17 Digestive (Lecture) 7 Flashcards
Ingestion
Intake of food and water but also the drive to eat
digestion
breakdown of food and nutrients
Mechanical digestion
muscle action chewing and stomach muscles
Chemical digestion
enzymes that break down food
Absorption
movement of nutrients into the blood
Secretion 7 liters per day
saliva, stomach acid, enzymes, bile, mucus
Excretion
elimination of waste products
Motility (1-2 days)
muscle action of digestive tract
How many days for food to pass
1-2
*Alimentary Canal
mouth to anus
*GI tract
stomach to anus
*Digestive organs
segments of digestive tract
*Accessory digestive organs
salivary glands, pancrease, liver, gallbladder
Enteric Nervous System
part of the ANS that controls the digestive tract
*Visceral Motor
Parasympathetic increases digestion (rest and digest)
Sympathetic decreases digestion (fight or flight)
Visceral sensory
usually not conscious of
Peritoneal membranes
parietal and visceral
Parietal
attaches to abdominal wall
Visceral
attaches to outside of digestive tract
Mesenteries
membranes that hold the intestines in position
*Mesentery proper
holds small intestines in place
*Mesocolon
holds large intestines inplace
*Greater omentum
begins at stomach drapes down over abdomen, then it projects all the way back up again connects to large bowel.
*Lesser omentum
mesentary between stomach and liver