The Digestive System Flashcards
Ingestion
Eating
Mechanical processing
Chewing
Digestion
Chemical reaction involving enzymes
Secretion
Enzymes
Putting things in that are useful to digestive process
Excretion
Through the liver
Gets rid of toxins
Absorption
Bring nutrients into blood stream
Compaction
Things you don’t absorb
Pressed together
Diarrhea
Peristalsis
Wave like contraction, propels things
Smooth muscle
Segmentation
Another word for digestion
Churning to mix contents for digestion
Intraperitoneal
Membrane that surrounds peritoneum
Retropeeitoneal
(Behind it)
Pancreas, duodenum, kidneys, ascending and descending colon
Parietal
Cover wall of cavity
Visceral
Covers organs and guts
Greater omentum
Greater curvature of stomach
Lesser omemtum
Lesser curvature up to liver
Transverse and sigmoid
Mesocolon
Mesentery
Encircles all of small intestine
Labial frenulum ligament
Labia (lips)
Mucus membrane
Palatoglossal arch
Closest to tongue
Palatoglossal pharynx
Closer to pharynx
Tongue
Lingual foramen
Parotid gland
Largest in cheeks
Submandibular
Below mandible
Sublingual
Below tongue
Fauces
Opening from oral cavity to pharynx
Lingual tonsil
Base of tongue
Protect from infection
Crown
Part of tooth above gingiva
Enamel
Hardest substance in body
Crystalyn
Dentin
Bone like
Underneath enamel
Bulk of tooth
Pulp
Soft part of tooth
CT, BV, stem cells maintain Dentin
Neck
Narrow of tooth
Root
Embedded in bone
Root canal
Apical foramen