A&P 2 L1 Flashcards
(128 cards)
What are the 3 largest parts of the large intestine?
Transverse colon, ascending colon & descending colon
Thru evolution, our different systems produces different functions
Compartmentalization
What are the accessory organs of digestion?
Salivary glands, gall bladder, Liver & pancreas
Name the parts of the alimentary canal
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine & large intestine
Name the layers of the canal wall from inner —-> outer
Mucosa, submucosa, muscle layer & serosa
What are the two types of digestion
Extracellular digestion & intracellular digestion
2 types of digestion: food digested before the cells could use them
Extracellular digestion
2 types of digestion: single cell organisms that digest food themselves
Intracellular digestion
What are the 2 types of extracellular digestion
Physical & chemical
2 types of extracellular digestion: chewing with teeth breaking them down & churning
Physical
2 types of extracellular digestion: digestive enzymes, HCL & bile
Chemical
Taking in food
Ingestion
Physical & chemical breakdown of food into a form that the body absorb and use
Digestion
Wave-like motion due to smooth muscle
Peristalsis
What system controls the digestive system
Autonomic system
An increase of peristalsis of the digestive system causes
Diaherra
A decrease in peristalsis of the digestive system causes
Constipation
Anchors the tongue
Frenulum
What is the roof of the mouth called
Hard & soft palate
Uvula is the part of
Soft palate
Spaces between the teeth & lips; teeth & cheeks
Vestibule
The chewing of food
Mastication
What are the parts of the stomach?
Cardiac, fundic, body & pyloric
What are the 2 sphincters in the stomach
Cardiac & pyloric