Lab 6 (320) Flashcards
What word means to squeeze or clamp?
Ligation
What are the two main groups of the digestive system?
The alimentary canal and the accessory digestive organs
The _________ ______ or GI tract is one long muscular, hollow tube that extends from mouth to the anus
Alimentary canal
What is the path of food as it is broken down into smaller pieces that can be absorbed through the lining in the alimentary canal?
Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, and small and large intestines
What are the accessory digestive organs?
Teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, and pancreas
What are the five main processes of digestion?
Ingestion, propulsion, mechanical and enzymatic digestion, absorption, and elimination
(I Propose More Easy Days And Eggs)
Where do mechanical and enzymatic digestion begin?
In the Mouth
What carbohydrate metabolizing enzyme is produced in the mouth in addition to saliva?
Amylase
What does the Hepatic Portal Vein do?
Brings blood through the liver from digestive organs, out of the liver, to the Inferior Vena Cava
What organ has these characteristics?
- filter/enzyme factory
- breaks down stuff like alcohol and medication
- transforms fructose, galactose, and other sugars into glucose
- gets majority of oxygen from the Hepatic Portal Vein
the Liver
Where are the ovarian arteries located?
Just below the kidney in the abdominal cavity
Why do testes start in the abdominal cavity and then descend?
Because they have an optimal temp of about 95 degrees F instead of the body’s temp of 98.5 degrees F
Testes and ovaries are considered to be…?
Homologous
The gonadal artery is different between males and females. What are they in each one?
Female: ovarian
Male: Internal spermatic artery
Most visceral organs like the heart have what origin?
Mesoderm
