and degrading food via secretions- controlling passage of food into the small intestine.

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small intestine

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continues from stomach and takes up most of the space in the abdomen; attached to wall of abdomen; around 22 feet long

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3 parts of small intestine

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• duodenum- part that receives food and chemicals from stomach
• jejunum - continues from duodenum; where most nutrients are absorbed into the blood
• ileum- continues from jejunum; where rest of the nutrients are absorbed

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villi

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small protrusions that increase the surface area available for absorption; made of smaller microvilli

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liver

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• not part of GI tract
• performs vital role for digestion and life itself
• produces BILE- a fluid that aids in the digestion of fats
• bile is carried to gallbladder through bile ducts

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gallbladder

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small muscular pear shaped organ that stores and releases bile

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largest organ in body next to skin?

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liver

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shape and lobes of the liver/

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triangular shaped

• left lobe
• right lobe
• caudate lobe- wraps around inferior vena cava
• quadrate lobe- wraps around gallbladder

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pancreas

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• not part of GI tract
• located below to left of stomach
• secretes both enzymes that digest food and hormones insulin and glucagon which controls blood sugar levels

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pancreas known as

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heterocrine gland; means it contains both endocrine tissue and exocrine tissue

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endocrine tissue (pancreas)

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produces insulin and glucagon that move directly into the blood stream

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exocrine tissue (pancreas)

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produces digestive enzymes that pass into the small intestine

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enzymes produces by exocrine tissue include:

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• pancreatic amylase- breaks down polysaccharides
• trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase- breaks down proteins into amino acid subunits
• pancreatic lipase-breaks down fat molecules into fatty acids and monoglycerides
• ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease- digest nucleic acids

Question 29

large intestine

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• continues from the small intestine and loops around it
• no digestion; absorbs water and leftover vitamins
• carries wastes (feces) to rectum where it is stored until expelled through the anus
• also called colon