Lecture 5 - Digestive system I Flashcards
the digestive system consists of
the alimentary canal
and associated or accessory digestive organs
AKA gastrointestinal track - consists of the mouth, most of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine
the alimentary canal
consists of the tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder
assocaited/accessory digestive organs
these organs come in direct contact with food and help to physically break it down
tongue, teeth
these organs produce or store secretions that will reach the digestive tract via ducts;never come in contact with food directly, secretions for chemical breakdown of food
salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gallbladder
a continuous hollow tube that varies in diameter from mouth to anus, about 9 meters or 30 feet in cadaver but shorter in living people
alimentary canal
things in stomach and alimentary canal are inside or outside of the body
outside - have to cross epithelial lining to be considered inside of the body
bringing in of food/liquid inside the mouth
ingestion
glands and cells of the GI tract ____ about 7 liters of water, HCL,etc.
secretion
moving food from one place to another, and helping physcially break down of food
mixing and propulsion
the physcial breakdown of food from large pieces to smaller, creates surface area
mechanical digestion
bonds are broken and enzymes are used to break down macromolecules to micromolecules
chemical digestion
moving broken down macromolecules across epithelium lining into the body
absorption
90% of absorption takes place ____
10% takes place
small intestine
large intestine/stomach
waste products and getting rid of undigested food
defecation of feces
GI tract selective against things crossing epithelium lining
barrier
Processes of GI tract- first line of defense
immunologic protection
also referred to as the oral or buccal cavity, is bound by the cheeks, hard and soft palates, tongue, and floor
the mouth
are fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth and contain the orbicularis oris muscle
lips or labia
the____ are the location of a mucocutaneous junction
lips
The oral cavity opens into the oropharynx through an opening called the
fauces
part of the oral cavity; between the lips and teeth and between the cheeks and teeth.
vestibule
part of the oral cavity; superior border is the hard and soft palates; inferior border is the tongue and floor of the mouth; the posterior border in the entrance into the oropharynx; all other borders are the teeth
oral cavity proper
99.5% water and 0.5% solutes
average secretion of 1000ml/day to 1500ml/day
saliva