GI Tract And Urinary Tract Flashcards
Function of GI
Breaks down food
Absorb nutrients
Discards waste material
Digestive system division
Alimentary canal
Accessory organs
Alimentary canal
Oral cavity Pharynx Oesophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine
most absorption of nutrients takes place in
the small intestine
Digestion occurs in
Oral cavity
Stomach
SI
Indigestible material eliminated by
Large intestine
Accessory organs
Teeth Tongue Salivary gland Liver Pancreas Gall bladder
Layers of alimentary canal
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis externa
Serosa
Mucosa
Epthelium
Laminate propria
Muscularis mucousa
Submucosa
Glands
Nerve plexus
Blood vessels
Muscularis externa
Circular muscle to prevent backflow
Longtidunal muscle to shorten
Myenteric plexus for motility
Serosa
Alveolar CT
Epithelium
Mouth division
Oral cavity proper
Vestibule
Stratified epithelium
three pharyngeal constrictor muscles
superior
middle and
Inferior
*Skeletal muscles innervated by vagus nerve
Prevents food from going up your nose
Uvula