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Chapter 19

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Term
Definition
gastrointestinal (GI) tract   A continuous tube that extends from the mouth to the anus  
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accessory digestive organs   Teeth,tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas  
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ingestion   This process involves taking foods and liquids into the mouth (Eating)  
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secretion   Each day, cells within the walls of the GI tract and accessory organs secrete a total of about 7 liters of water, acid, buffers, and enzymes into the lumen of the tract  
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mixing and propulsion   alternating contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle in the walls of the GI tract mix food and secretions and propel them toward the anus. (Motility)  
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digestion   Mechanical and chemical processes break down ingested food into small molecules  
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mechanical digestion   the teeth cut and grind food before it is swallowed, and then smooth muscles of the stomach and small intestine churn the food  
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chemical digestion   the large carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic acid molecules in food are broken down into smaller molecules by digestive enzymes  
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absorption   the entrance of ingested and secreted fluids, ions, and small molecules that are products of digestion into the epithelial cells lining the lumen of the GI tract  
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defecation   wastes, indigestible substances, bacteria, and cells shed from lining of the GI tract, and digested materials that were not absorbed leaved the body through the anus  
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mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa   four layers of the GI tract  
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mucosa   A layer of epithelium, areolar connective tissue (propia), smooth muscle (lamina muscularis mucosae) that increases surface area for digestion and absorption and protects GI against pathogens  
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submucosa   Areolar connective tissue that binds the mucosa and muscularis  
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muscularis   skeletal muscle that forms the external anal sphincter, mouth, pharynx, and upper esophagus  
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serosa and peritoneum   membrane that secretes a slippery, watery fluid that allows the tract to glide easily against other organs  
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greater omentum   drapes over the transverse colon and small intestine like a "fatty apron"  
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mesentery   A part of the peritoneum that binds the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall  
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oral cavity   cheeks, hard and soft palates, and tongue  
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hard palate   consists of the maxillae and palatine bones, forms most of the roof of the mouth  
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soft palate   muscles in the mouth  
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uvula   projections of the soft palate, prevents entry of food and liquids into the nasal cavity  
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lingual frenulum   a fold of mucous membrane in the midline of the undersurface of the tongue, limits the movement of the tongue posteriorly  
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papillae   projections on the upper surface and sides of the tongue  
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parotid, submandibular, sublingual   3 salivary glands  
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parotid glands   located inferior and anterior to the ears between the skin and masseter muscle  
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submandibular glands   found in the floor of the mouth  
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sublingual glands   beneath the tongue and superior to the submandibular glands  
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saliva   99.5% water, 0.5% solutes. Water helps dissolve foods so they can be tasted and begins digestion. Solutes begin digestion of starches in the mouth  
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salivary amylase   breaks down starch in the mouth  
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salivation   secretion of saliva  
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mastication   mechanical digestion consisting of chewing  
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bolus   end product of mastication  
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pharynx   a funnel-shaped tube that is composed of skeletal muscle and lined by mucous membrane  
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esophagus   a muscular tube lined with stratified squamous epithelium, transports food to the stomach and secretes mucus  
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upper esophageal sphincter and lower esophageal spincter   2 sphincters at the end of the esophagus  
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upper esophageal sphincter   regulates movement of food from the pharynx into the esophagus  
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lower esophageal sphincter   regulates movement of food from the esophagus to the stomach  
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voluntary, pharyngeal, and esophageal   3 stages of swallowing  
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voluntary stage   bolus is forced to the back of the mouth cavity and into the oropharynx by the movement of the tongue  
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pharyngeal stage   breathing is temporarily interrupted when the soft palate and uvula move upward to close off the nasopharynx and the epiglottis seals of the larynx  
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esophageal stage   food is pushed through the esophagus by peristalsis  
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peristalsis   muscular contractions along the esophagus  
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stomach   mixing chamber and holding reservoir  
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rugae   large folds of the mucosa  
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mucous neck cells   secrete mucus  
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chief cells   secrete pepsinogen  
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pepsinogen   inactive form of pepsin  
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parietal cells   produce hydrochloric acid which kills microbes and converts pepsinogen into pepsin  
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gastric juices   the secretions of the mucous, chief, and parietal cells  
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G cells   secrete the hormone gastrin  
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mixing waves   gentle, rippling peristaltic movements of the muscularis  
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chyme   bolus mixed with gastric juices  
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gastric emptying   mixing wave forces a small amount of chyme through the the partially closed pyloric sphincter into the duodenum  
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pancreatic duct   secretions pass from the the pancreas to the duodenum; unites the common bile duct from the liver and gallbladder, forming a common duct to the duodenum  
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acini   pancreatic cells arranged in clusters, exocrine  
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pancreatic juice   cells within acini secrete a mixture of fluid and digestive enzymes, contains water, salt, sodium bicarbonate, and enzymes  
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pancreatic islets   1% of the other pancreatic cells, endocrine. Secrete glucagen, insulin, somastatin, and pancreatic polypeptide  
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pancreatic amylase   breaks down starch in pancreas  
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trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase   protein-digesting enzymes  
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pancreatic lipase   digests tryglycerides  
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ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease   digests nucleic acids  
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enterokinase   activated form of trypsin  
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liver   weighs 1.4 kgs and is the second largest organ in the body  
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gallbladder   pear-shaped sac that hangs from the lower front margin of the liver  
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lobules   units of the liver  
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hepatocytes   specialized cells that make up lobules  
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sinosoids   highly permeable capillaries  
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emuslification   the breakdown of large lipid globules into a suspension of small lipid globules, and absorption of lipids following their digestion  
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bilirubin   principal bile pigment  
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absorptive cells   found in the small intestine, contain microvilli and digest and absorb nutrients in small intestinal chyme  
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s cells, CCK cells, and K cells   secrete hormones into the bloodstream such as secretin, cholecystokinin (CCK), and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP)  
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duodenal glands   secrete an alkaline mucus  
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circular folds   permanent ridges of the mucosa and submucosa that enhances absorption by increasing surface area  
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villi   fingerlike projections of the mucosa  
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lacteal   lymphatic capillary  
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microvilli   tiny projections of the plasma membrane  
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intestinal juice   secreted by the intestinal glands, contains mucus, alkaline  
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segmentations   localized contractions that slosh chyme back and forth  
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maltase   splits maltose into two molecules of glucose  
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sucrase   breaks sucrose into a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose  
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lactase   digests lactose into a molecule of glucose and a molecule of galactose  
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peptidases   enzymes produced by absorptive cells that line the villi  
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micelles   tiny droplets that include some bile salt molecules along with the long chain fatty acids, monoglycerides, cholesterol, and other dietary lipids  
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chylomicrons   large spherical particles that are coated with proteins  
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mass peristalsis   a strong peristaltic wave that begins in the middle of the colon and drives the colonic contents into the rectum  
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defecation reflex   result of mass peristalsis  
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cephalic phase   smell, sight, sound, or thought of food activates neural centers in the brain, leading to salivation  
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gastric phase   gastrin is released  
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intestinal phase   slows digestion  
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