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FCCJ Digestion
FCCJ Digestion System
| Word (Description) | Definition (Comment) |
|---|---|
| Functions of the digestion system? | Digestion, absorption, elimination |
| Define digestion. | the breakdown process |
| Define absorption | the transfer of nutrients into the circulation |
| Define elimination | undigested waste material from the body |
| Name the two groups of organs | digestive tract and assessory organs |
| What is the digestive tract? | continuous passageway where food is taken and terminated at the anus |
| What is assessory organs? | necessary for the digestive process, but not a direct part of the digestive tract; release substances into digestive tract (these organs are salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas |
| Where is most of the digestive organs housed? | The abdominopelvic cavity |
| What does the walls of the digestive walls contain? | mucus-secreted cells |
| What is sub mucosa? | layer of connective tissue beneath the mucosa-contains blood vessels and some of the nerves that help regulate digestive activity-has many glands that produce mucus to protect that organ from the highly acidic material it receives from the stomach |
| What are the 2 layers of smooth muscle? | smooth muscle has two layers; an inner layer of circular fibers and an outer layer of longitudinal fibers and serous membrane is the outermost layer; a thin moist tissue composed of simple squamous epithelium and loose connective tissue |
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