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Digestive..System

The Digestive System for Massage

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Accessory organs organs that secrete substances that travel through ducts into the digestive tract to help with digestion; not part of the digestive tract.
Serosa the external epithelial membrane that surrounds the organs (visceral peritoneum) and walls (parietal peritoneum) in the peritoneal cavity
Messentery supportive structure composed of 2 layers of serosa; connects to the intestines; contains the blood vessels;lymph vessels, and nerves that run to and from the intestinal wall.
Muscularis two layers of smooth muscle; mixes food with digestive juices and moves food through the digestive tract.
Peristalsis wavelike movement of food through the digestive tract.
Submucosa layer of connective tissue beneath the mucosa that contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels
Mucosa internal mucous membrane through which the body absorbs digested substances into the blood.
Villi small finger like projections on the mucosa where absorption of nutrients and fats takes place; contain blood vessels and lacteals
Parotid glands largest pair of salivary glands; located anterior and inferior to the ear.
Submandibular glands salivary glands located under the mandible
Sublingual glands salivary glands located under the tongue
Soft palate soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth; contains the uvula
Cardiac sphincter a circular or ring-shaped muscle at the base of the esophagus; prevents food and gastric juice from going back up the esophagus
Fundus of the stomach the bulge at the top of the stomach
Rugae folds in the stomach lining
Pylorus the lowest portion of the stomach; contains pyloric sphincter
Pyloric sphincter muscle that controls the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine
Duodenum first 10" of the small intestine; receives bile and pancreatic juice
Jejunum the middle segment of the small intestine about 6'-8' long
Ileum last 8'-12' of the small intestine connects to the cecum of the large intestine via the ileocecal valve
Cecum(caecum=pouch) large pouch that forms the first segment of the large intestine
Vermiform appendix projects from the posteromedial margin of the cecum
Ascending colon ascends from the cecum along the right side of the abdomen
Transverse colon crosses the abdominal cavity from right to left just below the diaphragm
Descending colon descends from the transverse colon down the abdomen on the left side
Sigmoid colon S-shaped section of the colon before the rectum
Rectum last 7.5" of the digestive tract
Anus(anus=ring) last 2-3cm of the rectum; contains two sphincter muscles that control defecation.
Cystic duct carries bile from the gallbladder; joins with the hepatic duct
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