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Phys Chap 21 review
GI Tract
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mucosa | innermost layer of gastrointestinal tract |
| submucosa | connective tissue / 2nd layer of GI tract |
| muscularis | muscular layer of GI tract |
| serosa | outer layer of GI tract |
| allows stomach to expand | rugae |
| submucosa | allows GI tract to stretch |
| masticate | chew |
| Peritoneum | lines abdominal cavity |
| visceral peritoneum | covers serosa of GI tract |
| haustration | happens in colon |
| segmentation | happens in sm. Intestines |
| food + Gastric Juice | chyme |
| neutralize chyme | in sm. intestines 1st |
| chyme - acidic | lots of H+ |
| Sm. intestine juices cntain... | lots of bicarbs to neutralize Chyme |
| Villi | located in small intestines |
| micro-villi | form brush border in small intestine |
| lacteals | lymph capillaries in small intestines that collect dietary fats & transport them to CV system |
| Order of small intestine | Duodnem, jejunum, illium |
| pepsin | only acidic GI juice |
| segmentation | mixing chyme w/ digestive juices in sm. intestines |
| peristalsis | propel chyme down tube |
| lower esophageal sphincter | between esophagus & stomach |
| pyloric sphincter | between stomach & sm. intestine |