2 A&P II Lab Exercise 8 Flashcards
What does the digestive system do?
Taken in food to the body and break it down into its simplest molecular form
How is food broken down (2)?
- Mechanical digestion
2. Chemical Digestion
What is mechanical digestion?
Breaking down of food by the action of the skeletal muscles of the jaw, the smooth muscles along the GI tract, and the teeth
What is chemical digestion?
Chemicals or enzymes secreted by cells of the tract or by the glands emptying their secretions into the tract chemically digest food
What are the components of the digestive system?
Gastrointestinal tract
Mouth
Anus
Glands
What is another name for the gastrointestinal tract?
Alimentary canal
What is peristalsis?
Substances are propelled along the tract by muscular waves
What is the innermost layer of the GI tract?
Mucosa
What is the second layer of the GI tract?
Submucosa
What is the third layer of the GI tract?
Muscularis
What is the outermost layer of the GI tract?
Serosa
What are the structures of the GI tract?
Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine
What are the accessory structures to the digestive system?
Teeth Tongue Salivary glands Liver Gall bladder Pancreas
What is the peritoneal cavity?
The potential space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
What are the layers of the peritoneum?
Visceral and parietal
What is the mesentery?
Peritoneal membranes suspending the small intestines
What is the mesocolon?
The parietal peritoneal fold binding the large intestine to the posterior body wall
What is the greater omentum?
A reflection of the peritoneum that suspends the stomach and covers the small intestine
What is another name for the greater omentum?
Fatty apron
What is the falciform ligament?
Attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall
Where is the hard palate?
Anterior part of the roof of the mouth
Where is the soft palate?
Posterior part of the roof of the mouth
What is the uvula?
Muscular projection of the soft palate
What is the labia?
Lips
What is the vermillion?
Where the inner mucous membrane and the outer skin meets the lips
What is the labial frenulum?
Midline mucous membrane fold; attaches lip to gum
What is the lingual frenulum?
The midline fold of mucous membrane under the tongue; restricts movement
What is the vestibule?
SPaces between the cheeks and gums
What is the fauces?
Opening of the oral cavity into the oropharynx
What is the papillae?
Projections of the surface of the tongue; many contain taste buds
What is the name for baby teeth?
Deciduous teeth
What are the names of the deciduous teeth?
Central incisors Lateral incisors Canines First molars Second molars
What are the names of the adult teeth?
Central incisors Lateral incisors Canines Premolars Molars
How many premolars are there?
2
How many molars are there?
3
WHat is the top part of the tooth called?
Crown
What is the hard part of the tooth called on the outside?
Enamel
What are the three salivary glands?
Parotid
Submandibular (submaxillary)
Sublingual
Where does the parotid secrete saliva through?
Stensen’s duct
Where does the submandibular secrete saliva through?
Wharton’s duct
Where does the parotid secrete saliva through?
Ducts of Rivinus
Which is posterior, trachea or esophagus?
Esophagus
Where is the stomach located?
Under the diaphragm in the upper left abdominal cavity
What is the cardia?
Region of the stomach near the junction with the esophagus, surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter
What is the fundus?
Balloon like part of the stomach extending above the cardia
What is the body?
THe middle portion of the stomach
What is the pylorus?
Constricted region of the stomach near the junction with the duodenum
What is the pyloric sphincter?
Muscular valve between the pylorus and the duodenum
What is the lesser curvature?
THe concave medial border of the stomach, the lesser omentum attaches the liver to the stomach here
What is the greater curvature?
The convex lateral border of the stomach; the greater omentum hangs from here covering the small intestine
What is the muscularis externa?
The muscular wall of the stomach composed of smooth muscular fibers arranged in three ways
What are the arrangements of the muscularis externa?
- Oblique layer
- Circular layer
- Longitudinal layer
What layer of the muscularis externa is the innermost?
Oblique layer
What layer of the muscularis externa is the middle?
Circular layer
What layer of the muscularis externa is the outermost?
Longitudinal layer
What are rugae?
Longitudinal folds of the inner mucosal and submucosal lining of the empty stomach
What are the layers of the stomach?
- Mucosa
- Submucosa
- Muscularis
- Serosa
What is the inner most layer of the stomach?
Mucosa
What layer of the stomach has three of its own layers?
Muscularis
What kind of cells are found in the mucosa of the stomach?
Simple columnar cells and goblet cells
What are gastric pits?
Deep holes leading into the gastric glands; located in the mucosa
What are gastric glands?
Produce secretions of stomach lining
What are the four cells located in the gastric glands?
- Mucous cells
- Parietal cells
- Chief cells
- Enteroendocrine cells
What are mucous cells?
Secrete mucous
What are parietal cells?
Secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor
What are chief cells?
Secrete pepsinogen
What are enteroendocrine cells?
Secrete hormones into the circulation
What is the lamina propria?
A layer of loose connective tissue directly under the mucous membrane (mucosa layer)
What is the muscularis mucosa?
A tiny layer of smooth muscle cells (mucosa layer)
What is the submucosa?
The layer deep to the mucosa containing areolar CT, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodules, and nerves
What is the muscularis?
Smooth muscle fibers arranged in three layers (oblique, circular, and longitudinal)
What is the serosa?
THe visceral peritoneum, a thin mesothelium associated with some areolar CT
What substances are chemically broken down in the stomach?
Proteins
What does pepsinogen convert to? In the presence of what?
Pepsinogen converts to pepsin in the presence of HCl
What cells secrete HCl so pepsinogen can convert to pepsin?
Parietal cells
A
Liver
B
Pancreas
C
Stomach
D
Spleen
E
Kidney
F
Tongue
G
Uvula
H
Palatine tonsil
I
Soft palate
J
Hard palate
K
Labia
L
Central incisor
M
Lateral inscisor
N
Canine
O
Premolars
P
Molars
Q
Crown
R
Enamel
S
Gingivae