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A&P Ch. 23
Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Digestion of food into nutrients is the breakdown of _________ into ________. | Polymers into monomers |
| The alimentary canal is also known as what? | The GI tract |
| What are the accessory organs of the digestive system? | Salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas |
| Inner most lining of the alimentary canal primarily composed of simple columnar epithelium. | Mucosa |
| Connective tissue that is deep to the mucosa | Submucosa |
| Two layers of smooth muscle that is deep to the submucosa. | Muscularis externa |
| Outer most lining of the alimentary canal | Serosa |
| Movement that provides mixing | Segmentation |
| Wave-like, unidirectional movement | Peristalsis |
| "Rest & digest", stimulates digestion | Parasympathetic |
| "Fight or flight", inhibits digestion | Sympathetic |
| Another word for chewing that is the main form of mechanical digestion. | Mastication |
| Functions of the oral cavity | Mastication, taste sensation, speech. |
| Form boundary; contain food & drink | Cheeks & lips |
| Seperates the nasal and oral cavities | Palate |
| Closes the nasal cavity during swallowing | Uvula |
| From the ages of 6 mo. to 4 years a child has 20 of this kind of teeth | Deciduous teeth |
| Teeth used for shearing | Incisors |
| Teeth used for tearing | Canine/cuspids |
| Teeth used for grinding | Premolars & molars |
| Primarily calcium; hardest surface in the human body | Enamel |
| Surrounds pulp, Similar to bone structure | Dentin |
| Contains nerves and blood vessels, surrounded by dentin | Pulp |
| Anchors the tooth | Root |
| Holds teeth into the jaw bone | Periodontal ligaments |
| Responsible for starch digestion, secretes amylase & mucus | Salivary glands |
| Superior portion of the pharynx | Nasopharynx |
| Intermediate portion of the pharynx | Oropharynx |
| Inferior portion of the pharynx | Laryngopharynx |
| Constrict inwards when swallowing | Circular muscles |
| These muscles pull the pharynx upward | Longitudinal muscles |
| Non-absorptive tube connecting the pharynx to the stomach | Esophagus |
| Passage through the diaphragm | Esophageal hiatus |
| Main site of chemical digestion | Stomach |
| Activated by HCl and converted to pepsin | Pepsinogen |
| Responsible for protien digestion | Pepsin |
| Responsible for lipid digestion | Gastric lipase |
| Proximal end of the small intestine | Duodenum |
| Intermediate portion of the small intestine | Jejunum |
| Distal portion of the small intestine | Ileum |
| Anchors blood vessels and the small intestine | Mesentery |
| Increase surface area for absorption | Villi |
| Responsible for lipid absorption | Lacteals |
| Name the portions of the large bowel from beginning to end | Cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum, and anal canal |
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