Exam 2 - Digestive system - organs Flashcards
which abdominal quadrant is the stomach in?
ULQ
which part of the body starts carb digestion?
mouth - salivary glands
which part of the body starts protein digestion?
stomach
what four things does the stomach absorb?
(the bar)
Water
Salts
Alcohol
Lipid-soluble drugs
these three organs add ingredients to the mix when the chyme enters the duodenum
pancreas, liver and gallbladder
what part of the body starts fat absorption
small intestine
what are the three sections of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
this part of the small intestine connects to the stomach
duodenum
middle part of SI, wider than the end
jejunum
ending and longest part of SI
ileum
these are made of simple columnal epithelium and help the SI to digest by increasing surface area
villi
This sphincter connects small to large intestine
ileocecal
What is the function of the large intestine?
pushes chyme to rectum, absorbs a few things
These bacteria in the LI synthesize vitamins
intestinal flora
What 3 things can the large intestine absorb?
vitamins
water
electrolytes
where does the large intestine start and where does it go?
LRQ, up, across and down like a boa
four sections of large intestine
- cecum
- colon
- rectum
- anal canal
this is the first part of the large intestine; it points down and is made of lymphatic tissue
cecum
most of the large intestine
colon
the s-shaped tail of the colon
sigmoid
penultimate part of large intestine, right by sacrum
rectum
last part of large intestine
anal canal
3 bands of muscular fibers in the large intestine are collectively called
teniae coli
pouch-like structures in LI
haustra
what quadrant is the liver in?
URQ
this part of the digestive system converts excess carbs into fat
liver
this sphincter controls release from bile and pancreatic juice into SI
hepatopancreatic
what type of cells make up pancreatic juice?
pancreatic acinar
what is the main function of the pancreas in digestion?
secreting digestive juice
when acid enters the small intestine, gastric juice release is ______
inhibited