Gastrointestinal Disorder (Part 1) Flashcards
THE ORAL CAVITY is bounded by the
teeth, tongue, hard palate, and soft
palate
first step of digestion:
Ingestion
. MECHANICAL DIGESTION BEGINS WHEN
THE TEETH BREAK
DOWN INGESTED FOOD
BEGINS THE PROCESS OF
CHEMICAL DIGESTION
SALIVA MOISTENS FOOD
three pairs of salivary glands:
parotid,
sublingual, and submandibular
(also called the
submaxillary gland)
submandibular
e tongue manipulates the chewed food into a small mass called
a bolus,
peristaltic waves move the bolus into the
stomach
5 nerves in swallowing
5, 7, 9, 10, 12
3 stages of Swallowing
Oral (voluntary)
Pharyngeal (Involuntary)
Esophageal (LES relaxed)
Soft palate is elevated + retracted to prevent
nasopharingeal reflux
a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting
tube from the mouth to the anus
THE GI TRACT
solid organs of the digestive
system.
liver, pancreas, and
gallbladder a
3 parts of the small intestines (in order)
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
large intestine includes the
appendix, cecum,
colon, and rectum.
finger-shaped pouch attached to
the cecum.
e appendix
Bacteria in your GI tract, also called
gut flora or
microbiome,
*Parts of your _____________ and ______ also help. Working
together, nerves, hormones, bacteria, blood, and the
organs of your digestive system
nervous and circulatory
amylase
Starch to sugar
Protease
Proteins to Amino Acids
Lipase
Lipids to fatty acids + glycerol
nuclease
Nucleic acids to nucleotides
pH of Gastric Acid
1.0-3.5
mixing wave inside the stomach which force the
chyme toward and through the pyloric sphincter.
CHURNING MOTION
protein that helps your intestines absorb vitamin
B12
INTRINSIC FACTOR
GASTRIC ACID
● is made of
f HCL, Potassium Cl, Sodium Cl
from ingestion of food to terminal ileum
how many hours?
4
food to rectum? how many hours
12 hrs