Lesson 8 - Digestive System Flashcards
what do digestive organs do? (4)
ingest, digest, absorb food, and eliminate waste
how is food physically broken down?
chewing - mastication
how is food chemically broken down?
enzymatic hydrolysis
two main groups in the digestive system
- alimentary canal/gastrointestinal (GI) tract
- accessory digestive organs
alimentary canal/gastrointestinal (GI) tract consists of…(6)
- mouth
- pharynx
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestine
accessory digestive organs consists of…(5)
- teeth
- salivary glands
- gallbladder
- liver
- pancreas
the alimentary canal consists of _____ tunics or layers
four
four tunics of the alimentary canal
- mucosa (mucous membrane)
- submucosa
- muscularis externa
- serosa
where is the mucosa of the digestive tract found?
it lines the canal lumen
what functions does the mucosa perform? (5)
secretes: enzymes, mucus, hormones
absorbs: digestive foods
protects against bacteria
components of the mucus membrane (3)
- surface epithelium
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosae
the lamina propria is composed of…
areolar connective tissue
the muscularis mucosae is composed of…
smooth muscle (layers)
what is the submucosa composed of?
dense connective tissue
what structures can be found in the submucosa? (4)
- blood vessels
- lymphatic vessels
- lymph nodules
- intrinsic nerve fibers
submucosal plexus
intrinsic nerve fibers found in the submucosal layer of the digestive system
muscularis externa
a major regulatory of GI motility
the muscularis externa contains this nerve plexus
myenteric nerve plexus
the two layers of the muscularis externa
- circular muscle
- longitudinal muscle
serosa function
reduces friction
intrinsic nerve plexuses (2)
- myenteric nerve plexus
- submucosal nerve plexus
what is the outermost serosa layer in the abdominopelvic cavity?
visceral peritoneum
what is the visceral peritoneum replaced with outside the abdominopelvic cavity?
the adventitia
what is the function of the adventitia?
used to anchor organs to the surrounding tissue
function of the mouth/oral cavity
breaks down food by mastication and chemical secretions from the salivary glands
what do the salivary glands secrete?
salivary amylase
pharynx
connects the oral cavity to the esophagus
the pharynx consists of…(2)
inner longitudinal muscles and outer circular constrictor layer
where is the nasopharynx?
behind the nasal cavity
where is the oropharynx?
behind the oral cavity
where is the laryngopharynx?
spanning the epiglottis to the larynx
esophagus
extends from the pharynx through the diaphragm to the stomach
describe how the composition of the esophagus changes as you move towards the stomach.
consists of skeletal muscle at the superior end, and smooth muscles at the area closer to the stomach
gastroesophageal sphincter
controls food passage into the stomach from the esophagus
what is the site of food breakdown?
the stomach
gastric glands are composed of what cell type?
parietal and chief cells
what do parietal cells secrete?
HCL (hydrochloric acid)
what do chief cells secrete?
pepsinogen
pepsinogen
a hydrolytic enzyme
three muscular layers of the stomach
- longitudinal
- circular
- oblique
muscles
three things gastric glands secrete
- HCL
- pepsinogen
- mucus
why do gastric glands secrete mucus?
to protect the stomach from the HCl
four regions of the stomach
- cardiac region
- fundus
- body
- pyloric region
stomach: cardiac region
where food enters the stomach
stomach: fundus
superolateral to cardiac region
stomach: body
mid portion of the stomach
stomach: pyloric region
regulates food entry into the small intestine with the pyloric sphincter
what region of the stomach has the most digestion?
the pyloric region
where does the small intestine span? (2)
from the PYLORIC SPHINCTER to the ILEOCECAL VALVE
what is the small intestine anchored by?
mesentery
mesentery
double layered peritoneum
what are the aggregated lymphoid nodules within the small intestine?
Peyer’s patches
three subdivisions of the small intestine
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
small intestine: duodenum (2)
- extends from the pyloric sphincter to jejunum
- located around the head region of the pancreas
small intestine: jejunum
in the umbilical region, joins the duodenum to the ileum
small intestine: ileum
terminal portion, joins the large intestine at the ileocecal valve
the small intestine contains enzymes from these three locations
- columnar epithelial cells
- pancreas
- liver
columnar epithelial cells secrete…
brush border hydrolytic enzymes
what do the brush border hydrolytic enzymes of the small intestine do?
completes digestion of materials in the small intestine
the pancreas secretes enzymes into the small intestine via the _____ _____
pancreatic duct
pancreatic duct
transports enzymes into the duodenum
the liver secretes enzymes into the small intestine via the _____ _____
bile duct
bile duct
transports bile from the liver to the duodenum
nearly all nutrient absorptions occurs where?
the small intestine
structural features of the small intestine to enhance absorption (3)
- plicae circulares
- villi
- microvilli
small intestine: plicae circulares
deep folds in the mucosa and submucosa that help mix chyme
small intestine: villi
fingerlike projections of mucosa tunic
small intestine: microvilli
minute projections of the plasma membrane of columnar epithelial cells of the cells of mucosa
where does the large intestine span? (2)
from the ileocecal valve to the anus
teniae coli
three longitudinal muscle bands of the large intestine
what does the teniae coli cause in the large intestine?
pocket formations or haustra in the lumen
what is the major function of the large intestine?
to propel waste to the anus
the large intestine reabsorbs _____
water
the large intestine produces vitamins _____ and ____
B and K, from bacteria