Lp 35 Flashcards
-mucosa-lined cavity
-physical & chemical digestion
Mouth
-incisors
-canine (cuspids/eye-teeth)
-premolars (bicuspids)
-molars
Teeth
-mechanical digestion
-special sense organ
Tongue
-mixing foods;food & saliva
-pushing bolus to back of mouth
-imitating swallowing
Tongue functions
Salivary glands activated by
-ingestion
-sight
-smell
-though of food
Chemical digestion begins in mouth?
Break down of carbs
-food into esophagus
-air into trachea
Pharynx
-posterior to trachea
-food to stomach
-collapsed when not in use
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Esophagus
Esophagus connected to stomach at lower?
Esophageal *sphincter
Aka Gastroesophageal/cardiac
Actively moves food along
Peristalsis
-thick muscular organ:
-mechanical digestion: forceful contractions of smooth m
-chemical digestion
Stomach
Food into stomach causes secretion of?
Enzymes & HCI into stomach lumen
HCI activates enzymes?
Activated enzymes-digestion of proteins & some lipids
Initial site of limited absorption
Stomach
Small intestine 3 sections
-duodenum
-jejunum
-ileum
Enzymatic secretion
Duodenum
-final sites of digestion
-major sites of absorption
Jejunum & ileum
Breakdown products absorbed in?
SI
Large intestine aka colon & rectum 3 segments
-ascending colon
-transverse colon
-descending colon
Wider and shorter than SI
-absorbs h2O & electrolytes
Eliminates waste
Bacteria: complete digestion & produce vit. B & K
Large intestine
-triggered by reflex
-controlled voluntarily by CNS
Large intestine defercation
-closing of glottis
-contraction of diaphragm & abdominal muscles
-levator ani
Defecation requires skeletal mm
Salivary glands 3 pairs
-parotid
-submandibular
-sublingual
-cleanses mouth
-moistens & dissolves food
-chemical digestion of carbs
Saliva Fxn
-largest gland in body
-major metabolic center
-bile production (contains bile alts that emulsify lipids
Liver
-thin-walled sac
-in shallow fossa under liver
-concentrates & stores bile
Gallbladder
Dural function:
-exocrine: production/secretion of digestive enzymes
-endocrine: production/secretion of insulin & glucagon (regulate blood sugar levels)
Pancreas
Digestive secretions from pancreas & gallbladder enter duodenum via
Common duct
-breaks food down
-mixes food w/ digestive juices
Mechanical digestion
Reduces food to absorbable nutrients
Chemical digestion
Function of smooth mm
Motility (peristalsis)
-nutrients brought into body & delivered to cells for use
Assimilation
Assimilation involves 3 processes
-absorption
-metabolic conversion
-transport
Specific enzymes break chemical bonds & reduce large molecules
Chemical enzymes
enzymes are sensitive to?
-temp
-pH
-electrolytes
Accessory glands in GI tract are exocrine?
-salivary
-pancreas
-gallbladder/ liver
Exocrine glands in stomach & intestines secrete digestive juices into
Lumen
Secretions into GI tract at
-mouth (saliva)
-stomach (gastric juice)
-duodenum (bile & pancreatic juice)
-intestine (intestinal juice)