Prelim | Digestive System Flashcards
Main functions of the digestive system
- Ingestion
- Secretion
- Mixing and propulsion
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Defacation
Process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body
Ingestion
Each day, cells within the walls of the GI tract and accessory digestive organs secrete a total of about —
7 liters
Alternating contractions and relaxations of smooth muscle to move food toward the anus
Propulsion
Another term for “churning”
Mixing
Process of breaking down ingested food into small molecules that can be used by body cells
Digestion
2 types of digestion
Chemical and Mechanical DIgestion
Eliminated material
Feces/ stool
Divisions/ Groups of the Digestive System
GI Tract/ Alimentary Canal
Accessory Digestive Organs
Composition of Alimentary Canal
Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestines
Large intestines
Rectum
Composition of Accessory Digestive Organs
Teeth
Tongue
Salivary glands
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
“Alimentary” meaning
Nourishment
Layers of the GI Tract
- Mucosa
a. Epithelium
b. Lamina Propria
c. Muscularis Mucosae - Submucosa
- Muscularis
- Serosa
Inner lining of the GI tract
Mucosa
Layer of the GI tract closest to the lumen
Mucosa
Outermost layer of the GI tract
Serosa
Epithelium found in the MOUTH, PHARYNX, ESOPHAGUS, and ANAL CANAL and its function
Non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Protection
Epithelium found in the STOMACH and INTESTINES, and its function
Simple columnar epithelium
Secretion and absorption; restricts leakage between cells
The epithelium in the mucosa has these cells
EXOCRINE and ENDOCRINE cells
Exocrine vs Endocrine cells in terms of what they secrete
Exocrine cells: Mucus and fluid
Endocrine cells: Hormones
Several types of endocrine cells are collectively called —
Enteroendocrine cells
Functions in modulation of food intake and regulation of the release of insulin
Hormones
Hormones produced by the endocrine cells
- Cholecystokinin (CCK)
- Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1)
- Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP)
- Somatostatin